By Conchitina Cruz
(A Critique by Benedicta D. Repayo)
News of the Train is a narrative depicting one’s thoughts, views and experiences about the most preferred transport system in the city today– the train. It presents the intricacy of life through imagery, giving the readers a vivid picture of life.
As a literary material, it generates interest because of the common subject, the train. Using metaphors, the subject becomes more mysterious as it indicates not just a means of transportation, communication but journey as well. The train conveys two major choices in human life, either to move on or to retreat.
Basically, the title is appropriate. It generates basic an issue which can stimulate the readers to get involved in the narrative.
The structure is appealing yet confusing that one would consider it at first a short story to realize that it is not but just a simple essay using narrative as its dominant pattern of organization. The words used despite simple, easy to understand create so much impact because of the unique organization pattern.
As a whole, this material is worth reading and worthy to be discussed in the classroom. Its subject offers various opportunities for analysis and discussion.
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