This story is about an old man, Jim and the things that happen when he was a teenager. When Jim was a teenager, he had a childhood sweetheart, Ellen. She loved Jim very much and is always looking for Jim to play with. However, as Jim slowly grew up, he was exposed to the adult life in the city, causing his thinkings to slowly mature. Curiousity grew in him and caused him to make a mistake, falling for other woman and abandoning Ellen, someone who treasured him and played with him since young.
Personally, I feel that it was really a pity that the story had such a sad ending. It was a beautiful love between Jim and Ellen, but no one could stop time. Time causes people to change, and at times, the change might not be a good one. As a teenager who is slowly walking towards adulthood, lost of innocence in Jim could not be prevented. However, this could not be used as a reason to treat Ellen in the way he did. Ellen loved him from the bottom of her heart, but Jim did not take her seriously. Since Jim had grown up, he should be able to think more maturely, but what he was done very foolish. If he does not love Ellen, he should tell her and not toy with her.
Jim's father is also part of the cause to what had happen. Being a parent, he should set a good example for the younger generations to follow. But instead, he showed a bad example, causing Jim to follow his footsteps. Jim and Ellen's love was so pure and innocent when they were young, but it could not stay for long. In the process of growing, these changes cannot be prevented, so we should think carefully before doin anything, and not end like Jim, regretting only after Ellen's death.
Ellen's love for Jim is also praiseworthy. To be able to love a person for so long, waiting for him till the day they could be reunited. Ellen has done nothing wrong to deserve what she had received from Jim. She was loyal and nice to Jim, but Jim treated her so poorly. A innocent and nice girl like Ellen is hard to find, but yet Jim dumped her like a toy. Jim does not deserve the love of Ellen. Although Jim was regretful for what he has done to Ellen, they could only be reunited after such a long time.
Due to his own foolish mistake, Jim had to live a poor, sorrowful and lonely life. Compared to how hurt Ellen was, I feel that the punishment for Jim was nothing. Jim and Ellen could finally be reunited after so long and I hope that Jim would treasure Ellen and love her. We should not learn from Jim, making a foolish mistake and regretting over it for the rest of our lifes. As teenagers, we should always make careful decisions, as a wrong mistake could cause us to follow Jim's footsteps.
