Friday, October 10, 2008
A long way gone ch. 6-7
These chapters made me feel so sorry for Ishmael Beah. He lost his brother and his closest friends in an instant because of the rebels. I couldn't survive without my family or friends. I would be in so much shock I wouldn't care anymore. So far the rebels have done some pretty disgusting things, but burning someone at a stake is so wrong on so many levels. I can't believe that no one trusts one another anymore. People go from being caring to be scarred of teenaged boys. The rebels have caused to much unneeded pain in society. He in now, because he chose to leave, truly alone in the universe. No one trusts him, he has lost everything, and he has no idea where to go. I want to know what drives him to keep living if he had lost everything. I would be devastated if I was still living through this. Why does he choose to live through this when, in my opinion, he has very little to still live for.
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I agree with you on the level of how the rebels are basically messing everything up. How just one group of people, their followers, and abductees can cause people to lose trust and happiness. Although, I can see why he wants to still live. I think that he wants to know everyone and everything will be fine, but that deep down he is unsure. I believe that he is still fighting for his life because he knows no one is supposed to die at such a young age. He knows that he is supposed to live.
Great thoughts. The power of the human spirit is really amazing, isn't it?
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