BY KASSIM AHMAD

The story talked about a person adjusting to the environment. Yusof, a

small village boy, went studying in Singapore for four years. He was the
only child who successfully pursued studies to university. It was an honor
for his parent and kampong folk because it was hard to enter university
at that time.
Many of them wished that their children could succeed like Yusof. His
father had put higher expectation on him. He hoped that one day Yusof
would bring changes to his kampong and relieve poverty. Life would be
improved and they were not leading miserable life anymore. However,
Yusof disappointed his parent and his kampong folk.
During his years in university, he had been exposed to different kind of
living. He adjusted himself to belong to certain groups. He changed the
way of thinking, own culture, life and behavior. Because of the pressure,
he tried to accommodate to the situation. Its hard for a person to stay in
foreign country, like Yusof as he already got used to his own living style.
Hopes and aspirations individuals and society.
Realities of human life
Adapt to new environment
Responsibilities
Love
Hardship of life
Singapore
Kampong
- Place where Yusuf was born
During the British colonisation, they introduce a policy called
Divide & Rule policy. This policy separate people of
different races physically and economically. At that time,
the Malays were to be a farmer, and some of them were
involved in the administration. The Chinese were to be
involved in trades business and the Indian work in the
rubber farm. This is the case with Yusuf. Yusuf was some of
the Malays who were fortunate to be given an education
and involved in the government while his father and fellow
villagers continue to be a farmer, poor and illiterate.
Yusuf was talk with somebody that maybe
was his friend. In that conversation Yusuf told
his friend that he need to go back home to
reclaim his lost soul.
Yusuf
Yusuf mother
Yusuf father
Kampong folk
Chinese girl
Unknown friend
Son of farmer.
young scholar studying abroad (Singapore)
being the only hope to fulfill family dreams
being the one whom the villagers will rely on
Brave
Clever
loves his parents and his people so much. He
feels sad to see them suffer. This is shown in the
line It was hard to see his father coming back
from the sawah, drenched with sweat and
smelly and dirty
A farmer
Love his family
Hard working
have a high expectation towards his children.
A farmer
Gentle
Love and care her son so much