THE SELFISH GIANT by Oscar Wilde

Simple notes about The Selfish Giant

THEME

Give happiness and gain happiness.

-This had been showed by the Giant who was very selfish and had a cold heart. He did not want anyone to play in his beautiful garden. Nevertheless, an incident changed his thought and he let the children play in his garden. It happened one day when he heard linnet singing and when he look through the window, he saw his garden bloom again.  The children crept through a little hole and they sat in the branches of the trees. In every trees that he could see was a little child. The trees had covered themselves with blossoms. Only in one corner it was still winter. It was the farthest corner of the garden and in it was standing a little boy. He was so small that he could not reach up to the branches of the tree and he was crying. The Giant's heart melted as he looked out. He regretted for being selfish. So, he went out to the garden and put the boy up into the tree. The tree broke at once into blossom. The little boy was so happy. The little boy stretched his two arms and flung them around the Giant's neck and he kissed him. This incident made the Giant changed his heart. He gave happiness to the children and he himself also gain happiness.

MORAL VALUES

1. We should not be selfish. We have to think about others too. Because being selfish is like being a fool. The Giant showed his selfishness when he did not allowed the children to play in his garden. Then, he regretted for being selfish when the other seasons did not come to his garden. 

2. We should share with others things that can be shared together. In the story, the Giant had a beautiful garden which at first he did not want to share it with the children. In the end he shared it with the children because the children are the most beautiful flowers to him.

3. We have to be kind to others. This is because it will make us happy. In our life, we can either choose the way we want to live. We can either choose to be happy or to be sad all the time. That is why being kind is very important because you would not have to fight with others. Thus, it will make you closer to people around you and respect one another.