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Prompt: Recount the events in Mr. Six's family during his 3-day leave of absence
Explore the narrative of Mr. Six's family during his 3-day leave through your own creative prose, drawing inspiration from the short story 'The Ivory Comb' by Nguyễn Quang Sáng in the 9th-grade Vietnamese literature curriculum.
Sample Essay: Narrate the events in Mr. Six's family during his 3-day leave of absence
In 1946, the first year of the resistance against the French, Mr. Six answered the call of his homeland. At that time, little Thu, his daughter, was not even a year old. Nine long years away from home, Mr. Six yearned for the day he could return and reunite with his wife and child. After the victorious resistance, he was granted a 3-day leave to visit his hometown, a small village along the Mekong River. Returning home, he imagined the joy his daughter Thu would feel upon seeing her father. Now, she was ten years old. With a mix of excitement and nervousness, he eagerly rushed home.
Without waiting for the boat to dock, he jumped ashore, calling out, 'Thu! My child!' with genuine warmth. One can imagine his immense joy. As he walked, he crouched down, extending his arms to embrace his daughter. However, contrary to Mr. Six's expectations.
Little Thu looked at him with wide eyes, surprised, and then ran away. Her reaction left Mr. Six stunned and pained. There is nothing sadder than a beloved child, for whom he had yearned and missed every day, becoming a stranger to the point of rudeness.
As relatives and family members gathered to bid farewell to him, the atmosphere was quite somber. While Chị Sáu busied herself arranging belongings for her husband, no one noticed little Thu standing alone by the door. It turned out she had followed her grandmother here to say goodbye to Uncle Sáu. At this moment, Thu's face no longer bore the mischievous and stubborn look but rather a subtly adorable sadness. She glanced at everyone, glancing at Uncle Sáu. When it was time to pick up her backpack and hold hands with everyone, Uncle Sáu finally looked around to find little Thu. Seeing her, it seemed that everything that happened in the past three days reflected in him. He stood there looking at her with a mix of poignant emotions, and finally, he had to say goodbye to her without expecting little Thu to utter that sacred 'dad' once.
It was sudden and unexpected; Thu ran to Uncle Sáu, and the heartfelt exclamation of 'Dad!' was so touching. She hugged him tightly as if she never wanted to let him go. She cried, cried a lot, and shouted words that moved everyone around: 'Don't let Dad go anymore, Dad stays home with me!'
Ecstasy, happiness, and also heartbreak; Uncle Sáu could only embrace his daughter and cry with her. Then came the time to part ways, truly heart-wrenching. Just when he received the 'dad' from his beloved daughter, he had to tearfully say goodbye to her to return to his military duties.
Previously, Uncle Sáu loved his daughter, and now he loved her even more. Because he understood the reason why little Thu decided not to call him 'dad' from today onwards.
How to accept a stranger with a face unlike the one in the photo that her mother used to call 'dad' every day. It was that cruel scar that made little Thu not recognize Uncle Sáu, engraved in her memory. After understanding the cause of the scar on her father's face, Thu felt ashamed and remorseful. The parent-child bond suddenly surged, overflowing in her heart. This affection was expressed through intense attitudes, gestures, and fervent calls and embraces for Uncle Sáu.
Three short but heavy days for Uncle Sáu and little Thu. This irony is one of the many ironies that countless families have to endure due to pitiful misunderstandings. It is also a painful truth of our Vietnam during the years of resistance against French colonialism and the imperialistic invasion of the United States.
Retell the events in Uncle Sáu's family during his 3-day leave is a content, a valuable lesson in the 9th-grade Vietnamese Literature curriculum. Continue following the article Analysis of the storytelling technique in the story 'The Ivory Comb' along with the section Analysis of the psychological and emotional developments, personality traits of Thu in the last meeting with her father when Mr. Sáu visited home in the work 'The Ivory Comb' to excel in the 9th-grade Vietnamese Literature subject.
