Questions:

Based on the novel sing to the dawn by Minfong Ho , it is true that one has to face
many challenges in her life before reaching his or her goal. Based on one of the
novels that you have studied, describe how far this is true and support your answer
with textual evidence.
Answers:
Introduction
Based on the novel sing to the dawn by Minfong Ho, it is true that one has to
face many challenges in life before reaching his or her goal. An obvious example is
the main character, Dawan, who has faced many obstacles in her way to catch her
dream to study in city school.
Contents
One of the obstacles faced by Dawan is facing her brother, Kwai’s initially
jealousy that leads to a rift between the two previously-close siblings. They had
stop talking nicely to each other for sometimes. It started right after the bell ring at
school in the first day she knew the result. Dawan called out for Kwai who was
standing alone in the doorway but he just turned away and stalked out abruptly. In
my opinion, one should not feel jealous of their sibling’s success, instead, they
should be proud of them.
The misunderstanding got worst when Dawan told her family about the
scholarship result. Her father was very angry and don’t want Dawan to go there. In
chapter three, at the first Dawan asked his permission to study at the city, he even
accused Dawan for stealing her brother’s only opportunity to study in city school.
Her father thinks that proper study in the city is no place for a girl. He thinks even
if Dawan success, she still could not make any changes to their village. I think her
father should not mind about the gender discrimination. He cannot stop Dawan
from being successful in her life just because she is a girl. He should give her an
opportunity to shoe what she is capable of.
Lastly, Dawan face another problem when she and her mother went to see
her cousin, Noi, and his husband, Ghan. However, they do not want to help her to
convince her father to let her study in the city school. In the meantime a truth was
discovered when they actually tells Dawan and her mother about how the city
actually are. In chapter four, Noi has described the city as cruel and ugly. She also
add that the city is not suitable for a young, healthy girl. In my opinion, Noi should
help Dawan as her family member. Besides, she has to think positive about Dawan.
Conclusion

The conclusion is, Dawan is a very determined and ambitious girl. Even
though she had faced a lot of obstacles, she still wanted to study in the city school.
Dawan was nervous and worried at the start but she became calmer and more
confident towards the end. She overcame her fears by presenting a logical and
sensible appeal to her father. Her sincere and calm appeal helped her father realize
that Dawan too had a dream that her father could share in.