Blog Post #6
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?
I am reading A long way gone and the main is Ishmael what he has already had to go through at the age of 12 is unbelievable. He handle adversity so good and is going through a civil war. He is not just going through it he is now fighting in the war at age 12 and hasn't seen his family in forever does not know if they are okay or even alive. He has been captured like 5 times and has never really showed how scare he was. If I was him I can't imagine was he is going through and don't know if I would be mentally strong enough to go through what he is. I do not think I could handle a AK47 at the age of 12, probably couldn't handle it at the age of 18. Ishmael has traveled through many villages and has lost people and has seen people die and has gone through so much in his young life and I just hope he finds his family soon.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like by book, the main character is so young and goes through so much. The holocaust was not an easy thing to go through. He has seen many people die right next to him. The end of my book is coming up and I hope he finds his family, but I only have 15 pages left and he is still in the camp, so I am getting very worried.
DeleteI agree with what you said about handling a AK47 at his age and I also think I wouldn't be able to do it at 18. It would be really hard for me to even think about becoming a soldier at his age. Ishmael has gone through so much but he handles it well.
DeleteI would have to agree with you 100%. Ishmael handles adversity extremely well. Like when he was captured over and over again he remained calm. I would have to agree with not being mentally tough. The stuff you go through to remain calm through all the difficult situations he is in.
DeleteI agree with you that Ishmael handles adversity well. When he remains calm and can talk his way out of being captured or killed, I have a lot of respect for that. I am amazed how well a 12 year old can remain calm in the situations he has been in. There is no way I could've handled the adversity Ishmael has faced. I hope Ishmael finds his family soon to, he deserves to have the comfort of his family with what he has experienced.
DeleteI am reading The kite runner, I can connect with your book, however my book has internal problems more than your physical. He has a secret that he has kept since he was young, and it has been eating away at him for a while now, I cant imagine holding it all in as long as he has, I wouldnt be able to do it. I feel as though I would crack way sooner.
DeleteI agree that Ismael has gone through so much and he is only 12. I can't imagine going through what he is doing at 12 years old, but he handles it very well.
DeleteThat is a great point he handles everything very well and for only being 12 most kids wouldnt know what is even happining
DeleteFor being only 12 years old his story is amazing in the way he explains how he has to survive and fight
DeleteI also agree that it would be very tough for such a young kid to go through so much.
DeleteIn my Novel, Knight, the main character goes through so much. The book is about a Jewish boy who lives through the holocaust. He see babies getting tossed into the fire, people being killed by his side, he gets beat with a whip, he doesn't get enough food, had to walk through the snow after he had surgery on his foot, see his father get beat, his name is now the number on his arm, he feels and acts different then he was in the beginning of the book. In the beginning of the book he had a normal life and for the most part and was happy. He would cry when he prayed, studies with Moshie, now everything is different. He gets through it by living for his father. If his father dies he wont have any reason to keep struggling through life. He keeps pushing through even though he has been on the brink of death many times. I don't know what I would do if I was ripped from my family and thrown into a work camp. You don't know where your family is or if they are alive or not. To me family is the most important things, going through life without family would be very dull. The main character has fought hard and is very brave for being so long.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that if his father died he would do whatever it took to die with him. I also do not know what i would do in their circumstances.
DeleteThis book sounds very graphic. I can't believe a child has gone through all of that. I think many people only kept living to help keep their family alive.
DeleteI would have to agree with Taylor and say that the book seems graphic which is kind of like the book i am reading, A Long Way Gone.
DeleteThis boy sounds similar to my main character. Both of our main characters have to face difficult times and have to see many difficult things for being so young.
DeleteIn A Thousand Splendid Suns Marriam faces many challenges, from her mother telling her what she should think about her father, her stepmothers plotting against her, and her abusive husband. If i were Marriam I would have tried to put my foot down to prevent some of these things but during the time in this book women were not aloud to speak out like that so i think she did the best option by just accepting her fate and trying to make the best of it.
ReplyDeleteIf I were put in the position I would have put my foot down and left, but your right, back then, that didn't happen. But I don't think I would have kept my mouth shut and obeyed. I would have probably want to try, then to be upset through out life. Why live your life if you are going to be unhappy? I believe that you can change your fate if you try, even if it means I would have ended up dead, I think I still would have stand up to them.
Deletei agree that she could have put her foot down but no one would've listened to her because she already has no power or say in anything and she probably would have gotten beat so i think she did the best she could to do what it takes to protect herself.
DeleteIn my book I Am Malala it is the same thing with Women. In order for women to go outside they must have a guy by them it does not matter the age 5 or 50. Women also have to have a guy with them in order to open a bank account. Same of rules they had back then where sad.
Deleteunfortantly most of the women in that country see thing like you are seeing them now. they think the best option is just to stay under the radar. they say covered and let the men rule the country, however that way nothing gets changed. the cylce just continues.
DeleteMariam is facing challenges by her husband Rasheed, he beats her and generally just mistreats her. Laila's family has recently been killed by the war through out the country. Now laila has agreed to marry Rasheed as a second wife, devastating Mariam that he would do such a thing. They are both being meek and just accepting right now. i would not be, i would try to flee the country, flee Rasheed, and try to start a new life.
ReplyDeleteI disagree i believe that if they were to flee they would probably end up in a similar situation they are in now or maybe worse.
DeleteI feel like it is very hard to picture yourself in that situation. Mariam probably feels very helpless and most of my characters feel the same as well in my book Night. In the end they all accepted what was happening and kept going just like your characters.
Deletei agree with you as well if they were to leave the country they would have alot better life style then they have with rasheed in that unthinkable situations that she faces
DeleteI would have to agree with you. Although Laila seems like a very nice girl, she has put Mariam in a very bad place.
DeleteI also agree, I would try and escape the country as soon as I could.
DeleteIn my book Ishmael is going through all these villages with this group of people he doesn't really know that well. Before he met this group of boys he was all alone. When he was by himself he felt very lonely not having any human contact for days. He doesn't know where any of his family is and he is struggling with that. While he is traveling with the group of boys he goes to a village where they said some of his family was, but when he gets to the village his finds his family dead. Ishmael got his hopes up to see his family for nothing. Ishmael handles being all alone very well, he wishes he was with his family but there really isn't anything he can do about it. If I was Ishmael I was not be able to do what he is going through especially at such a young age. I would just want to die.
ReplyDeleteIshmael is an very calm person. Wondering if your family is still alive or not would drive me crazy. I would have to agree with you that it would be very difficult to go through such events at that age. Being alone would be extremely though so it's a good thing that he found a group of boys to travel with. I think it's helping keep the boys alive faving each other.
DeleteI am reading A long way gone and my main character faces a lot of struggles, one being his village being destroyed by the rebels and getting separated from his family. Another struggle he faces is he repeatedly gets captured by village people and the rebels, but he finds ways to escape. I think he handles the struggles by keeping his main focus on finding his family and his family is what keeps him going. I think that no one should ever have to go through what he goes through and I definitely feel like no one would even know how to handle this situation.
ReplyDeleteI always forget about his family in this book but i agree with you because this is his only motivation he has to keep going because he has that little hope that he will see them again but with out the motivation of his family i feel like he would have gave up and accepted death a long time ago.
DeleteI think that this book is very similar to my main character Elie. His home, religion, family, and faith in his god get taken away from him as well. Elie focused on his father, and living for him in order to stay motivated to stay alive.
DeleteI like what you said about his main focus being on his family. I never really though about that. Everywhere he goes, he is trying to find his family.
DeleteMy book also focuses a lot on family, but it sounds like your book is more focused on the characters life and in my book it focuses on a lot on what is going on around them. There are a lot of parts in my book that focuses on family though and how things are for them. Your books sounds very interesting!
DeleteI totally agree with that if I was ever put in that situation the first thing on my mind would be my family and how to find them and get out safe.
DeleteI agree with you and I really wonder if his family is still alive or not. Ishmael shows determination to find his family like you said. I also like what you said about his family is motivating him to keep going. I am really enjoying this book and can't put it down.
DeleteI agree that no one should ever have to go through what he goes through at a such young age, he does handle what he is going through very well. I agree he really wants to find his family.
DeleteI agree that what Ishmael is going through is horrible and that no one should ever have to live through something like that.
DeleteI agree that Ishmael has gone through many traumatic experiences that most people would never be able to handle, let alone deal with it on a daily basis. If I was in his situation, I would try to do what Ishmael does, survive the best I can and take it day by day.
DeleteThe book I am reading is The Kite Runner. Amir the main character goes threw a lot of hardships and struggles. One is he had to go through the loss of Hassan and feeling the struggle with Hassan being raped. I don't really know how i would react to it, it would have put me into shock as well. Another is when Amir returns to Afghanistan and learns about Hassan and looks forward to looking for him. He soon after finds out that Hassan is dead and feels guilt He doesn't know how to react and remember everything that has happen. If this was me I don't think I could think straight because it would bother me and I would feel bad for never getting to talk to him again. I hope that Amir can move past all this and fight through all his struggles.
ReplyDeleteI feel like your book is very heavy on death.
DeleteI feel as though I would've cracked by now, I cannot see how he has held everything in for so long, I could not hold it in as long as he has. I hope he somehows finds a way to let it go, and move on. Although it may be harder with Hassan no longer alive.
DeleteI feel like this book relates to the book night in alot of ways. They all go through he hard ships of there times.
DeleteI agree with you on this because im also reading the same book as you and i dont know if i would be able to deal with all the stuff that Amir deals with.
Deletesounds like a hard book to read but also sounds a lot like a long way gone.
DeleteI am reading A Thousand Splendid Suns and the main characters Laila and Mariam face discrimination because they are women. The book takes place in Afghanistan during the civil war. Before the war women could go to school and get jobs but during they couldn't even leave the house. Men also have complete control over their wives, and can do whatever they want to them. I can not imagine being in their situation. I don't think I could handle never leaving the house and listening to men tell me what i can and cannot do;
ReplyDeletewhen i think about life during there time period i just feel mind boggled to live the way they did and dress the way they did i dont think any one i know would be able to do that willingly .
DeleteMy book also has a lot of discrimination with women, but not as bad as yours. A Thousand Splendid suns sounds very interesting and I wouldn't know what to do either in that situation.
DeleteI am reading I am Malala and it deals with women too. The women can't go to school to get an education and they have to stay home all the time. The women definitely don't get the same rights as men. I know how it feels to be bossed around all the time by a boy and it definitely is not fun. Our books have some similarities.
DeleteIn my book women are treated poorly just like they are in yours, but not to the same extent. Sadly men have had their control over wives and treated them like nobody would want to be treated, making our books both alike in a sense. Too bad some cultures have some cruelty and limited opportunities for women.
DeleteIn a long way gone ishmael has faced many challenges and he is only 12 years old. when rebels come take over your town and start shooting people you dont know what to do. He has walked many miles and had many bad encounters. He has gotten captured like 4 or 5 times and some how sneaks away. Its like he instantly has a plan for everything before it happens and his plans always work. If i was in his place I dont know what i would do. I would probably just keep walking to a different town and get as far away as i could.
ReplyDeletesound very interesting, i plan on reading this book for my 3# book.
DeleteI am reading a long way gone and the main character is Ishmeal. Ishmeal is only twelve years old and has experienced many things that most parents wouldn't even think there twelve year old could experience including war. He doesn't only experience it but he fights in it. Now think about that at twelve years old he has his own Ak-47, not only experiencing war but fighting in it, he has no family and had been alone for months and has to kill people. If I was in this situation I know I would've been dead along time ago either from giving up from losing my family and friends or from lack of food and constant traveling and not knowing where I was going and what to do or eat. I also don't think I could take a life and at the moment that I would have hesitated to take someones life it would be to late for me.
ReplyDeleteI agree that I would have given up a long ago.
DeleteI agree with what you said and I also could not d what he did and take peoples lives and fight in that war
DeleteIn my book, Ishmael has to find a safe place while avoiding the rebels by hiding from them. He also has to deal with the trauma of seeing the corpses of the victims of the rebels revolt by trying to not think at all. By the time Ishmael got to Yele, he had to join the military because they did not have enough soldiers to fight of the rebels. He deals with this with drugs given to him by the military. If I was Ishmael, I would have given up a long time ago because I do not have the mental strength to continue on with what Ishmael saw. I am not a fighter as I am unfit to fight anyone.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I think I would have gave up a long time ago.
DeleteI also agree, If I was put in Ishmael's shoes I would also have given up a long time ago. Ishmael is a brave character for fighting in the military.
DeleteI agree with you and Nick, I would have also given up a long time ago also.
DeleteIn the book night, i feel as if no one should have to go through what they did. He litterly watches his father get beaten, and doesn't even blink. The Germans broke them down to the point where nothing phases them anymore. Elie and the rest of the prisoners had to walk by multiple people that were hung and stare them in the eyes, some of which wee still alive because they were too light. I do not know what i would do if i was in Elie's shoes. i would want to do something to stop it or even run, but i would be to afraid of being shot.
ReplyDeleteIt is crazy that he sees his dad being beaten up without even being phased! If I saw anyone in my family in this situation I would be bawling my eyes out and probably screaming because I would be so scared.
Deletei agree there was a bunch of mental training that made them feel as if their lives were worthless, they gave up all of their ideals in a matter of hours, just a few hours being at the camp made them change and that would be terrifying to expereince.
DeleteIn the novel Night a young Jewish boy lives though the holocaust. He goes though countless selections, torment, and hunger. He as well is experiencing his own fight with his faith, and whether or not his god is even worth having faith for. If I was Elie I would struggle to stay faithful, although it is very hard to put myself in his position, I do not think I could handle the torture the way he did. He used his father for strength, and kept himself alive, so he would have a reason to live too. The portions of food he'd give his father represented his true strength. I do not think I would be able to sacrifice my food because of all the pain. I think Elie is a very strong person, he has gone through the absolute worst of the worst and his strength was inspiring. He at times did lose faith with his god, but anyone going though that would question if there even was such a thing, I know I would. He did not go though his troubles alone, and he did have a lot of people in the camp living one man for himself, and that truly opened his eyes in order for him and his father to live long enough untill the camp was liberated.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you 100%, and i think that between his dad and the other prisoners he would not want to stay alive. I also do not think anyone could put themselves in that posistion to go through all of that.
DeleteI am reading the book A Long Way Gone and the main character Ishmael has gone through a unbelievable journey at age 12. The challenges are so hard to think of and how he made it through his life. He is a 12 year old running away from war and living him in the jungle by himself. For a 12 year old he handles all these challenges really well. He has accepted that death happens in everyday life and for a 12 year old too see all these deaths and gruesome things is hard to think. He also has to become a soldier in order to survive. I couldn't imagine seeing all these things at this age and would probably almost just give up. I know for sure I wouldn't be able to handle a AK47 at his age. Ishmael does a great job of these challenges he faces in order to survive.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to believe that he was bale to do what he did at that young of an age, and not let it haunt him till later in life.
DeleteI agree about the AK47, that I could not handle a AK47 as a teenager and to kill people When I am a kid. He is not living a good life for a kid and makes me really appreciate how lucky we are. He is doing drugs and fighting in war and I just think it is way to far to have kids fighting in war. We are similar with our blog and kid of connecting to the same things and that's cool that we are connecting to the same things.
DeleteIn the book A Long Way Gone, the main character Ishmael, has gone through a lot at the age of 13. He lost his family and traveled with his brother and friends, but later gets separated from his brother and friends. He spends a month or two trapped in a jungle by himself. He then finds people he knew to travel with. After traveling for a long time and right outside f a village his whole family lives in when it is attacked, captured by the nations military and trained to fight for the army. The one thing keeping him going though all of this is to find his family. IF I were Ishmael, I don't think I would have been able to do what he had done, from surviving the jungle and being captured by rebels multiple time sand almost dying many of them. I don't know what I would have done through all of this, it is hard to believe that this is true.
ReplyDeleteI agree I wouldn't be able to do what he has done throughout this story. It also eye opening this is real thing that has happened in our world. Also Ishmael doesn't know for sure if his family is still alive but he is not giving up on finding them.
DeleteThis reminds me of Night in the way that he gets separated from his family, because in Night he starts off being separated from his mom and sister and now he is about to lose his dad. I can not imagine losing one person in my family, let alone all of them!
DeleteI agree with you i would not have been able to do what he did in the book. i would not be able to see the people around me being killed and have to live with the picture of that in your head for the rest of your life.
DeleteThis is a very hard thing to go through I also don't know how i would have reacted or what i would have done because that is mind blowing. I can relate to my book because there is also crazy and unbelievable things that happen.
DeleteI can't believe he's only 13 and having to go through that. Especially going by himself for a while.
DeleteI am reading Night and in this book Elie faces so many struggles, emotionally and physically. Some of the struggles that he faces in this book are having to run for days at a time with no stops, seeing people be hung, and getting little to no food everyday. In the book he makes it seem like he deals with the situations very well! I can not even imagine going through some of the things that he goes through! I would be crying everyday and I would definitely not still be alive after how many months in.
ReplyDeleteI am also reading Night and I also agree with how you would handle the stuff that Elie goes through. I do not know how he remains so strong with all of this bad stuff going on. I would also cry a ton and would most definitely not be able to survive that long.
DeleteIn the book A Long Way Gone, Ishmaels challenge he faces is that he is involved in a Civil War. At a young age, he has been separated from his family, seen people murdered and murdered people himself. He has walked so many miles and has many bullets shot at his, some even hitting him. Ishmael has been through so much and he is only 12. During the war, he handles everything by drowning himself in drugs. He loses all sense of himself. After the war, he starts to become himself again. If I were the main character, I could not have gone through everything he has, physically or mentally.
ReplyDeleteIn A Long Way Gone rebels against the government, who say they are for the people, go around to random villages in Africa and mercilessly kill, rape, and enslave the people who live there. Ishmael has to deal with these rebels attacking wherever he goes and has a very hard time dealing with it emotionally. I think that the challenges Ishmael face are horrible, and no one should ever have to go through the horrors he had to face. The way Ishmael tries to deal with his problems is to just keep moving and not think about it. If I was in his situation I would try what he does, just keep pushing on no matter how much it hurts.
ReplyDeleteThe rebels say they are fighting for freedom but i feel like that is just cover up to make it seem OK. realistically it is not okay and something needs to change. Ishmael is trying his best to survive but he is losing faith after one of his friends die in there sleep. this is something Ishmael needs to over come or things will not be good for him.
DeleteIn a thousand splendid suns, laila and mariam face a lot of domestic abuse as well as sexual assault. even though its considered "ok" in the middle east. in the case when Rasheed was going to beat mariam with a belt i would have gone for a knife or a gun to kill Rasheed I wouldn't risk my safty around someone that is violent. I would have probably shot Rasheed in self defence.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, the way Rasheed treats mariam,and i think the way he is going to treat laila is horrie, but Rasheed keeps his gun in his draw and i fear he could overpower them with the knife. I think Mariam is just to scare or resigned to do anything.
Deletei agree with you as well that the way rasheed hadles things is not ok.and as far as i think mariam is handling it alot beter than alot of other people would have
DeleteIn my novel, A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah, the author and protagonist, goes through hardship after hardship in my novel. Ishmael not only doesn't know where his family is, in the middle of a war-zone mind you, but he also sees dead body after dead body in abandoned villages that were attacked by Rebels, spends an entire month by himself in the forest, almost gets executed by not only a group of Rebels, but by villagers who fear anyone they don't know, and becomes a child soldier. Not only does he have to kill Rebels, but he also watches his friends die right in front of him. The only reason he doesn't feel terrified, is because of all the drugs the military forces him to take. When he's taken away from that environment and forces to go to school and live with other child soldiers. Not only is he dealing with drug withdrawal, but he starts dealing with PTSD from the actions that he did when he fought. Keep in mind, he had to deal with all this when he was 12 to when he was about 16 years old. I view Beah's story as a never ending nightmare, he may have been taken away from the war, but the war is still with him. I'm not gonna lie, if i was in Beah's situation, I probably would have died. I would try to survive in the woods with a small group of people as best as I could, but I'm not quite sure I would be able to survive the way he did.
ReplyDeleteDearest Chase,
DeleteI agree that he is living a nightmare. I also do not think I would survive in a war zone like he did. I cannot fathom how scary and intense it must have been for everyone involved. This is a very good book and I would definitely recommend it to others.
Dearest Chase,
DeleteI think that I wouldn't be able to live through what he is going through. It's hard to believe that someone so young is going through that. And that someone that age cannot be trusted makes no sense to me. I hope you continue to enjoy the book.
Dearest Chase,
DeleteYou are right by the fact that he does see things a kid his age shouldn't see like dead bodys and war in general. I think this is a great book and hope you enjoy it too.
Dearest Chase,
DeleteI think that he is kind of adapting to the lifestyle he has and us even becoming a little crass and churlish which makes me think that maybe he wasn't a good kid after all and had the capacity to be evil.
I am reading the book A Long Way Gone. The main character Ishmael faces a lot of adversity. His village was attacked by rebels and they took over. When they took over he ran away with a group of friends. The next problem is when he was captured by the rebels. He was nervous but he stayed calm through it and ended up escaping from them. In this case I don't think i would've stayed calm at all. If i was captured i don't think i would've tried to escape because i would be scared to get shot. Throughout the book Ishmael gets in difficult situations. I wouldn't be able to stay calm as good as he does. I give Ishmael a bunch of respect for how well he can control himself.
ReplyDeleteI am also reading A long way gone and agree with you that I wouldn't be able to stay calm like Ishmael when he is so close to death. I would also be afraid to escape because If I got caught again the rebels would probably punish me worst than they did before. Ishmael is tough for only being 12 and having these terrible experiences. I also give Ishmael a ton of respect for the way he handles himself and is able to live to tell his story.
DeleteIshmael faces lots of adversity but he catches a lot of lucky breaks which i believe makes him not give up and keep pushing forward in order to live.
DeleteI agree with you i don't think that i would be able to stay calm in his situation.
DeleteSounds like he gets pretty lucky in order to get out and escape. I don't know that I would be able to leave either because of being scared of getting shot and stuff.
DeleteIf I were Ishmael there is no way I would be able to control myself but by the sounds of it, it seems like he is controlling himself pretty well for bow serious this situation is.
Deleteman that would be a different type of deal. keeping calm could be pretty tough dealing with people that wouldn't mind hurting you.
DeleteI am reading Night. The main character Elie is faced by some adversity. Some challenges that Elie is faced in Night would be when he and his father have to go to the Auschwitz concentration camp causing Elie and his father be separated from their family. Elie so far remains calm and collected while his father gets beaten for not working fast enough. If I was in their shoes and that stuff have happened to me, I would react the total opposite. I would react scared getting my gold teeth extracted by some crooked dentist person. I would also be scared to get beaten for not working hard enough which is not right. Elie and his father deserve a lot of respect for acting the way they do just to survive.
ReplyDeletei agree it would be terrifying to be in the position the author of this book was in when he was so young, i dont think i would be able to survive.
DeleteIm reading Kite Runner and the character i'm choosing that goes through the most adversity to me is Amir. He got raped in by his enemy Asseef. That would be the most horrific thing to ever go through. Then on top of that his best friend Hassan gets executed in the street so hes had it pretty rough so hard.
ReplyDeleteI agree I just can't imagine what it would be like to be raped. How would you move on with your life after that. And also on top of that losing a friend is never an easy thing that no one should ever have to go through.
DeleteI am reading A long way gone and the main character is Ishmael. Ishmael faces a variety of adversity. His village gets attacked by rebels and he has to go on the run so he doesn't get captured or killed by the rebels. while on the run with a group of his friends, they pass through a lot of villages, some of the villages are not as welcoming as others. Some villagers capture the group and tie them up and almost killed them. Ishmael handled the situations he was in by getting nervous and quietly and didn't really say anything while he was in these situations. In another situation when he ends up fighting in the war he shows no remorse for the people he's killing. If I was in Ishmael's shoes I don't know how I would handle the adversity he faced because experiencing the horrific events Ishmael faced at such a young age affects people differently.
ReplyDeleteI am reading "I am Malala" and so far throughout the book Malala and her family has been through a lot, but usually gets through everything over time. Her family and herself had to move so many times and they have had to move because of the Taliban at one point. Even though where she lives religion is key and school is not very important and girls are shamed if they go to school, but Malala loves school and she finds every way to go to school. I believe that Malala is such a brave girl because she risks everything to still go to school and do speeches/interviews. If I were in her position I don't think that I would be able to half of the things that she did, I would be way to scared.
ReplyDeleteI agree that if I was in Malala shoes I would be so scared and just give up and not do all the stuff she is doing. An example of Malala not giving up is this quote I found "They can not stop me. I will get my education if its at home school, or somewhere else"(161). Malala believes education is very important and her dad supports her very well.
DeleteThat is the same with my book A Long Way Gone, his family and him have gone through so much, only his family is not with him and he is trying to find him.
DeleteIt is so heartbreaking to read about all the horrible things that were going on in that time period. With the violence and threats that Malala's family receives show's how strong of a family they really are because myself and my own family could for sure not make it through that they are.
DeleteElie Wiesel is dealing with being forced away from his home into a concentration camp and having been split up with his family, him and his father are battling to stay alive and together, the first day being at the camp he watched newborn children get thrown into a fire pit and burned alive, he recalls the screams of the babies.
ReplyDeleteIshmael is the main character in a long way gone He faces a bunch of adversity all at the same time. He goes days with out food or sleep and walks for miles at a time only stopping by the streams for water. Another problem he has to over come is not getting caught by the rebels. The rebels adjective is to loot and kill, local villages and recruit other soldiers. The problem is the rebels are every where and it is sometimes hard to get around from village to village. If i was in his shoes i would not be able to do it. In order to be able to run from the rebels i would need to have a full stomach and good nights rest.If i do not get that i would be completely worthless and have no energy to keep going. Ishmael has no other option its life or death for him
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a very interesting book and if i were Ishmael there is no way i would be able to do it. But im kind of confused because im wondering if the soldiers are out at all times.
DeleteI am reading I Am Malala and the adversity Malala is facing is that the Taliban wants to kick girls out of schools and just have all boys schools. There are more then 50,000 girls with know education because of the Taliban and one of those girls is Malala. Malala is handling it just fine by not going to school but she will do anything in her power to get her education back like writing journals and begin on TV. She speaks out for what she believes is right and her dad supports her through it all. If I where Malala I would just stay at home and work around the house until girls can go back to school. I would not do everything Malala is doing I would be way to scared to.
ReplyDeleteI am reading a long way gone, in my book Ishmael deals with the struggle of a civil war in his country. He gets swept up by his military toward the center of the book and they have him fight and kill. To get over the fact of what he's doing he does drugs to run away from his problems. but he is a young boy and is just trying to survive this brutality. if put in his shoes I'm not really sure what I would do, you either kill or be killed I guess so in the end I think I too would have to fight along with my country.
ReplyDeleteMy book can relate, in "Night" it takes place in WWII and Elie is brought into the middle of it by being taken away to a concentration camp where many horrible things happen to him physically and mentally.
DeleteIn "A Long Way Gone" Ishmael faces a lot of adversity not only from the rebels, but also from villagers who are scared of him and the environment. If i was in his place i would like to think that i would handle myself fairly well. However, that probably wouldn't be the case. just reading about the trials he went through made me realize how bad this war was. I would however, be proud and ready to serve my country just like Ishmael did.
ReplyDeleteDearest Ben, I agree with you, Beah did face a lot of adversity from not only the Rebels, but the villagers as well because they couldn't trust anybody. I also agree that i probably would not make it for as long as Beah did. I'm not used to that kind of an environment.
DeleteIn the book The kite runner Amir struggles with guilt. He did something he is not proud of when he was young, and he keeps revolving around it. And of course he did like any other kid did, he hid from the problem and he pushed it aside. Now he is an adult and has a wife, and even though its been plenty of years, he still has not put the past aside. He had a dream that he killed his friend, when he found out that he was killed. Even though he did not kill his friend, He still feels responsible to his death, and by what he put him through. If I were in his shoes, I feel I would do the same, As a kid we do not like fessing up to our parents when we do something wrong. But eventually I feel i would come clean about what happened because the guilt would be too strong
ReplyDeleteI would feel a lot of guilt too. Knowing he could have done something about it and knowing he could have done something about ho hassan got raped i would feel a lot of guilt.
DeleteI see what you mean i think it would be tough to deal with that regret. that would be a prose getting through that.
Deletein the book a thousand splendid mariam faces alot of struggles through out the book between her mothers suicide and her issues with her dad. she has been able to over come these . i feel like she is struggling alot with herself because of her family issues . she is also struggling with her marriage with rasheed because he is a complete jerk to her because mariam cant have a baby and all he does is ignore her,
ReplyDeletein A Long Way Gone if i was Ishmael and the rebels attacked the village i would leave the village as soon as possible and not stop running until i knew i was in safety then i would continue to walk until i knew i was out of the country. And i would do whatever it would take to survive.
ReplyDeleteI agreed, I would also run away and never look back. That is why it confused me why Ishmael kept going back. Seems kinda dumb if you ask me.
DeleteI agree. That would be such a scary situation that i wouldn't know what to do, i would follow others who are trying to get away. if you thought you had family still there though, you would want to go back to find them.
DeleteIn my book Ishmael faces many challenges, but I think one of the biggest challenges that he faces is not knowing what is next to come. All throughout this book Ishmael is questioning what is next for him. As he is wondering from town to town he doesn't know if the town that he is approaching is over run by the rebels, burnt to the ground, or if he will be shunned by all the villagers. Personally that would just drive me to insanity. I like to know what is going on at all times.
ReplyDeleteIn the book Night the main character faces a lot of adversity because he is a jew and to put it polite Germans are very friendly. He is challenged with the fact because his father is dieing in-front of him why they are in the camps. He is faced with all of these problems and he has to deal with these problems.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like our main person has to deal with alot with his life being truned upside down and being put in a camp.
Deletei agree with justin our main character in the book The Kite Runner faces alot of different problems and has to deal with them through out te book
Deletehey Jonathen you mean Germans arent very friendly?
DeleteI am reading Night, The main character is Ellie a jew during the Holocaust . Facing a ton in the camps. It started with him being separated from his mother and sister. Following that he began to starve from lack of food, saw his father beaten, watched hangings of others, consistently saw smoke rising into the sky, and smelt the scent of death. He is tortured on a daily basis from running over 20 kilometers to being whipped as a lesson for others. I would never be able to handle any of this.... It was such a bad time period full of so much death that making it as far as he did would be a miracle beyond belief
ReplyDeleteThat sounds horrible. There has been many losses in my book but near as graphic and painful as the ones that seem that are in your book.
DeleteI agree with you 100%. I still think what kept him from giving up through this was his hope in it coming to an end and the little faith he had. I also still wonder if he ever thinks of his mother and sisters.
DeleteI think Mariam has had a major struggle in the book A Thousand Splendid Suns because Rasheed wanted Mariam to get pregnant. She has a miscarriage and Rasheed started ignoring her. They tried six more times and failed every time. Rasheed became mad at frustrated with Mariam. She tried her best to please him and make thee house clean and cook his favorite meals, but, nothing worked. Later in the book the daughter of couple down the street from Mariam and Rasheed, Laila, almost got killed. Her house was struck by a rocket and Rasheed found her and brought her to his house. He and Maria nursed her back to health and Rasheed decided that he wanted to marry her. Laila was i think only 13 at the time and Mariam was very upset. Not long later Laila was pregnant and Mariam felt replaced. Rasheed now only thought of her as a maid. If I was Mariam, I don’t know what I would do.
ReplyDeleteI relate 100% i do not know what i would do either if i was her either. I would honestly probably go mute and not talk just obey his rules and everything.
DeleteIn my book the Kite Runner the main character has gone thought a lot during book he hasn't had that many physical challenges but rather emotional. He has been keeping a sercert since he has been keeping since hes been a young boy and he doesn't know how to tell anyone and its eating away at him. i was in his shoes i would have told some one to try to get revege for the kid and so that wasnt one my chest.
ReplyDeletei think in all of our books the main character has gone through a lot and in a way grew up to fast.
DeleteI am reading A long way gone and my main character faces a many struggles that a young boy shouldn't have to. One example is his village is being destroyed by a group of rebels and he ends up getting separated from his family. One more struggle he has to face is he keeps getting captured.
ReplyDeleteI think he handles the struggles very well by keeping his main focus on finding his family. I couldn't even imagine being in the same situation as him. I wouldn't know what to do or how to handle it all.
Sounds like your main character isn't going to give up till he finds his family and will do whatever it takes.
DeleteOur books are similar in many ways. One being that young kids are going through things that kids shouldn't ever go through. This young kids are having to do things that even some adults are afraid of which is truly brave and outstanding for them to do. I hope that everything turns out okay for the boy.
DeleteMuch like my book "Night", Elie Wiesel faces the harrowing and scaring memories of the Holocaust when he was a child; one being separated from his mother and sisters when they first got to the camp and later on, from his father.
DeleteI am reading A Thousand Splendid Suns, and one of the main characters is Laila. She is a 14 year old girl married to a man named Rasheed who is in his 40's. Rasheed is not a kind an in any way. Hes raped her, yelled at her, and forced her to have a baby. I view all of her challenges as absolutely horrible. I cannot believe that's how they are in their country. She wants to flee and get away from Rasheed, but it's also very tough for her to leave because he is so rough. I would try to do the same and flee from him. If I was not successful with that, I guess I would just deal with it. Maybe stand up for myself as much as I could without being abused or screamed at. I don't know that I would be able to handle myself very well in this situation due to personal things.
ReplyDeletei understand but Laila was already with a child when she married Rasheed. She married him and had sex with him to keep her unborn child safe when she was born. She made decisions to save her childeren and i give her credit for all the chocies she made.
Deletein my book Ishmael has gone through a bunch of hardships also and i dont know how he does it either.
DeleteI am reading Night, which is about a young Jewish boy in the holocaust. During his time in there he witnesses and experiences countless things. He sees babies thrown into fires, people by his side being killed, him going through countless selections, being whipped/ tortured, having to starve every day and fight through the hunger to see another day. Through this, he has trouble believing in his faith. He doesn't know if he should believe in god his god or even have faith in him for that matter. If I was in Elie shoes, I would struggle with my faith also. I wouldn't of been able to handle the torture and endless days of work and lack of food. He had many times of doubt and wanted to just give up, but he didn't because of his dad. His dad was his strength, he looked to his dad to keep fighting. When his dad was getting weaker, he would give up parts of his portion of food so his dad was able to get stronger. Through this, he showed strength by sacrificing his own food for his dad. I wouldn't be able to do that because I would want to mask the pain of starving some way. Through this book, he lost his faith at times, but he has also found his faith in different ways. He questioned himself and his faith everyday on why he was in there and no one else. Towards the end, he fought harder because he started to have hope it would end sooner.
ReplyDeleteI can relate our books because my main characters go through things kids shouldn't have to as well. Both Mariam and Laila are forced into arranged marriages, are growing up in the middle of a gruesome war, and don't have anyone they can trust.
DeleteOur books both have to deal with abuse because yours talks about being whipped and tortured and in my book theres rasheed hitting and starving the girls because they tried to run away from him.
DeleteI think our books could be similar in a way that isn't normally seen by the normal eye. Everybody goes through hardships like Malala, but others like obviously the Jews have gone through things that people shouldn't ever have to go through. But either way, they do what they can and keep moving forward and hope for a better day.
DeleteIn my book, A Thousand Splendid Suns, the main characters Mariam and Laila face all sorts of challenges. Laila gave Rasheed a child, but it was a girl so of course it wasn't good enough for him. Laila has this plan to run away with her baby, which she confides in Mariam about. Mariam, having to endure Rasheed's abuse for twenty years, is fully on board. She's formed a close relationship with Aziza, and she insists on coming with. They leave one day after Rasheed has left for work and make their way to the bus station. They meet a man there, telling him that Laila is a widow travelling with her daughter and mother to Pakistan, asking him to say they are cousins. The man agrees, and when they get to the Taliban man in front of the bus door, he whispers something in his ear. The guard tells Mariam and Laila he knows they're lying and takes them into an interrogation room. They eventually are returned home, where Rasheed is angrily waiting. He throws Laila and Aziza into a room, boards the window and blocks the sunlight coming from underneath the door. They go several days without food and water, Aziza becoming very weak causing Laila to fear losing her daughter. Flash forward a few years and Rasheed finally gets his son. Laila's delivery is anything but smooth. With no anesthetic, she's forced to be awake during her C-section. A few years later a fire causes Rasheed to lose his shop, leaving them scrounging to make ends meet. With not enough food, they are forced to send Aziza to an orphanage.
ReplyDeletei am reading a thousand splendid suns and if i was Mariam i would have fought back sooner rather than later. She let Rasheed beat and bully her for about 20 years before he found another wife. Even then he still beat her because he did not want to hurt his beloved new wife. I would have fought back i would have sought out for help not just take all the abuse.
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DeleteI get what you're saying about reaching out to get help about the abuse, but in their world it's just kind of accepted. I don't know if Mariam let him beat her necessarily, but she was forced to put up with it because he was the only reason she had food or shelter. At one point Laila does fight back, and he puts his gun in her mouth, so if he would do that to his "beloved" wife, I don't think he would hesitate killing Mariam on the spot
Thats crazy that he abused her for that long! i would have to agree that i would have also went out for help because that would be a horrible 20 years! does he still beat her? i hope she ends up ok!
DeleteIn Thousand Splendid suns Mariam faced abuse from her mom although she didn't know it because it as verbal abuse she went to her dads then his wife's kicked her out and then she had to put up with rasheed and the abuse followed. she struggled the most in this book and she over came this is because in the end she finally got away from everything. If i was in her place i wouldn't know hot to handle loosing my mom. i wouldn't know what to say when the girls kicked her out. But in the abuse thing I Definitely wouldn't know what to do especially that you couldn't run away.
ReplyDeleteMy character is Malala and she is a strong independent girl who really has strong beliefs about woman's rights. She handles her situations very delicately because her life is on the line depending on what she chooses what to say and do. I see Malala as a girl who believes in what she believes in and nothing and no one will change her mind. If I was Malala, I would be doing the same thing that she is doing. I would stand my ground and step up for what is right in this world and will not have any regrets about my choices and decisions I have made along the way.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is good that she is standing up for what she believes in. If I was in her spot I don't know if I would be able to do what she is doing. I'm glad that you would stand up for what you believe in too.
DeleteI also really agree with what you said. Malala is such an inspiration to many because of her determination, faith, and hope in tough situations. I also agree that you would do the same that she would.
DeleteThe main character in my book handles himself a lot better than I would have if I was him. He has gotten taken by the rebels multiple times and has gotten away from them. I was to get caught I don't think that I would be able to get out. He also had an encounter with a snake and didn't do anything about it. If it was me I would have killed it so that it couldn't come back.
ReplyDeleteI dont know how well I would do either but I dont think I would of killed the snake.
DeleteI agree if I was in that situation I don't how I would react, but I don't think i could kill a snake.
DeleteIm reading I am Malala I dont think i would be able to be in her shoes having to leave your home country and leave the culture you grew up with to move to a new country and adapt to a new culture.
ReplyDeleteI need some more input buddy, I really like the base of what you're giving us but I would like to know the reason behind why she had to leave. Was she threatened or was it some other forces coming into play? Also who's culture does she have to adjust to?
DeleteWhy does she move to another country? it sounds like an intresting book but i need to know a little more about it
DeleteIn "A Long Way Gone" Ishmael is a young boy who's entire life is turned upside down by attacks made by the rebels forces and joins the army, which makes him a violent thuggish person, he adapts well. If I were in his shoes I would be pissing my pants every couple minutes because of how scary and horrifying the scenery shown in the book.
ReplyDeleteWow, that sounds like a very interesting book! If I were in his shoes also, I would be very scared, it seems like this boy has been going through a lot in his life. Hopefully you are enjoying it!
DeleteIn my book my character has to face a verity of different hardships but the one that caught my attention the most was how he had to keep a secret since he was a kid and its just eating him away because he cant tell anyone the secret and if that were me i would just wanna tell somebody it because i wouldn't wanna keep letting it destroy me on the inside.
ReplyDeleteThe book I Am Malala, the main character goes through tragic life changes. The Taliban comes into her country and takes away the majority of things that she loves. Through the unnecessary violence, Malala stays strong throughout it all. Sadly the fifteen year old was targeted just because of her belief that women should have the right to attend school. Malala and her father have a tight father daughter bond which helps both of them get through this rough patch in their lives, while supporting each other. If I were in Malala's place, I honestly don't think I could last. She has a tremendous amount of strength at such a young age and I definitely don't compare.
ReplyDeleteIn "Night", Elie Wiesel faces many hardships directed towards his Jewish culture and is thrown into many different concentration camps that affected him physically and emotionally; but in his own Jewish people, he meets others from different backgrounds that has helped him persevere.
ReplyDeleteI am reading "I am Malala" and she faces challenges in an inspiring way. She doesn't run away from her problems, she goes towards them. She knows it's dangerous to go to school but she believes she should have a right so she goes anyway. She knows girls should have a right to education and she pushes for that, even when everyone else is against her. She's a brave girl. The reason she is how she is is because her dad is an awesome supporter. Her dad will support he no matter what and i think that's what helps motivate her. She knows what is right and is determined to go through the challenges to make things right. If I were her, I would find it difficult to go against others and put yourself in danger. She is a very brave person and I couldn't do what she did.
ReplyDeleteIn a Long Way Gone Ishmael has had an extremely hard life with many challanges. How i see it he has had a crazy life that not many people have to deal with by the age of 12. the kids running around with ak47s shooting at other people is ccrazy to even think about. for his age he handles it quite well, he dosent show how scared he is. if i was in his position i would be quite scared at the beggining of it all but i thibk after a while everyone would be more used to it. also i would do what ever it takes to stay alive.
ReplyDeleteI would also agree i think the average person would be scared because you are constantly on the run away from rebels and trying not to be captured by them
DeleteIn my book The Kite Runner Amir is trying to keep a secret and it is very hard for him because it is stressing him out because he wants to tell them so badly. If I were Amir I would just tell the secret because then he wouldn't have to worry about felling so bad because he hasn't said it. And with what Amir has gone through I don't think he needs anything bringing him down anymore.
ReplyDeletein a long way gone and the book is about Ishmael and the stuff he went through at a young age. He sucks up the hardships in life and keeps going through it.he is a 12 year old boy that knows way to much about war. Ishmael went through villages trying to get away from capture and bad things in his life while even being warned to keep running away. i feel bad for this Ishmael and hope i never have to go through any of these things.
ReplyDeleteI would also agree no one in their lifetime should have to see all the blood and guts right in front of their face every single day
DeleteI am reading the book a long way gone and as his town was shot up and he had to run away to find safety he keeps finding more and more villages that have already been raided by the rebels the only way he can ignore all of this is through his rap music his friends and to just keep moving. If i were in his situation i would have done the same exact thing just keep moving and when i had time to just listen to music
ReplyDeleteIn the book i am reading a long way gone the main character is a 12 year old boy that is living in a war torn country. His family was gone and he becomes a boy solder and begins war and drugs it is amassing that he was able to survive all this and still recover in the end.
ReplyDeleteMy character is Malala and she is a ver strong and independent woman who really has beliefs about woman's rights and children's education rights. She has to handle things with much caution because people have been/are watching her every move. I see Malala as a very determined girl and will work hard for her goals. If I was Malala, I would be doing the same thing that she is doing. I would stand up for the people who don't have a voice and also step up for what is right in this world.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book night and all of the main characters have a lot to deal with as the story is told. I could not imagine the mind set these people have acquired. being in their shoes is unthinkable.
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