Assignment 2-RESPONSE.pdf - Khilola Khusanova Lit 327...

Khilola Khusanova
Lit 327
Professor, Daniel Perrone
As a(?) young kids, we used to play different games. Out of all (___) games, our favorite
was called strings, played as a group. To play this game, we used to make long strings by cutting
off clothes. Once we have a long string, two-person_(?) would hold it from two ends, and one
person jumps around it. It was our favorite game; however, we could never afford to buy the ready
string from the store. One day I clearly remember that my mom found out that we had been
cutting her favorite fabric to make string and satisfy our needs. Of course, she wasn't happy
about it and decided to punish us by restricting us from playing this game ever again and throw
away the(?) everything that we have to play that game. The significance of the story is that the
word punishment is not something that we get exposed to as an adult (WHY NOT?). Punishment,
it's a very familiar phrase to both children and adults. When we are young, we interpret
punishment as shouting of our parents or constraint from certain things that we enjoy, for our
unfavorable behavior. As we get older and aware of reality or distinguish good from bad, our
understanding of punishment changes (WHY?) and we formulate different views of it.
Nevertheless, it's worth saying that there is no ultimate definition of punishment that's equally
acceptable for everyone. There are a lot of factors that play a role when we define the word, such
as our background, age, education level, culture, religion, our career, and so on. A lawyer may
define the punishment as a pay-off for a crime that's committed, while priests may say it's God's
will for doing something wrong. Or someone might say it's just "karma.”. So, it’s not an easy task,
to define such as broad term. However, it’s appropriate to state (___) definition that’s agreed
upon by many. Punishment is the imposition of something undesirable or unpleasant on someone

or the removal of something desirable or pleasurable in reaction to misbehavior. The punishment
can be administered formally under a legal system or informally in various types of social settings,
such as inside a family. The severity of punishments is always controversial, depending on the
degree of the crime. There are many forms of punishment, that takes in many different settings
and in many different forms. However, one way or another, there is always (_) price to pay for
crime, no matter (___) severity of the crime, and it’s called punishment. Difference perspective
of the punishment is not only observed in real life, but also in a many works of literature. All
authors have their own understanding of the(?) punishment and tries to express their opinion of
topic in their work. In the work of literature, authors do not often directly state the main idea or
the message behind the story (WHY NOT?), instead they make reader think and figure out for
themselves using the clues. In doing so, they utilize some forms of literary device to deliver the
message of the story. For instance, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe’s is one of the