Quote #1: "We stayed in a big unfinished cement-brick house a long with other boys. A large green tarp served as its roof, and we slept on the cement floor on tiny blankets that two people shared."
- Page 101
-Paragraph 3
- Said by Ishamel Beah
Response: This quote relates to the question, "what hardships do the characters endure as they make a new life?" It relates to this question because he got captured by the rebels. Now he has to serve them by killing their own. He has to do whatever they tell them to do unless he wants the risk to be killed. He has to sleep in a small, unfinished cement brick house while sleeping on the cement floor. He barely had warmth and shelter. Next to them is where the rebels stayed at. They stayed in a bigger cement brick house but it was a little unfinished and broken. But it was better then the one that Ishamel had. If Ishamel ever wanted to escape it would be really hard because the rebels are watching their every move.
Personal Connection: Character Judgment: Ishamel is doing not so well. He is only a kid and he has to deal with harsh punishments that he does not even know what he did wrong. Ishamel Beah is a very nice kid and he always like to see his parents happy. As much he wants to interrupt them he doesn't because he loves it when his dad and mom smile at each other and at him.
Question: If you were stuck in this position how would you feel and what would you do?
Quote #2: "I wanted to hold the moment longer, but not only to celebrate our victory, but because the smile on my parents faces that evening made me so happy that I felt every nerve in my body had awoken and swayed to the gentlest winds that sailed within me.
- Page 102
- Paragraph 2
- Said By: Ishamel Beah
Significance: This related to the question "what challenges do the characters face upon their arrival?" I think the quote related to this question because Ishamel does not have both parents aside him everyday. Seeing them right now made him probably feel good inside and if I was in his position I would feel the same way. It is a challenge that he has to face upon because he never really see's his parents everyday because of the war and because they are divorced he does not have both of him aside him everyday.
Personal Connection: Character Judgment: Ishamel is a very nice kid and wishes to have his parents back together. It seems to me that he can't really stand his parents not together because he always wished that they were always together. Other then his parents he is struggling with the war. He really wants out. He can't stand taking a gun and killing his own kind because the rebels told him to. Also struggling for food and shelter. Everyday is a risk for his life.
Question: How would you feel if you couldn't see your parents everyday? Right now Ishamel is in this position and he does not really see his parents everyday.
Semester Two, Blog #14
13 years ago
2 comments:
Quote #1: I don't think he was captured by the rebels, he was at first but then they were chased away by the other side, then they were put in these houses. So he wasn't with the rebels. But I do think that it is sad that he had to stay in these unfinished houses.
Question #1: If I was in this situation I would be grateful that the other side rescued me from the rebels, but I would be uncomfortable sleeping on the floor, but I'm sure Ishmael is used to being uncomfortable.
Quote #2: I agree. I think that Ishmael is very sad that he hasn't seen his parents for such a long time. And I think that this memory really made him feel good and happy.
Question #2:I would feel really sad and upset. I would feel like I needed more guidence. He hasn't seen his parents in such a long time at this point, he doesn't even know if they are alive.
Posted by Brendan:
Response: I don't think that Ishmael was captured by the rebels. He was sleeping in that room because he was staying with the army. The army just stays wherever they can because they don't have a base. They just capture towns but don't fix the towns, because they could lose the town any day to the rebels.
Answer#1: If I was with the army I would feel slightly safer. I would probably try to stay with the army as long as I could without having to go into war.
Response#2: I think that Ishmael is really happy to have both of his parents with him. Even better though is that both his parents are proud and smiling at him after he won his soccer game.
Answer#2: If I couldn't see my parents everyday I would be partially sad because I wouldn't be able to spend time with them. I would also be happy because they wouldn't be their to tell me what to do, but eventually I would get sad because they weren't there.
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