Blog Response #5
In all five novels, the main character or characters face adversity in one way or another. Describe how you view the character's challenges in your book, and talk about how your character handles the hardships and struggles. If you were in your main character/characters situation, how would you handle yourself? What would you do?
Ishmael is a 12 year old boy who is lost in the middle of the war. I feel sad that someone so young has to go through and see these things. So far he has been doing a great job of fending for himself. He steals food because he needs to and he is a good hider. If I were him i dont know what i would do. He is so strong for how young he is.
ReplyDeletei feel the same way about him in the book
DeleteIshmael is different than my character Amir. When Amir finds himself in tough spots, he normally has his friend Hasaan stick up for him
DeleteI agree. Ishmael knows how to defend himself very well. Especially for being only 12 years old. I wouldn't be able to do half the things he does.
DeleteI also agree. For being only 12, Ishmael knows how to react to being under pressure and very good at thinking quickly in tough situations.
DeleteThe main character in A Long Way Gone is Ishmael. Ishmael is always dealing with something from about the first 10 pages of the book. A war starts in his home country of Sierra Leone and him and his family are on the front line. Although when the war reaches his town he and his family are separated and Ishmael is left with only his brother Junior and his 4 friends. The boys since being driven out of their home village of Mattru jong are constantly struggling to survive. To start the never have a stream of food and often robbed elderly and children. They also were young boys which the rebels tried to recruit so everyone were scared of kids so they often got jumped and captured by unfriendly villages. I dont think anyone would wish to be a character in his situation.
ReplyDeleteHe was really scared once he heard about the other village not far form his village and that his village would be next.
DeleteI also would never want to be in this situation. The rebels are crazy, they kill people left and right. I would be terrified.
DeleteI think its sad that he has to go through that even though he's only 12
DeleteIn my book The Kite Runner the main character Amir also had to deal with war and was forced to be smuggled out of his country in a gas truck packed with other people for days.
Deleteishmeai is a 12 old boy who is lost in middle of a war i feel sad for him because someone that young should not go though that but so far i think he pretty smart he knows how to defend himself and very brave around the soldiers if i was him i would be scared of getting shot hes a pretty well bean for a young boy
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way for Ishamel even though he is 12 years old.
DeleteI feel the same way. In my book, "A Thousand Splendid Suns" I feel bad for bad for both of the main characters in it. Because they are going through a war currently and a lot of people they know are dying.
Deleteyea it seems though he's worried not only for himself but in the story he's constantly reminding us how much he misses his family. being that young and dealing with all of this, its crazy to think that he survived to write this story.
DeleteBaba is what Amir (the main character) calls his father and he is a brute of a man as stories told he once fought a bear. He is also a businessman who runs a few companies. Amir grew up without a mother so he tries his best to follow in his fathers footsteps and be like him but he is not. He loves to read books and poems and read stories to his friend Hasaan. His father tried to get him into soccer but he was not good at it and had no interest to watch either. Amir recently found he is a good writer and when he tried to tell his father he brushed him off. If I were in Amir's shoes I would still keep my interests in mind but also try to be like my father as well.
ReplyDeleteYour character is similar to mine in a way because they both don't associate with their mother and have a mom.
DeleteIt seems like his father often rejects whatever interest Amir has and that can be really discouraging to a young kid. Not as bad as a situation as Ishmael in a long way gone but i also wouldnt want to be his kid
DeleteAmirs father expects Amir to be the best, but Amir can only do so much to even gain a little respect for him. I feel bad because without a mother and a father treating you like that it must be difficult.
DeleteSimilar to my character Mariam in A Thousand Splendid Suns. Mariam's mother just killed herself and her father doesn't really appreciate her. The only time Mariam's dad wants to love her or care for her is when she's gone, and no one is around. Almost as if he is embarrassed to be seen with her.
DeleteI think Nolan vaske hit the nail on the head his father seems disappointed that he is a poet type kid and not an athlete
DeleteAmir seems to struggle with balancing making his dad proud and keeping himself happy and i would think that would be very hard to do
DeleteIn the book A Long Way Gone the main character is Ishmael. Ishmael is a 12-year-old boy going through war, he has a divided family his parents got divorced. He has seen a ton of stuff as a 12-year-old, often seeing people get shot and bleed to death and pools of blood from everyone. Ishmael runs from home to flea his city from war with six other buddies that are also around his age. They often steal food to survive and get stopped by many rebels. The rebels threaten to kill them but as of now they always get released. The courage Ishmael has is crazy for a 12-year-old trying to survive in war by himself. If I was Ishmael I would do the same thing he is doing, trying to run away from war and create a safe place to live.
ReplyDeleteBoth of our books represent such young characters in a hard time. Elie is 15 and had just watched babies and adults being thrown into fires from a dump truck. I would also try to run away from war if that was the first thing I saw.
DeleteIn my book Night the main character Elie is similar to Ishmael. They both are really young and are facing war. They both are separated from their family and have to face a lot of death.
DeleteOur main characters are way different. While your character is stuck in a war mine is in a big house in Afghanistan.
DeleteI agree, Ishmael is being smart by running away. However, i really want him to find some good peoplee to stay with.
DeleteIshmael and his friends are being very smart about how to survive. They have found every opportunity to survive, and they took it. I hope they all survive this.
DeleteIshmael is crazy smart for a 12-year-old. Living in the jungle by himself for a period of time and being able to survive on his own is crazy. The situational awareness he has is also amazing.
DeleteElie is a 15 year old boy that just got to Auschwitz and has begun his new reality. He just left his mother and his sisters, which he would never see them again but didn't know it yet. In the cattle car before arriving to Auschwitz, there was a woman screaming about a fire that wasn't there and I think it was really hard for him and the others in the car to endure. If i was the main character, I would be freaking out, Elie is so strong at such a young age.
ReplyDeletemy main character amir relates to yours in a way because my main characther amir he has no mother and his father expects so much from him, that he had to be strong at such a young age.
DeleteI think Elie knew that the lady was not just going crazy but actually knew that there would be the burn pits and crematorium. I also think that Elie is very brave and smart for his age because he knows how to survive the camps.
Deletethis is very comparable to my book with it already saying my main character Ishmael, wont be seeing his brother ever again or maybe his whole family we don't know yet for sure. also my character is around the age of 12 and is a very mentally tough kid.
DeleteYes if I was Elie I would be freaking out just like the girl but I would not be screaming I would just be shaking being so scared.
DeleteElie can be compaired to Ishmael in my book because he also got separated from his family at a young age.
DeleteI am reading the book Night and the main character is Elie. Elie is a Jew and is put into many different concentration camps. I feel sad for Elie because the things that he saw and went through himself were terrible. Elie tries to remain faithful to his religion to help him get through this but he ends up drifting away from his god. Elie also tries to eat any food he can get and tries to look healthier then what he really is when he goes through the selection. I don't know how I would act if I were in Elie's shoes. I would do my best to survive but I can't imagine what it would really be like.
ReplyDeleteElie and Ishmael sound like they have seen a lot for how young they are. They are both strong kids and I feel like that's what keeps them going everyday and surviving.
DeleteMy character also fades away from his beliefs and loses touch with reality. I agree it is really sad and I would try to survive my best, but when things get tough and you're facing death, I would try to run.
DeleteI feel like Ishmael and Elie are similar in the horrible things they have seen/gone through. Ishmael has seen countless people killed and families shot in the head up close. I can imagine Elie experienced horrible things in a concentration camp.
DeleteI can also relate Ishmeal to Elie because just like Elie Ishmeal also goes around and also gets any food he can get trying to not die of starvation.
DeleteI agree if I was in Elie's shoes I would too do everything just to survive even if I could not feel when I was getting beaten anymore because it happens so much.
DeleteIshmael Beah is a 12 year old boy who is lost in middle of the war. I feel bad that someone his age has to experience all of that. But he is hanging in there by hiding and stealing food. If this was me I would have no idea what to do. He is strong kid for how young he is.
ReplyDeleteI can relate this to my book "A Thousand Splendid Suns" because I also would not know what to do if I was in the same position as Miriam (the main character). She was married off by her father's wives--yes, 'wives,' there are three!--at the age of 15 and by 19 she has 7 miscarriages. I think I would have died of heartbreak by then, but she does not. She keeps going. She is also incredibly strong for how young and disadvantaged she is.
DeleteI agree at the age of 12 a young boy would be frightened to see murder and dead bodies everywhere in a village well know to him.(Mattru Jong) Very hard to push throught that.
Deletei agree both him and elie from my book are so young and i cant imagine what they are thinking and i cant imagine the things that both of them have faced at that age
DeleteI think Elie could agree because at a young age, he too saw many dead bodies.
DeleteAmir deals with his father not approving of him. So amir would try to get his approval by winning the kite tournament but his father always gets mad when he screws up by being rude to other. his father feels so embarrassed by amir. Amir dad blames amir for his mother death and said when you got my approval is when i will only forgive you. Amir feels like its his fault because his mother died when giving birth to amir. amir has none to support him. Amir dad expects so much from his son and even says amir is not like other boys his age.
ReplyDeleteishmaei deals with family problems he was taken away from his parents from the rebels
DeleteIn the book "A Thousand Splendid Suns," the main character, Miriam, is also an embarrassment to her father by being his illegitimate child. However, instead of blaming herself (because it is not her fault) she blames her mother for her father's selfish acts of embarrassment. Another thing that is different in my book is that her parents do not expect a lot from Miriam. In fact, they call her "Herami" (bastard) and expect her to be a lowly woman her entire life.
DeleteIn the book A Thousand Splendid Suns, Mariam also is an embarrassment to her dad. Mariam could never do anything right for her father. Her parents don't expect her to do anything, but her father doesn't appreciate her.
Deletein my book night its kinda the opposite way around as eliezer always blames himself for not being able to protect his dad in the concentration camps as he always sees his dad being punished
DeleteAmir in the book The Kite Runner is faced with a conflict between him and Hassan. Hassan was raped and Amir stood there watching him, then ran. Hassan has no clue Amir knows about this. The next couple days Amir tries to keep his distance but every time they interact with each other, Amir claims that Hassan is harassing him. It gets bad to where Amir asks his dad to find new servants so they can separate. They finally meet back up on their hill and Amir starts pelting him with pomegranates which makes him leave. Me personally if that was my friend, I would have stopped it from happening instead of pretending that it didn't happen. Ultimately it just makes things a lot worse.
ReplyDeletei feel the same like amir should of been supportive and helped hassan. hassan always stick up for amir. so amir should do the same.
DeleteI agree that Amir should of came out and stood up for Hassan. After everything Hassan has done for Amir, he still sees his selfish side.
DeleteIt ends up that Amir does not know what to do with this information since he did not chose to stop but intead watch and he just wants it to all go away and ends up pushing Hassan out of his life.
DeleteIn A Long Way Gone the main character is named Ishmael. He is a 12 year old boy thrown into war. From a young age Ishmael dealt with many hard troubles even before the war including his parents being divorced. He has seen multiple murders and people shot right in front of him. When Ishmael's home village gets attacked by rebels he fleas town and steals from different villages to find food. Ishmael meets up with six other kids that are around his age and together they have been traveling the county for somewhere safe.
ReplyDeleteUnlike your story, Amir and Hassan meet up with 3 kids but they aren't friendly. They are the bullies in the neighborhood and turn out to do some bad stuff.
Deletethis has got to be the worst as Ishmeal has to steal to stay away from Dieng from hunger and travel the whole forest just to run away from a war.
DeleteMy book is similar in a way to yours. The two main characters have gone through one war already and now they are facing another. One of the main characters tried to leave the country, but almost died in the process.
DeleteI agree that one of the hardships for Ishmael is his parents going through a divorce. I could not imagine what it would feel like to have my stepmom try and tear away my relationship with my father. I hope that Ishmael finds his family and flees to a safe country
Deletemy character has also been through a war and is entering another one although the hardships are different, they are similar.
DeleteIn the book I chose to read, "A Thousand Splendid Suns," the hardships the character faces are those of death and abuse as well as feelings of inferiority. I feel that the world has been a difficult place for the main character, Miriam, and that she has learned to handle it by conforming. For the most part, she does little more than object. Occasionally, Miriam disobeys the orders of those around her, but it always seems to end in regret. Therefore, Miriam has been conditioned to do what others tell her and to be grateful for what she has. If it was me, however, I would not roll over and take it. If I were in her situation, I would have befriended and sought refuge with Fariba (a woman whom Miriam's husband hates) and used her guidance to build a better, more healthy life for myself.
ReplyDeleteI also read a thousand splendid suns I agree how much she struggled to go through but i also saw how she was more naive to the danger of the world and that also influenced her to continue to be nice to bad people
Deletein my book night the main charecter eliezer is surrounded by death anywhere from newborn babies to old grand parents that are being killed off in the concentration camps he has a hard time processing and understanding what hes seeing because he doesnt understand how someone could hate just one race so badly that they would want to try and eliminate the whole race
DeleteIn "A Thousand Splendid Suns", the main characters Laila and Mariam are facing a war within their country. At first, their country was battling the Soviets and trying to shoo them out after some time they were successful. But some of the politicians in their country disagreed with one of the commanders after the war causing another war to begin. Overall I think the characters have got it tough with having to learn how to live with the wars occurring around them. They handle the situation by hiding mostly from all the shooting and bombs going on outside. If I was in their situation I would try to leave the country and find somewhere else to live that is safer than the current place they are living in.
ReplyDeleteIn the book "a long way gone" Ishmael, the main character goes through the same hardships as your characters. They are both experiencing a war within their country and they both have to run away from the war.
DeleteI am also reading a thousand splendid suns but I don't know if with the war still if they would be able to leave because of Rasheed or if it would be any safer trying to escape.
Deletenever heard of this book seems like it would be a good one. wish i was reaading it.
DeleteIshmeal is a young boy who ran away from the rebels in the middle of the war as he lost his parents, he gets to a training camp and helps fight back against these rebels that have made his life so much worse if I was Ishmeal I would've stayed with my family and ran away with them. instead he ran off by himself and is lost.
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning of the book long way gone Ishmael goes through many hardships. His stepmom tries to destroy his relationship with his father, He saw someone being burned alive, he had to walk past dead bodies mutilated into numerous pieces. Ishmael does not have any coping mechanisms to help him get through these tough times, he just accepts them for what they are and continues to move out of fear. If I were to replace Ishmael in this book I would not know what to do with myself. I would be so lost, and I would lose all hope in living a good life.
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DeleteIn the culture around I Am Malala, her coping mechanisms revolve around men, because she cannot do anything unless a man approves it or is with her. This is a struggle sometimes for Malala, because more than anything I think she needs to be alone to cope.
DeleteMalalas Mom doesnt care about her and just thinks that she should not do anything in education and just be a stay at home mom just like her. I also know that Malalas father tries for her to to be good in life
DeleteAlong with your main character, my main character Elie, does mot have any coping mechanisms to help him get through the hardships he is being faced with. I also agree with you about not being abel to take my main character's postition.
Deletewell I am reading a long way gone and there really hasn't been a time in the book when he isn't facing adversity. he's constantly faced with problems or decisions to make that can be life threatening. with men coming into his villages murdering woman and children, it seems like he handles it all pretty well. he is a mentally strong kid, and it surprises me he still has motivation to get food and find safety. especially being separated from friend and family. if I were in his shoes there snot may different decisions i would make. the whole thing would be pretty terrifying
ReplyDeleteI agree Ishmael is one of the strongest to keep going after seeing the murder and losing his friends and family. Your right he has no motivation to keep going but he does. Very mentally strong kid.
DeleteIn the book Night the challenges Elie faces is getting separated from his mom and worrying about getting separated from his dad also every camp he goes too he has to worry about not getting shot or not getting cremated. He really struggles with having the different clothes he is given like he might not even fit in them sometimes. I would probably be so scared I would be shaking because you would not know where your going to end up or where your going next. I would be so scared. I would be constantly praying that I could stay with a family member.
ReplyDeleteIn the book Thousand Splendid Suns, Mariams mother died and her relationship with her dad is not healthy, so she doesn't speak to him anymore. Mariam relates with Elie by not have their parents around.
DeleteI am also reading Night and I totally agree with you. It must be so hard for him to stay strong and have to deal with the concentration camp at such a young age.
Deletei though similar things with elie not really knowing what was going on and not comprehend how much her life has changed in such a little time
DeleteIn my chosen book, A Long Way Gone Ishmael faces a lot of hardships or challenges throughout the first 9 chapters i have read about Ishmael mostly on the run and can never stay at one place and feel whole with his family. Ishmael has spilt up from his family and friends and has done his best to keep moving forward by making the best of what he has. When he was walking alone into the forest he found himself a hammock in a tree. Tring to make the best of it. He is very sad about not seeing his friends and family but knowns to keep moving forward and take in what he can with the group he is with now. if i were in his position I would do the same keep moving forward or make the best of what i got. It would be very difficult with flesh hanging off my feet and barely surviving without any food and rarely fresh water.
ReplyDeleteI agree that with the positive mindset in those tough terrible situations can make you strive farther in the end.
DeleteIt is very hard to say what one would do in his position, and he is very lucky to still be alive. I'm intrigued about what he will do next.
Deletei agree the best way to keep moving forward and fighting is to think of the things that motivate you no matter what the situation is
DeleteI agree that having a positive mindset during the challenges Ishmael goes through would help him keep moving and I think it's very impressive to have that kind of mindset at such a young age and throughout all the things he has seen
DeleteIn the book a thousand splendid suns they have many challenges through how Mariam the main character loses her mom from suicide so she has to battel that mentally. Mariam also has to go through abuse and miscarriages and for everything she still tries to look forward tries to continue no matter how difficult it becomes it shows her true strength. if I was a main character in the book I wouldn't have tried to still see good in people after everything I probably would have tried to leave and run at any chance or option.
ReplyDeletethat's true Mariam also feels responsible for nanas death, and it also made depressed then.
DeleteIt's good that Mariam didn't just give up after facing those hard ships, I feel like that's something our generation tends to struggle with because we typically shut down when things don't go our way.
DeleteI completely agree with you. Mariam is so strong being in her situation and that she feels as if Shes responsible for nanas death.
DeleteAmir being the main character in Kite-Runner faces many challenges with Hassan. Hassan being very generous unlike Amir, who is very self centered boy runs off after watching his best friend be raped. Amir being stunned from his views, he disowns Hassan and tries to avoid him. Hassan knowing that Amir seen the whole thing is puzzled, and locks himself away for awhile. But them to come together and take a hike to there tree to talk. This ending up with Amir showing his rich selfish side decides to whip pomegranates at Hassan. Hassan being the best in himself, realizes that Amir isn't worth it and walks away. If I was Amir, I woulda stood up for him in the alley when he coulda stopped it all.
ReplyDeleteI am reading A Long Way Gone and Ishmael is the main character. He is a 12 year old boy who has to live in the woods for a long time just to survive. He has faced many dangerous situations by being very smart. He steals food and makes shelters out of branches. He makes friends with people who also give him some sort of shelter. He's smart. If I were in his shoes, I wouldn't be able to do the things he does.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading the book thousand splendid suns. Mariam went from crying in front of her father's house. to being married to Rasheed and he was nice starting off but then Mariam had a miscarriage and Rasheed turned it to an abusive huspend and the hard ships are her being forced to marry someone and she had about seven miscarriages. Rasheed made her chew on rocks without reason.
ReplyDeleteMalala struggles with girls education, she does get taught by her father how to read and write and not just be taught how to cook and clean at school and to be a good wife. I view her struggles as something that we here in the US take for granted and we get the free will to education while where Malala lives she doesn't get taught that and that's a different religion there.
ReplyDeleteI also am reading I Am Malala, and I also think that her experiences change because of the culture of where she lives, Pakistan.
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ReplyDeleteMalala struggles with girls' education; nevertheless, her father does teach her how to read and write in addition to teaching her at home how to cook, clean, and be a good wife. I see Malala's challenges as something that we in the US take for granted since we have the right to an education, but she isn't taught that because of a different faith where she lives.
I also agree that Malala gets taught and her father sees potential in her to succeed in life and that's so great because her mom could give a care less about her and just thinks about being a good wife.
DeleteWe do take many things for granted here, I am glad you can acknowledge that.
Deletein my book the kite runner amir is a nerdy kid and his dad is dissapointed because hes not into soccer or manly stuff and he senses that his dad is disappointed in him for that but theres nothing he can do about it because hes not very athletic.
ReplyDeleteI think it's sad when parents expect their sons to grow up wantinng to be involved in sports, especially in this sense because it makes Amir's dad seem very stereotypical when it coomes to how boys should behave.
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DeleteI am reading I Am Malala and Malala is the main character. She is a girl that lives in Pakistan and goes to school. Malala going to school was a dangerous thing because her country is influenced by religion and their religion says that girls should stay home and not go to school. Just by her and other girls going to school, Malala and her father, who owns the school she attends, has faced many obstacles and threats from people trying to shut down the school so that girls cannot get an education. A person who thinks that girls should not get an education tried to shut down the school, but failed and the school stayed open for everyone. This was not the first thing that Malala or her father would face for having a school where girls attend. If I was Malala I would not be able to do the things and be as strong as she is when she went through everything that she went through.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the same book and I also feel like I couldn't handle being in her situation either.
DeleteIn my book Night, Elie is faced with being in a concentration camp. The hardships he endured would be too much for me to handle. I agree with your statement about not being able to do the things your main character did. I would not have been strong enough to not give up while in the camps.
DeleteAmir Has to deal with the choice he made of not helping Hassan when he had gotten raped and because of that Hassan and his dad left Amir and his father after being their servants. Amir also had to go through being bullied because he was friends with Hassan. Another reason is Hassan was Amirs servant and partly because of Hassans culture. Another hardship Amir must go through is his relationship with his father Baba. Baba always acted like he wanted nothing to do with Amir because he did not get the gene of being good at or interested in sports from Baba instead, he probably got more genes from his mother insteadd I am guessing because the book does not tell me anything about Amirs mother other than her dieing from Amirs birth.
ReplyDeleteI can relate Marium to Amir because her father is not a good father to her and does not treat her equal to the way he treats his other children.
DeleteIn I Am Malala, Malala faces a lot of struggles due to where she lives because of her gender. Malala struggles to obey her government because they have unfair rules for females and she doesn't understand why. She especially struggles when it comes to the education aspect because she doesn't see how a woman learning could harm anyone. Instead of obeying like evryone else she acts against the Taliban and continues her education and wearing what she wants. I think she's very brave for that because if it were me, I would obey, not because I want to, but out of fear of what the Taliban would do to me.
ReplyDeleteIn my book, Malala is the main character and she used to live in Pakistan. She attends school and lives in a more "modern" family. In a country where women are belittled and looked down upon, education for them is discouraged. But Malala took after her stubborn father who believes otherwise. The country is also going through a rough patch with the government and its religion. Malala stood her ground throughout her life's obstacles, even though it was nearly fatal. I admire her, but me personally, I probably wouldn't be as strong.
ReplyDeleteI am also reading Malala, and I agree with you because I also do admire her and everything that she has done in her life for the women in her country. I also would not be as strong as her in the situations that she went through because I am nothing like Malala and I would not be able to handle those situations that she went through.
DeleteMy character, Ishmael, is also some what looked down upon because of the war going on people don't trust him even though he's just a kid
DeleteIn A Long Way Gone, Ishmael is going through really tough times as he is surviving on his own in the jungles of Africa as he is trying to escape the African rebels. He is faced with being exposed to all the weather and all the animals in the jungle. He wants to find a village where he hears about the armed forces protecting a village. Being alone has caused him to constantly throw his own thoughts away as they always make him sad about what he has seen and what he has experienced. Being alone for so long only left him with his thoughts and for a little bit he wasn't sleeping because he didn't want his thoughts to be in his dreams. If i were in his situation i would definitely be feeling the same way he is. Somebody can only be in isolation for long. I would also try and find the safe village they talk about in the novel.
ReplyDeleteI would also try to find the town occupied by the Sierra Leone armed forces, but it would be very difficult because no one would give directions.
DeleteIf i was ishmael in this situation i would get my brother and run to pakistan where it is safe.
DeleteIn A Long Way Gone, Ishmael faces has faced many hardships so far in the book. First, he had to see all the injured refugees and dead bodies, before the war reached them. Then rebels raided Mattru Jong while he was there causing everyone to scatter. He has been captured multiple times by the rebels, but managed to escape. Recently, he has been split up from his friends and forced to survive completely on his own, surviving off of random fruit. If I were in his position I would be terrified, and I would have no clue which way to go. Honestly, i would probably have been captured by the rebels or dead by now.
ReplyDeleteI would not be able to do any of this while only being 12 especially living on my own in the jungle
DeleteWhile I am not reading that book I would have to agree with how you feel about it I would probably be dead already if I was in his situation.
Deletein the book night Elie is a 15 year old who has been separated from his mother and eventually is forced in a cattle car with his father where they are taken to Auschwitz where they aren't fed well and they were forced to sleep in the mud one night because there was too many but elie knows the danger that lurks there and he knows if he isn't strong, he won't make it. if i were him I'm not sure what i would do but i guess i would do whatever keeps me alive and try to think of things that could encourage me going forward
ReplyDeleteElie can be compared to Ishmael in a long way gone because he also got separated from family but he escaped and is still on the run trying to find a safe place to be away from rebels.
DeleteI agree I would try to do anything I could to stay as safe as possible and alive, but i think it would be hard to keeping going during those tuff times.
DeleteIn my book Night, Elie is the main character. He is a 15 year old boy who is at Auschwitz with his father; he was sepereated from his mother and sisters. While at Aushwitz, they are not fed well or trwated with any respect. Elie handles these hardsips he is being faced with by being strong and using his father as his strength. He knows that if he stops being strong, he will not make it through the camps. If I was in Elie's situation, I would not be able to stay as strong as he has. I would have given up a lot sooner, espically knowing that my fate was more than likely dying
ReplyDeleteWhile I am reading I Am Malala, I agree with you that I would not be able to handle the situations that Malala has gone through because she has set herself in very dangerous situations that have caused her to get shot just for speaking out about women's education, and I would not be able to put myself in those situations knowing that I could die. Which I admire her for doing that and speaking out despite what had happened to her.
DeleteI am also reading Night and I feel like Elie should be proud of him self he is dealing with so much at such a young age and the fact that he has to face cremation and getting killed is not what 15 yr old boy should be worrying about.
DeleteIn a long way gone Ishmael is having a civil war and he recently got split from is group of friends he was on the run with and with low money and no real job for him to find he has no food or money to eat or sleep but he is out side and dealing with animals and sometimes find food.
Deletei am also reading night and i agree that i probably would be able to stay as strong as elie is it would be very difficult knowing that you are probably going to die and there is nothing you can do about it.
DeleteIshmael, his brother and his group of friends have gone through lots of struggles from when they first experinced the rebel's attacks. They have seen people die infront of them, have seen people being burn alive and other terrible things. The six have survived by running from the rebels and sometimes finding food to subside their hunger for a little while. Ishmael is very brave throughout his situation because he has survived many attacks.
ReplyDeleteI could never imagine growing up as ishmeal during a civil war. That boy is brave.
DeleteIn the book Thousand Splendid Suns, Mariam has faced many challenges including abuse, losing her mom and a dad who doesn't except her. Mariam still struggles with all of these challenges because she doesn't have anyone she to talk about her feelings. Mariam has to face these challenges almost every day. Mariams relationship with her husband Rasheed is not healthy and its super abusive especially if she doesn't follow orders. If I were in Mariams shoes I would just run away and find someone she trusts so she doesn't have to go through all of this trauma.
ReplyDeleteThis is just like the relationship Ishmeal has with his father and stepmother in my book. he doesn't get the validation and acceptance from his father anymore because of his stepmothers actions towards Ishmeal and his brother Junior.
DeleteFrom my book A long way gone, Ishmael is the main character and goes through many things. He has to deal with his possible parents death and sees a lot of death himself. He handles the situations he sees himself in because he has started to get used to it. I don't know what I would have done in his situation especially the life or death decisions he makes.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to your book and can see similarities between Marium and Ishmael. Mariums mother hung herself and Marium actually had to see the scene of her mothers death.
DeleteI agree I think Ishmael knows what it takes to survive and that he has has no choice because it becomes his everyday lifestyle.
DeleteIn the book A Thousand Splendid Suns, Mariam faces a lot of difficult challenges. Her mom died from hanging herself, and her father doesn't appreciate her. Mariam is now married to Rasheed who also treats her terribly. If Mariam does one thing wrong, Rasheed is at her say that she is a terrible human and can't do anything. Mariam is never happy because of all the trauma she has been through. She also has no one to speak her feelings too, or someone that will listen to her for once. No one would really want to go through that or should have to go through that.
ReplyDeleteI am also reading that book and I would have to agree with your assessment of Mariam's situation and the struggles that she would have to face.
DeleteIn my book Thousand Splendid Suns the main character is Mariam who was married off to a much older man by her father's wives. The challenges that she faces includes several miscarriages and her husband Rasheed being upset about that and as a result harming her. To me that can be frightening as she does not have a true way that she could get away from him so she is trapped with him. She handles this by doing what she can to not anger him when necessary and just overall staying alive. If it was me I don't think I would be able to last as long as she has.
ReplyDeleteSounds like Marian has no opinion in anything that happens there, is there anyone that she talks with or is somewhat trusting?
DeleteI also think if I was Mariam I would not be as strong as her especially as Rasheed is no help in comforting her, but is making the situation much worse.
DeleteIshmeal faces a lot of war after math, and it would be very difficult to understand for being 12. Seeing war firsthand and what it could do to families and people that you know. It is very hard on one person to move from place to place unsure if it will be even safe or there last stop. Ishmeal had people that he was with that understood what was on his mind but he was always scared that he be one of the rebels forced to fight agents his will and every time he dreamed about it he only saw him in then dead. But along with the war stuff he has no way of having money so food and a place to stay are hard to get. If I was in the situation of Ishmael I would have never made it that far. Ishmael has a lot of fight in him if I was athletic as him I probably be in the same spot but I would try the military see if they could do more for the people of the dying villages.
ReplyDeleteWar is a common theme throughout each of these books, as it is a hardship that all of these characters go through. Its interesting because there is no way for someone to solve war itself, but to go along with it as a prisoner.
DeleteIm reading this book to and I agree, Ishmael faces many challenges that could hurt him
DeleteIshmael faces so many dangerous challenges and is very strong for surviving as well as he is.
DeleteIn the book night the main character is Elie he is a 15 year old boy living in Auschwitz during the holocaust. Elie goes through some unexpected experiences as his time in the ghettos a guy when up to him and his father to tell them when someone asks for their age Elie should respond he is 18 and his dad 40 instead of 50. Elie knows this is a big deal because if he responds his real age they might separate him from his father and wouldn't be able to see or potentially try to protect his father. I honestly wouldn't know what to do if I was Elie but what I wouldn't change from is being strong for how old he is and keeping that mind set for him and his father.
ReplyDeleteI also wouldn't know what to do in that situation either because if the Germans found out you were lying about your age they would have killed you on the spot.
Deletei was glad that he was able to day with his dad for the duration of the camp. although it doesnt make up for everything hes expiernced.
Deleteim happy he got to stay with his father and lied about his age but i think it was a risky move to lie to them
DeleteI think it was the best way for elie to have a chance to stay with his father and have the best chance of making it though what is going on
DeleteThe main character in A Thousand Splendid Suns is named Marium. In the beginning of the book she starts out as a 15 year old. She faces alot of hardships for her age like, her mother killing herself, her father treating her like crap, her father forcing her to marry a 45 year old man named Rasheed, the struggles she has having a baby, etc. This character goes through so much it is sometimes hard to read. But what is amazing about her is she keeps pushing and doesnt give up. If I was in her situation I would probably not be able to survive. It would be a depressing and sad life to live.
ReplyDeletei agree that would definitely be hard to carry on with everyday life i am reading night and i think it would be very difficult because everyone around you would be weak and tired along with sad and everyone around you is dying.
DeleteI am reading the same book and I agree. I think it inspiring that Mariam is able to keep going as she really wants to have a baby. I think if I was in her shoes I would not be able to keep going.
Deleteif i were the main character in the novel night I'm not sure what i would do with myself, i would be scared, weak and tired. at that point i think it would be hard to feel any emotion towards anything. i would try and do everything i can to keep me and my family safe but you can only do so much in this situation to make a difference,
ReplyDeleteI agree it would be so mentally draining and there is pretty much nothing you can do at that point besides just believe it would be the longest 6 years of my life.
DeleteIn the book Night Elise is forced to live in Auschwitz. He thought the Germans were protecting him by putting him in Ghettos and transporting them. He always tried to think of the positives in every situation, but when they arrived in the camps, they knew they were not safe. Elise had the chance to escape with the maid but chose to stay with his father. If I was Elise, I would have tried to force my father to escape and live with the maid. I would of believed the man who was telling all the sick story's about what the Germans were doing to the Jews.
ReplyDeleteI agree with trying to escape it would be very hard though because if you get caught you die it is just a really risky situation I think the only thing that would get you through this is faith and belief but yes that is also a hard commitment.
DeleteIn the book Night Elie faces a lot of hardship some of the hardships consist of getting his head shaved and his number tattoo on him, he gets beat by batons and does not get treated like a human being he is just and object and has to work for food. Elie handles this by just keeping his head up and having faith and not giving up he makes his moves smart and wise, and it is just him and his dad he just tries to stay quiet and not get notice. if I was in his situation, I would do the same thing sense there is nothing you can do about it. I would just be glad I am with my father and not alone. I would honestly be on the verge of ending my own my life I could not live like that especially for 5 to 6 more years sense that is how long WW2 was.
ReplyDeletehe goes through so much and is somehow still able to push on. i cant imgaine getting seperated from my family.
DeleteIt just seems like so much to have to go through at such a young age. I couldn't imagine much of a scar this would leave on someone for the rest of their lives.
DeleteThe main character in A Long Way Gone is Ishmael Beal. Ishmael is dealing with a civil war in his country. When the war breaks out Ishmeal and his friends are captured and put to work. They get brainwashed by soldiers to do acts they never imagined doing. Every day is a fight for survival during this period of time in their country. I could never imagine growing up in this time.
ReplyDeletein my book night the main character is Elie. he is a young boy who has just arrived to his concentration camp. Right away he is split up from his mother and sisters. On his way to the camp he has to deal with packed in cattle cars and hysterical people. all through this he stays calm and keeps his composure. throughout all of this there is no way i would have stayed calm.
ReplyDeletei agree, the way he stayed calm is beyond me. i guess he didnt really know where he was going but still. i wouldnt have made it days on that trailer
DeleteThat is sort of similar to my book right now. Ishmeal has been moved to multiple towns and been introduced to what the rebels are and what they are capable of.
DeleteThe main character Elie, got stuffed into a cattle car with 80 other people for days while he was being transported to auschwitz. This was a very brutal journey because of how crowded it was and how nobody could move or anything. Then some girl was screaming FIRE and everyone though she was hilucinating. Then they finally got to auschwitz and there was a lot of smoke coming out of chimneys. Elie at least got to stick with his dad but was seperated from the rest of his family. If i was Elie i think i would just be in shock and confusion on whats happening
ReplyDeletein my book night the main character is elie faces big struggles with the change from being the stuck up kid he was to being in the camp with no choice of what he eats dose or sleeps he chances from being a kid to just being another person at the camp just going with what happens and looking past what is really going onn
ReplyDeleteI am reading Night, and Elie and his family are taken out of their home along with their whole neighborhood. They lived in the ghettos for a bit but soon were put on a train to be brought to the camps. As they arrived, they described the smell and the looks of the flames coming from the building. They had to sit there knowing that it was people being burned to death. Not only that but Elie had to be forced to tell the leaders he needs to say 18 because he will be sent to work at the camp and that will prevent him from being sorted into the kids and mothers to be killed sooner. It would be hard being all alone and having to work grueling hours just to be burned or toutored to death.
ReplyDeletethe scary part of this is that you have no control over what you can do after you are under the control of Germany, so as Elie he couldn't really do anything in the first place.
DeleteThe author in night is his own main character, therefore he struggles with life in general. Recently, he has moved out of the ghettos and went on his way to the concentration camp. There is no hardships in the book other than war, which contains many within it. there is no way out of this until the end of the war, and it surprises me the chances of this book even being written. The cool part is its made by the same person who went through it all in the book.
ReplyDeleteI also have no idea what I would do in this situation, there isn't much to do because if you were to leave you were to be dead.
DeleteI am reading A Long Way Gone and the main character is a 12 year old boy named Ishmeal. He has already survived several attacks from the rebels and deals with it in a way a 12 year old probably never could in today's world. He is extremely smart and able to think fast in every situation. I don't think I would be able to think like he does in these situations which is the only way he's still alive at this point.
ReplyDeleteIshmael is a 12 year old boy and is lost in the war. But he is very smart for his age. I feel that he shouldn't be going through any of this because he is so young and can't really survive on his own. Ishmael is facing loneliness after losing contact with his brother and friends. But so far he has done a good job on doing what it takes to survive. If I were Ishmael I wouldn't know what to with him being so young, but I would just try my best to survive and try not to get myself into any danger and try my best to survive
ReplyDeletein the book night eliezer goes through very many hardships as a jew during ww2. in the book he struggles with losing family and people he loves and he also struggles with loosing hope. in the book he always talks about how he and his family are gonna go to another ghetto and that this is just a temporary thing for now but in reality there is no hope for any of them most of them that are in these concentration camps are there to be killed but the germans are trying to get as much out of them as they can. if i were in eliezers shoes i wouldnt know what to do mainly because it would be really hard to escape from one of those camps and would also be very draining just working all day.
ReplyDeleteIn my book The Kite Runner my charcter Amir is afgan. With this comes a lot of traditions about the way someone marries or how someone acts. In my book Amir starts to gain a relationship with a girl named Soraya. She is an afgan woman but she has a past with another man who she married which is very frowned upon in their culture. Amir also struggles to be able to talk to her because you are suposed to ask the father to allow you to marry his daughter and then you get married after that.
ReplyDeleteIn my book A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, the main character is Mariam and some of her biggest struggles so far has been that she was out casted as she is considered a disgrace, her mother killed herself, so she had to live with her father who out casted her, nd she was forced to marry a man that is about 30 years older than her. Rasheed the man she married lived far away so she was taken away from her father. Mariam did not consent at first but after hesitation she said yes. At first she was having a hard time as she stayed in bed and cried but eventually Rasheed said she had to get herself together and she did they started to talk more and he gave Mariam a lot of new experiences and Mariam started to enjoy being there. They tend to keep there own space which Mariam enjoys.
ReplyDeletein my book night the character starts to see life as just staying with his father not knowing or caring about anything else changing by not seeing anything else in life he deals with all his problems by staying with his father changing by being totally reliant to him not knowing what to do after he is killed by the ss
ReplyDeleteElie had faced many difficulties throughout the book including being separated from his mother and sister at the start. He couldn't do anything about it so he just had to stay with his father and protect him.
ReplyDeleteIshmael is a 12 year old kid caught in the middle of a civil war. It is very upsetting that someone so young had to go through what he did. He is doing well surviving by stealing food (he had no choice) and hiding from soldiers. If I were in the same situation I don't think I would do nearly as well as Ishmael has.
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