Setting- The narrator mentions the story takes
place in a spare room of an old house. In my perspective, it seems like a
rather rural and quiet area.
Conflict- The fan and flower are in love,
but the owner of the house forgets to take care of them. The fan, gathering
dust, watches as his lover starts to wither.
Climax- On a rainy day, the fan spins as fast
as he can in a desperate attempt to save the flower. The ceiling breaks, and
the flower is showered with rain while the fan falls and breaks into pieces on
the floor.
Symbols- This may sound a little stereotypical,
but I think the fan represents a man, from the way he tries his hardest to make
the flower love him back, and wishes more than anything for the flower to survive.
The flower seems to represent a woman, from the way she shows her love to the
fan by blooming flowers in different colors and shapes. I feel that the owner
of the house represents a parent. I think this because the woman used to take
care of the fan and flower, but stopped doing so. This is similar to how a parent
feeds and looks after his or her children when they are young, but gradually starts
to distance his/herself from them, in order to allow them to become
independent. Although the woman probably didn’t intend for the fan and flower
to become independent of her, the owner abandoning them forced the fan to work
out the best way in the climax. The rain, in my opinion, represents relief and
freedom, for the flower was able to come back to life. However, I think it also
means sacrifice, and the loss of something irreplaceable, because the fan had
to give up his own life to rescue his lover.
Irony- I feel that the ironic moment in this
video is the part where the fan spins as fast as he can and the ceiling falls. When
the fan began to spin, I had no idea he was trying to break the ceiling!
Theme- My heart was warmed and broken at
the same time when I saw that the fan decided to sacrifice his life for the
flower’s happiness. Therefore, I think this video shows us an example of true love
and commitment. It can also be said that the theme is “Never give up”, taking
that the fan tried as hard as he could to save the flower, and that the flower kept
blooming even after her lover died.
