Quote #1: "My body shook, my sight became blurred, and I lost my hearing for several minutes"
- Said by Ishamel Beah
- Page 121
- Paragraph 1
Significance: The significance of this quote is that when he gets deeper into the war he starts to take on more adult and bad type behavior because everything to him right now is life or death. He is going a little crazy right now because he is having drugs and cocaine. He is starting to get shaky and is having reactions to the drugs. No one is there to stop and him and to take care of him. He is losing it a little bit and he is not taking care of himself or being responsible. He needs his parents, his family and his childhood back.
Relation: This relates to the question "what challenges do the characters face upon their arrival?" and the question "what hardships do the characters endure as they make a new life?" I think this relates to the question "what challenges do the charchters face upon their arrival" because when he arrives and gets deeper into the war you can see that they face a very bad war. It is getting more dangerous by the second and the rumors are getting worse everyday. He is losing it now and is having trouble taking care of himself. He is now taking drugs and cocaine. I thought this also related to the question "what hardships do the characters endure as they make a new life?". I thought it related to that question because the character, Ishamel Beah is starting to get a little crazy. He does not know what to do now because he has no parents, family or company to tell him what is wrong from right. He is not taking drugs which is not a good thing for a kid at this age.
Personal Connection: Character Judgment: So far in the book Ishamel Beah is not making good choices and I think he is missing his family and friends. He does not know right from wrong anymore and really doesn't have a clue what is going on anymore. He is taking drugs and cocaine which is not a good sign for a young age like him.
Question: Why do you think he is taking drugs? Why & Explain
Quote #2: Our job is serious one and we have the most capable soldiers, who will do anything to defend this country. We are not like the rebels, those riffraffs who kill people for no reason. We kill them for the good and betterment of this country. So respect all these men."
- Said by the lieutenant
- Page 123
- Paragraph 5
Singnificance: I think the significance of this quote was to teach people that killing people because they wanted something like drugs or to kill innocent people for no reason is not who they are. They are to keep our country safe and to defend it to your best. They kill people for reasonable causes not for unreasonable reasons.
Relation: I think this relates to the question "what challenges do the characters face upon their arrival?" I think the quote relates to this question because they have to keep control of themselves. They are getting a little over board on things like drugs. They are risking to kill people to get what they want which everyone know it is not good at all. They have to overcome this challenge because it is not right. It is very wrong to do that to an innocent person. They are getting to addicted to it.
Personal Connection: Character Judgment: Ishamel Beah is having trouble with some things, mostly about drugs. He used to be a really nice kid who always wanted company and never did bad things. But not he is risking the chance to kill someone to get what he wants which is very cruel. He is killing innocent people for no apparent reason. He is getting to addicted to drugs.
Question: If you were in his position and you wanted something really bad that another person had would you kill them for it? Why & Explain.
Semester Two, Blog #14
13 years ago
3 comments:
Posted By Brendan:
Response1: I think that Ishmael is starting to give up on life a little. This is because he is starting to make dumb decisions like doing drugs.Ishmael needs an adult to help him make the right decisions.
Answer#1:I think that Ishmael is doing drugs to help him deal with his situation. The drugs kind of put him in a different world where he has less worries.
Response2: Im not sure that the Army is really all that good. They are good for fighting the rebels, but if they are killing people for drugs that is really bad.
Answer#2: If I really wanted something I wouldn't kill someone for it. If I was on drugs though I might because I wouldn't be in my right mind.
Quote #1: Response/Comment: I think that he is taking the drugs to make the war seem a little bit better. I think you have a good opinion on what should go on. This was a really good quote to choose because it show what he is doing to himself because of the war.
Question #1: Answer: like I said before I think that Ishmael is taking the drugs because he wants himself to not take the war as seriously. When he takes the drugs it's hard for him to know what is real and what isn't so the war seems to be fake which makes him a little happier for a while.
Quote #2: Response/Comment: I think that this quote shows the difference between the soilders and the rebals. It shows the difference in killing and why it should happen.
Question #2: Answer: I do not think that I would kill someone for something in this situation because in a war there is already enough killing and it's a time for everyone to stand together and try hard to live, not kill.
Quote #1: This quote to me means that Ishmael has given up. he has been sucked into the war and in order to survive this is what he has to do. It is very sad that it came down to this. He needs the help of an adult.
Question #1: I think he is taking the drugs because he thinks that it is giving him energy, and he wants to escape everything he has gone through
Quote #2: I agree that this is what the lieutenant means. I disagree about them having a good reason to kill. I don't think there is ever a good reason to kill.
Question #2: Of course I wouldn't kill someone for it. But Ishmael has been through a lot and he is mad and on drugs, his mind is a little messed up right now.
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