DEAR MR. KILMER

Nur Imani binti Abdul Omar

Nurul Husna binti Abdul Halim

Mariana binti Abd Halim

The meaning of the word :

Stranger a person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar.

Friend a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond with us.

Foe an enemy or opponent.

Stranger: Friend Or Foe ??

Stranger: friend or foe?

Discuss the above statement with close reference to the novel.

Why some people look Richard as a STRANGER ?

• He always supports the Schermer's. When Hannah been bullies ,Richard always stand

in her side even though people doesn’t like the Schermer’s.

• Richard like to wrote the poem Not like his brother ,Gus who like boxing, hunting

and most adventurous activities. Gus does not like poetry and assume who love to wrote the poem is sissy stuff.

Why some of them think Richard can be their FRIEND?

• Hannah is someone who is Richard’s friend It is because Richard always take care about her.

He sign the card to her even his friend do not to do like that.

• Richard is Mr. Kilmer’s best friend He always exchange his letter with Mr. Kilmer. He

knows Mr. Kilmer background such as his family members. He ask some advise from Mr. Kilmer how to be a brave person like him.

Why the other look he as a FOE?

• Harry and Abner is who totally think Richard is a foes.

It is because Richard always take care of the Shermers such as Richard sign the card but his classmates doesn’t. Gus also think it is a fool think to do. He put his trust on the Shermers even though the people never do that. Such as Richard try to be brave when he want to send the card to Hannah.

• We can see how the people see Richard in different view.

• Richard still be himself even the people look he as a stranger and a foe.

• We must be our self if it still better for us even the people around us do not like our attitude.

Conclusion

Q & A ???

“ We really have strangers or foes in our life.”

In your opinion, why the situation are need?

Do you agree with the statement above?Why?

Describe why you must look him/her as your

foes?

If you do not like someone, will you assume him/her as your foe?

DEAR MR. KILMER..(G.9)

Based on the novel Dear Mr. Kilmer by Anne Schraff, people view Richard from many different sides. Many people think him as a foe. Besides that, they also think him as a good friend. The question is why do people view him in so many ways?

People see Richard as a stranger because he always supports the Schermers. When Hannah is bullied, Richard always stands by her side even though people don’t like the Schermers. They think the Schermers are spies sent from Germany to get some information. Richard also has been a stranger in his family. It is because Richard likes to write poems but his brother, Gus assumes poetry as a sissy stuff and he also hates poetry.

In addition, people also see him from the positive side such as a good friend. Who think Richard is a good friend? One of them who thinks Richard is a good friend is Hannah. It is because Richard always cares about her. He signs the card. He is also Mr. Kilmer’s best friend. He always exchanges his letters with Mr. Kilmer. He knows Mr. Kilmer’s background such as his family members. He asks some advices from Mr. Kilmer on how to be a brave person like him.

What about the people who think him as a foe? Harry and Abner totally think Richard is a foe. It is because Richard always cares about the Schermers such as when Richard signs the card but his classmates don’t. Gus also thinks it is a fool thing to do. He puts his trust on the Schermers even though the people never do that such as Richard tries to be brave when he wants to send the card to Hannah.

As a conclusion we can see how people view Richard. All of them have their own view about Richard in different ways. Richard is still himself even though some people see him as stranger and a foe. In other words, we must be our self like Richard even though people view us from negative side.

THANK YOU