Anna and the Fighter

Now Anna was sure. Sam was a bad man, and dangerous too. He was a criminal. Anna must be careful. She must get away from him quickly. (p, 6)

It was Anna's first journey away from home. Her father told her "Don't talk to any strangers," so she didn't say anything when a man whose name was Sam spoke to her on the train. He was very big and he had a ugly face. For a while, she saw a newspaper on the Sam's seat. There was a Sam's photograph on the back page. Above the photograph was a headline: This man is a dangerous fighte. Then she thought Sam was a criminal. If you read this book you find it was a serious misunderstanding! Actually, Sam is a very very good man and the scar on his face which made him ugly resulted from his kindness. I became quite sad when I read the Sam's line, "You're different now. You didn't talk to me before." (p, 27) Although Anna had went past her destination and gotten lost, she finally could reach the house of her aunt thanks to Sam's help. I learned from this book "we shouldn't judge someone by their appearance." If I were Anna I would misunderstand Sam was bad man like Anna. However it is wrong. There are many people in the world, so we should not focus on their appearance but also their humanity. 

Elizabeth, Laird. (1997). Anna and the  Fighter. UK. MACMILLAN READERS.