A hero is referred as a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities for an event usually during war.
On 15 November 1943, on the pretext of allowing visiting her husband, she was imprisoned with other people in a cell, 3m by 4m. Furthermore during this period of time, other then being strip of all human rights and daily necessities, she was also subjected to various torture, for example an electric torture, which left her a lifelong fear for electricity. The Japanese only wanted information regarding Operation Jaywick which she knew nothing about.
On 9 December 1943, she was forced to kneel onto the sharp edge of a plank, tied up, beside her husband who was in the same fate, for psychological pressure. Being electrocuted for 15 mins, yet not giving any names or information, she was sentence to death. Perhaps then, she could be given freedom if she had a list of fabricated names, giving them what they wanted, despite harming others.
Perhaps it is due to so, that she refused to harm other despite her own pain and suffering, even being sentence to death, she did not do so. This shows her nobility to protect others and highlighted her resilience and integrity, refusing to say anything that is false despite the sufferings present.
Sources:
Elizabeth Choy: more than a war heroine (book)
Group members:
Peh Zhen Hui (30)
Lee Jun Hui (28)
Tan Ren Shu (32)
Wang Miao (34)
Yeo Kim Hwang (36)
A hero is someone with qualities such as, courage, honesty, bravery, selflessness, and the will to try. These are just some of the qualities that make up a hero.
ReplyDeleteMrs Elizabeth Choy, is one of the greatest war-time hero, she provided food and medicine to the prisoners and was unfrotunately caught by the Japanese and tortured for 200 days. I strongly agree to Group 4's statement that "she refused to harm others despite her own pain and suffering" When she was given a chance to identify the Japanese officers who exceuted her she did not blurt a word despite experiencing so much pain and suffering She once said " I do not hate the Japanese, I just hate the war". this shows that she has a very kind heart.
I respect Mrs Elizabeth Choy selflessness and valour, and not holding a grudge against the Japanese after her downfall and her heart of gold of sparing the Japanese despite they had done to her.
Overall, Group 4's introduction of Mrs Elizabeth Choy is wonderfull but there are some wrong information, she unfortunately died of pancreatic cancer on the 14 of September 2006.
UPPER POST BY GROUP 3 - FONG SWEE SUAN
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