River Town 375-400

This last section of River Town was probably one of the best sections that I’ve ever read of this story. When the students were performing Don Quixote, it was very predictable for me to see that the performance itself was a situation. It was a shame to see that happen, especially since they worked so hard on it. I guess it goes to show that politics are everywhere now a days. There is nothing we can really do about it. Even after the revival of the performance, the students still couldn’t present the same way they did before. Hessler felt very guilty about it. He also felt guilty when it got cancelled in the first place. He never meant for any of that to happen. Reading this section of River Town definitely had me thinking. I could understand why one would be frustrated because of things like politics. We have to understand though that our actions can affect others around us. Like canceling Don Quixote for example. Those students worked so hard to perform, and to have their performance cancelled, all because of something like politics, that’s not the answer. Sometimes we should just give things a chance and solve them, rather than ruining it to others and bringing them down to the point where they can’t even have confidence in themselves. It makes me feel sad that in today’s world, nothing can just be left alone without others giving judgment that is uncalled for. Overall, River Town was an excellent book to read. What I enjoyed about this book was everything Hessler wrote and talked about. From beginning to end, he was truthful to not only to the people in Fuling, but also to us (the readers) as well.