Term 1 - Miss Gay's Reading Challenge - Response 1

Response 1

       When reading The Cafe by Liliana Smit, I found that the title suits the passage very well because the place the simple man and his daughter meet for the first time is the cafe the man's daughter works at. I like the text because it has many details and ideas that help the reader picture how the man is feeling and what it is like being in the cafe with the characters. I also like the text because of the plot twist in the last paragraph, when it explains through the man's thoughts how he and the young woman are related. I think the theme of this passage is to never have any regrets and to follow your heart because, in the passage, the man felt guilty and disappointed in himself for not trying to contact his daughter sooner. I think the most important part of the passage was when the beautiful young woman took the simple mans order and the man thought, "if only I could go back, I would. Just to hold my baby girl again." I think this is the most important part of the passage because it is the only part of the entire passage that gives the reader an understanding of how the storyline is going to lead if it would continue. I think the audience of this passage is anyone above the age of 5. I think anyone can read this text and understand what it means, visualize it, and some may even relate to it because it uses very simple details, no names, and common ideas. I personally don't have any favorite or least favorite characters because the only two characters in the story are the man (or father) and the young woman (the daughter). This passage doesn't have any new words for me because I wrote it, and the only relation I have to the story is having family members that no longer, or have never contacted me. I think this is a very interesting, relaxing, and easy passage to read, and I definitely recommend others read it too. Thank you.