Reading about Peter Hessler and the race he participated in was not very
interesting to me. I can understand why he participated in the race. For a
while, he was getting annoyed for being known as the foreigner and it seemed to
handicap both Adam and Peter communication wise. When he talks more about not
being able to really have conservation with his students or the people in the
village it lowers his self-esteem. He feels like he is not really understanding
the Chinese culture if he can’t really understand their language. However, the
race has nothing do with culture. It is just about Hessler being happy about
racing and proving a point to the Fuling community that he is a good runner.
After the race we read about the race being posted in a newspaper and
reading what a Trade School student had to say about a foreigner winning the
race. The Trade School student said “I feel ashamed. This gives us a wakeup
call: our students and adults need improve the quality of their bodies, because
if we improve our strength, we can be victorious! (92).” Usually after a race
people don’t say how they are ashamed and that we need to build up our strength
as nation. It more like “better next time” or “I just need to work harder”.
Mimi Zycherman
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