Blog Response #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'm reading kite runner and one of the main characters friends hassan has a way harder time than amir the main character. Hassans dad is amirs dads servant and is very poor. Hassan also is born different than most and has distinctive features that he gets mocked for. He is very loyal to his friend amir but amir is not the same way to hassan which is unfortunate. If I was him there is not a lot you can do because he can't change his appearance or the fact that he's poor.
ReplyDeletesounds like Hassan has a rough life that he is in hopefully the book is enjoyable for you
DeleteSeems like Hassan is living a rough life that he can not control.
DeleteIts brutal how bad of a friend Amir was, other than him reading to Hassan which was more about himself anyways I cant really remember a time he was ever even nice to him.
DeleteYeah, definitely true how Hassan will most likely go his entire life being mocked and ridiculed just based off his looks and heritage. Lowkey makes me so mad how even his "Best Friend" also treats him like crap when he is literally the nicest little boy on the planet.
Deleteit sounds like hassan has a really rough life
Deleteim reading the book The Kite Runner and the main character Amir handles the challenge of remembering his past as a kid when his servant Hassan was Sexually assaulted and due to his guilt of not saving Hassan, he did the unthinkable and framed Hassan for stealing after he placed an envelope of money and an expensive watch under Hassans bed. If i was the main character i would have tried anything to save Hassan and if i couldn't then I'd tell an adult and get help.
ReplyDeletethis explains this well olivia i would totally do the same!
Deletewow that is crazy..... and i think you have the right idea of doing anything to save hassan!
DeleteI am reading A Long Way Gone and both Ishmael and his friend Talloi are having really hard times right now. Currently, they are running away from the Rebels. As days go by, they see more and more death and tragic moments. I think the challenges they are facing are the most surreal, as they are in the midst of a war and at any moment could be killed. If I were in Ishhmael's shoes, I would handle the situation the same way he is, and I would try to run as far and fast as i can, for as long as I can.
ReplyDeletesounds like a tough life to be in
Deletethis is a really good way to look at the novel
DeleteThis book sounds really good sometimes it makes you forget that this actually happened to someone and they had to fight for there lives and see all of the death and destruction.
Deletethis is a great way to explain what Ishmael has been going through
Deletethis was a great way to explain what is happening to ishmael
DeleteIn I am Malala she faces a lot of sexism. Now the thought of going to school is the hardest thing in the world. Before the Taliban can it was ok to have girls and boys enter through different doors. Now with this radio host and Taliban targeting the school girls are leaving the school because of the presser of safety. If I was Malala I would have left the school long age but she is a fighter and wont be threat easily.
ReplyDeletethat's a really good point she does seem like a strong willed person
DeleteHope, I also, if put into Malala's situation, would not attend school out of the fear of being the Taliban's next target.
DeleteHope, I would agree that the challenge she faces is sexism. I like you would not attend school either but I would educate myself in other ways. Would you still educate yourself if you were in her shoes?
DeleteThat is very interesting Hope! That is crazy about the doors, and i hope she finds a way to have women do things.
DeleteI would agree with you, I would leave school for my safety. It sucks that they are targeting female schools and in the book it is nice to learn about her struggles in her country. It just sucks they are taking away the rights of women. I really hope the Taliban will get shut down soon and is still not going on.
DeleteHope, i agree she is a fighter and like you said i would leave if i was put in her situation.
DeleteI'm reading A Thousand Splendid Suns, and one of the main characters Mariam faces challenges by having to get married to an older guy so young. She was treated poorly by him and was forced t get pregnant and have his kid but she lost the baby. Mariam deals with the struggles at a very slow rate and doesn't really try to leave or anything. I think she doesn't really care how she's treated because she was forced into this and she has a place to stay. If I was Mariam I would try to run away from Rasheed and go and find my other family members or friends, anything to get away from him.
ReplyDeletewow this sounds very bad grace, if i was mariam i would do the same thing!
DeleteI agree with you thoughts on mariam and description on how she has been struggling. Do you think her life will get better?
DeleteGrace, I agree with this 100%. If I was Mariam I would run away from that terrible man.
DeleteI agree grace, mariam is in a really tough spot and i wouldo do the same and run away!
Deletei am reading kite runner and one of the characters that faces adversity is Hassan, he has had a harder life then Amir growing Amir has gotten everything given to him and Hassan is just there as his servant. Hassan has not had a good life growing up Amir friends have done some bad things to Hassan and Amir does not stick up for him, but Hassan just lets this all go, he lets the people treat him badly and he just deals with it, if i were Hassan i think i would speak up and tell someone or get a new friend that actually cares.
ReplyDeleteThis kind of sounds like the book i am reading but the mother treats my main characters brothers with everything they could ask for but not the main character. Is he currently your favorite character?
DeleteOlivia, Amir sounds like a not so good friend to Hassan and sounds like he isn't treated well. If you were the author what new character friend would you give Hassan?
DeleteThat is very sad that Amir won't stick up for his friend! I hope Hassan finds a different friend or Amir starts being nicer. Hope the book gets better!
DeleteI am currently reading A Thousand Splendid Suns and the character in my book that faces adversity is Laila. I view her challenges as upsetting, tough, complicated, and upsetting. she handles these situations very well compared to her mother who just sits and sulks she still gets up everyday and does her best to protect and survive for herself. If i was in my characters situation i would not handle myself the same as her, she is quick to thinking after getting put through lots. i would i be upset and probably sit around for awhile and think about all the bad that has happened in such a short time.
ReplyDeleteDarcy, I agree with your thoughts on Laila and how she is not treated well from her mother and how her mother went into a depressive state after she had Laila.
DeleteWow Darcy, it must take a lot for Laila to handle all these things, and she's doing it better than her Mother which is impressive.
DeleteI am reading A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. On of the main characters in the book is Mariam Jo who faces terrible events in her life. At first Mariam was born without her father present in the household and he visited her every Thursday for an hour then leaves again to spend time with his wives children. Mariam then lost her mom due to her hanging herself when Mariam left to go to Herat. Mariam then was forced to marry Rasheed and to have his baby which she had several miscarriages. Mariam handles all her challenges by handling her grief by crying when by herself and praying for the baby that she lost. Mariam handles living with Rasheed by letting her get used to her new life and then becoming a normal wife by cleaning the house and making supper. If I was Mariam I would struggle at first with her new life and then I would process that this is my life now and I have to deal with it. I would be angry if my dad gave me away to an older man for marriage and wants to say that he is sorry for doing it and wants to visit more.
ReplyDeleteAddison, i agree on what you would do if you were Mariam. What would you do if you were Mariam and wanted to leave Rasheed?
DeleteThis book is so crazy and makes me feel so angry. I agree with you on what your saying I cant imagine how Mariam feels about father not being there at all.
DeleteIn the book Night Elie was brought to the concentration camps and was forced to do manual labor and he was given little to no food while there. While he was there he was forced to say goodbye to his mother and his sister knowing he might not ever see the two of them ever again. He was forced to run every morning to be tested to see if they were fit to be kept or sent of and killed. If I were in the characters position I think it would suck but I think I would do anything they asked to keep surviving. seeing my mother and sister get taken away it would be really heartbreaking and would be tuff to go through.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about doing whatever they ask you to do to survive.
Deletei do not know if i could deal with watching my mother being taken from me sounds traumatizing
DeleteI agree with your views on doing whatever it takes to survive.
Deletethis sounds really sad especially that it happened to a kid and that it wasn't just him but millions had to go through this. I can't imagine having my family taken away from me that would be very traumatizing.
DeleteI agree with your views, and this book sounds really interesting.
DeleteI am reading kite runner by Khaled Hosseini one of the main characters is Amir. Amir has gone through a lot in his life so far and he hasn't really dealt with them in a good way. He mainly just took everything out on Hassan and made Hassan do everything for Amir.
ReplyDeleteI agree with that and i feel Hassan never deserved be treated in such harsh ways
DeleteI am reading the book Night and the main character Elie Wiesel has to face a lot of adversity and challenges in the book. It all started when they were on there way to the camps. On there way to the camps they would get beat if they were not quiet. Once they got to the camps he had to lie about his age either wise he would have got killed. In the morning when they wake up they have to run a certain distance. But Elie Wiesel gets through this all by doing what is said and listening to the officers.
ReplyDeletehow old is the boy going through all the adversity?
DeleteI agree he had to obey every command given to him in order to survive.
DeleteIn the book Night by Elie Wiesel was captured by German soldiers and forced into labor at many different concentration camps. With each camp brought a new challenge. It seemed like after every move thing's just got worse. When he arrived at Auschwitz, he was astonished at how the troops would treat him. He got new clothes and shoes when he arrived and a full warm meal every day, it was nothing like the other camps.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, everything they do it just keeps getting worse and worse. It's like they haven't got a break since the first day the Germans came to their town.
DeleteIshmael is the main charter in my book and probably has the most adversity out of any 10 year old could ever have. with his parents dead and brother gone he his trying to survive all by himself during his country's civil war. He has delt with and seen the most horrific seances that any body schould see as a 10 year old. he went on his own to try and survive and hide from rebels. He dose not know where is next meal will come from and has been in so many near death experiences. he survives by running and hiding from the rebels trying to escape this war that he has to deal with. if i were in his shoes i do not think i could last vary long not knowing who to trust and what to eat. i would try my best to survive but do not think i could for as long as he has.
ReplyDeletevery well put, I agree with your want to try and live.
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ReplyDeleteIn A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah goes through a lot of hard times early in the book. He has already lost his home, been separated from his family, and is constantly running from the rebels. He and his friends go days without food, and they never know who to trust. Even when they meet other villages, people are scared of them and think they’re dangerous. Ishmael feels confused, lonely, and scared, but he keeps going because he wants to survive and find his family. If I were in his situation, I would be really scared too. I’d try to stay with people I trust and keep moving, just like Ishmael does. I don’t think it would be easy, but I’d try my best not to give up hope. Ishmael’s strength shows that even in really hard times, people can keep going
ReplyDeleteI agree with you if I was in his place I would be scared as hell too and would just try to do the same thing that Ishmael is.
DeleteHis life is tough, i wonder how he can even function after all the hardship.
DeleteI am reading Night by Elie Wiesel. The character's name in the book is also Elie, and he has faced a lot of hardships in the story. In the beginning he gets taken out of his home, and transported in a train to Auschwitz. In the train they were borderline starved as well as dehydrated. They started going crazy, it was cold in there too. In Auschwitz they were separated from their families, shaved, undressed, beaten, and much more. Elie sticks by his dads side the whole time, trusting him that they will get through this together. That's how they are still alive so that's what they're going to continue doing. I couldn't imagine myself in my characters position, the things that jews went through is horrible, and hi honestly do not know what I'd do if i was in their position.
ReplyDeleteI think the Night and A Long Way Gone main characters have somewhat of similar situations that they are experiencing. When Ishmael was caught by the rebels they were lined up, humiliated, and threatened to be killed. However, Ishmael and his friends are lucky enough that they have the opportunity to escape where Elie has no way of escaping.
DeleteIn the book i am currently reading Kite runner by Khaled Hosseini. The character i feel faces the most challenges is Hassan. Hassan is constantly on the receiving end of everything it feels like whether it is from Amir being mean or framing him for stealing his watch or getting raped he always seems to be un affected if I was him i would have stood up to this a long time ago.
ReplyDeleteyeah G rant i wouldnt put up with the stuff he is, why haasnt he? is he scard to?
DeleteI believe it is mostly due to the traditional life they live and that Hassan is a servant
DeleteIn the novel I am Malala, the main character, Malala, faces great challenges including sexism and access to education. The challenges that she explains are happening in Pakistan are very similar to the challenges children still face there today. It is hard for me to comprehend the extent of the sexism as in the United States we are very fortunate to have freedoms for both genders. Malala handles her struggles well for her age and does everything that she can to still have an access to education. Though the Taliban is everywhere in her hometown she still is strong willed and continues to go to school. If I were in her position I think I would stop going to school out of fear that I would be the Taliban's next target.
ReplyDeleteAddi, I would definitely agree that the access to education is a huge struggle for her and girls in her culture. Like you I would also stop going to school in fear that I would be the next target as well.
DeleteAddi I agree with you. I just want to know what is your on the radio host guy. To me he sounds like a nonviolent part of the Taliban.
DeleteI agree with what you are saying. Malala does face great challenges with the Taliban. Like you I would hide as I wouldn't want to get killed. I hope we learn that the Taliban gets ended and stops interfering with other peoples life's. It shows how much of a struggle her life is as a female in her country.
DeleteAddi, this book sound great and i also agree with you. I think i would hide from the Taliban in fear. It is interesting how she handles the struggles very well, i couldn't do that.
Deletei agree jimmy. ishmeals situation would be hard for anyone but it probably helps that he was trained for war as a child
DeleteI am reading A Long Way Gone and Ishmael biggest challenge is just staying alive. His group has no food or money. So everyday they try to get food but most times they take risk that are not worth it. It is a struggle for food but that is not only why the struggle to stay alive. They also get attacked by rebels. This leads to moments that they could have died but luckily didn't. If i was the main character i would be dead.
ReplyDeleteYeah that doesn't sound like this would be a very good situation for anyone to be in, you would just have to hope that you're particularly lucky and survive.
DeleteJimmy i don't think you would have died already i think you would probably try and do the same as Ishmael and his friend, trying to run away from the rebels and fight for survival.
DeleteThat is so tough for Ishmael. At that point I think they should all become cannibals. Surviving without food and enemies attacking sounds very difficult, I think I would've probably died in the first encounter with the Rebels.
DeleteI agree with the struggles that you listed and how they make mistakes due to being hungry and thirsty for so long witch is kind of sympathized by the author a little bit and it really makes you understand there struggle.
DeleteI could not agree more on what you've said here. I do not know what I would do in Ishmaels situation. You would have to have a lot of grit to stay alive.
DeleteI am reading A Thousand Splendid Suns and a way that Mariam faced a hardship was through her father and mother. Mariam wanted to go out with her father to his cinema and her father told her he would meet her in this exact spot at 11:30 and her father never showed up. Mariam ended up going all the way to his house, but when she got there her father's workers where telling her he was away for work and Mariam waited until it was almost dark out. I think Mariam's father was lying. This is hard for her because she feels like her father does not want to do anything with her. Her mother likes to make up stories about Mariam's father and say he was never there for her the way she was, her mother seems very protective over Mariam. If I was the main character I think I would do anything to get away because Mariam's mom seems crazy and also bipolar.
ReplyDeleteI am reading A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah in this book Ishmael has faced a lot of hardships with having to run from rebel soldiers and hide in a tree to hide from wild boars chasing him. Ishmael does the best he can in these situations by staying calm and making sure that him and his friends stay alive and together. If I was the main character, I would run for the ocean like Ishmael did and try to stay with people I knew and trusted to keep some company around in these hard times. I would try to handle myself calmly but probably wouldn't happen and I'd just try to find any of my family like Ishmael is.
ReplyDeleteJaxen I would do the same thing, just try and get as far away from the rebels as possible
DeleteI agree that he does a pretty good job getting away from the rebels you can see the main reason he gets away for the most part is because the other people slow down while running away even sometimes stopping and that's when he usually gets away.
DeleteIn the book A Long Way Gone Ishmeal and his friends face a lot of challenges, I think there challenges are some of the hardest things they are going to have to go through in their life because being in the middle of a war and having to fight for your survival with limited food and water and having to run and walk many miles a day just to get away from the rebels. I think Ishmeal and his friends are handling the situation pretty well despite going back into Mattru Jong and almost being captured. I think i would do the same thing as Ishmeal, trying to run away from the rebels and get as far away as possible.
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree for how much they loss and what they are going through they are handling it better then I could ever think of.
DeleteI dont think I would be able to survive in a war with limited food and water
DeleteOne character who faces adversity in The Kite Runners is Amir's father "Baba", about a third of the way through the book baba and Amir have to escape to America after the infighting in Afghanistan. Despite the fact that he is very rich in Afghanistan and will have to downsize once in America, baba still makes the trip for the safety of him and his son. If i were in his shoes I'm sure it would be tough to realize I had to leave my life of luxury, but there's no doubt i would escape If i knew the life of my family was on the line.
ReplyDeleteYeah absolutely agree with your view on Babas struggles. Was definitely more of a difficult lifestyle change for him moving to America.
DeleteThis book is brutal with how descriptive it is. I don't know how he is still alive.
ReplyDeleteIn the novel, Night, the main character is Elie, he faces adversity by being in a concentration camp and fighting for his and his fathers life. How I view his challenges are very interesting because he is trying so hard to stay alive and hearing his struggle makes me feel so bad for him. He struggles to try and save his dad and keep him alive because he thinks they are getting out alive. I have so much simpathy for him because of everything he went through, he survived and fought for soo long. The Germans tortured them terribly. Well I am a girl so i would be dead so I do not know how I would handle myself, but in the beginning i probably would not take it very well, because I am not a fighter. I would probably just wait for death, instead of suffering.
ReplyDeletewow this book sounds very interesting and I would probably do the same thing and not know how to handle these situtations
Deletein the book i am reading "night" be Elie wizle, the main charictor elie is challenged with a lot of bad stuff that happens to him and his family. within the first 30 pages of the book elie gets seperated from his mother when they are ordered off the bus. in my opinion Elie handles this very well considering the circumstances. although he realy had no choice because he literally would get burned if he talked back or tried otherwise. if i was elie i would make a run for it and risk getting caught because chances are he will get killed anyway and at least he tried.
ReplyDeleteYeah WW2 was really rough on the Jews. You have to remember that the German Army at that time were so advance that they were in the lead of everyone at the time. Plus they had German Shepherds that were really aggressive and loved chomping on some Jews.
DeleteI am reading A Thousand Splendid Suns and one of the main characters in the book is named Marium. Throughout this book so far she struggles with different things, such as her not growing up with a father. Her having to deal with her moms suicide. One day she came home from Jalils house and she found her mom hanging there on a tree. Another thing she had to go through was being forced to marry a guy names Rasheed. Marium handles these hardships by crying a lot and letting out her emotions. I am not sure what I would do if I had to go through these hardships and how I would handle them but I would probably also be very emotional like she is.
ReplyDeleteJeez Cassie, this seems like a very great book but also so sad!! Have you found yourself not being able to read the entire book because of the graphicness?
DeleteCassie this seems like a good book but sad at the same time, I would probably be sad a couple times if I had to read this book. Have you been sad a couple times while reading it? You should let me know your overall thoughts about the book and how you like the ending.
DeleteI'm reading I Am Malala. For almost the entire first section of this book she does not talk about her personal struggles at all. She mostly talks about her parents, well mainly her father's, struggles with marriage and being poor. I think this book should've been called I Am Ziauddin with how much she talks about her father's struggles. I can say that Malala did have some kinds of struggles when it came to the rules women are expected to follow in Pakistan. She can't drive or leave the house without a man, but her father still lets her get an education and pretty much be free and do what she wants. She really doesn't have a very hard life (from what I'm seeing) until she speaks out and gets shot. Even after she gets shot, (which has not even been mentioned in the book yet and I'm almost halfway through it...) it boosts her career, and she can talk more about women's rights. If I were Malala, I would probably focus my book more on women's right rather than my family struggles. I also probably wouldn't have spoken out knowing the Taliban would come get me because that's just a death wish. I don't understand why people continue to live in Pakistan when there are so many horrible rules and dangerous people. Maybe use the money you had to buy an entire school to move your family into a safe place, Ziauddin.
ReplyDeleteVanessa, I like your idea of them using their money to move to another safer place but do you think that they had to much pride to do so and that's why they chose not to?
DeleteLove the thoughts but you have to think from the side. They love there pride more than family and Malala's pride is in the classroom (the one place she feels smart), and if you read the Prologue it said they never go after woman.
DeleteI love the fact that you said this book should be called I am Ziauddin. You have a very good point!
Deletesound interesting. definitly a hard decuidion on what to do in that situation. weld cap
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book 'A Long Way Gone' and if i were to be in the main characters shoes i honestly don't really know what i would do because its a miracle that Ismael Beah is even alive in the first place. But if i had to try and survive this i would be a little more cautious than he has been so far throughout the story because he tends to always go back to his town when there are rebels still in the area. But other than that he does a pretty good job with getting away from the rebels for the most part but i don't know how i would react with seeing all these dead people and very injured people die right Infront of my eyes like he did.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your views completely. Its crazy how some people had to go through this. So far its been a really good book!
DeleteI think he's making really risky decisions right now that are causing him his life and crazy to just see him getting away from these rebels.
DeleteI'm reading A Thousand Splendid Suns, and one of the main characters is Mariam. She is treated so badly. She faces many many struggles in life that is having her struggle and she also isnt living with her father which is really hard on her. Or another tough one is her having to deal and cope with her mom suicide. One day when she came home she just saw her mom hanging. If i was the main character i would lock myself in a room for a long time because i would be so sad and upset i wouldnt know what to do. She is very tough emotionally trying to handle all these hardships in life.
ReplyDeleteWow Cece, this seems like a heard book to read but I think you would be able to talk about your feelings knowing you have people that stand with you. Have you had to put this book down because it was a hard read?
DeleteI agree Mariam is a very tough girl especially with all she has been through. I am very curious with how this story is going to end.
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ReplyDeleteIn the book The Kite Runner, Amir faces friendship challenges, guilt, fear of being left out, fear of not impressing his father. He does not handle most of this well, he tries to find his way to the top of every situation, but he fails himself. If i was Amir, I do not think that I could live with the guilt of not reporting Hassan's rape incident. I also do not think I would challenge my friendship to ensure my father loves me more. I feel i would be way more understanding and feel that I would want to get this guilt off my chest!
I also think that Amir faces a lot of guilt from what his actions where when everything with Hassen happened.
DeleteI am reading A Thousand Splendid Suns and the main character, Mariam has faced many hardships. She is forced to marry a man 40 years her senior who abuses her. She does not do much to speak up and fight him. She did try to run away with Laila but he caught them and beat Mariam. If I were Mariam, I do not know if there was anything I could do. The setting is very patriarchal and does not support women. Even with everything Mariam has gone through. she is still very strong. I would not be as strong as Mariam
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a very good interesting book, the way you explain she was forced to marry a guy at a young age and that he abuses her which she tries to run away from him has me hooked into the book now and makes me want to read it now.
DeleteYour book seems hard to read when topics like that. In my book something different happens but I can relate to not knowing what I would do if I was in my main characters shoes.
DeleteI am reading I am Malala. She and her people face adversity by the Taliban. The Taliban is killing people, and trying to take over. People are having their male kids join the Taliban to keep them safe. I view Malala's challenges hard, she is in fear for her life. She can no longer go to school as the Taliban has blow up schools. Malala faces the hard ships by staying strong. She does this documentary and article/ journal (she does use a code name in the article/journals) to give light and a human view on the things happening with the Taliban. With me I wouldn't try and do that, to keep my life. I would try to escape the madness going on. If I was not able to escape, I would just keep my head down until they are done, I wouldn't want a target on my back.
ReplyDeleteElla i agree i would also leave if i was put in her situation and wouldn't want the target on my back either.
DeleteI am reading night, Elie goes through a lot of adversity and challenges. He is taken out out of his home town and put into a concentration camp. He had to watch his mother and sister get taken away, its given that they were killed. They are seeing burning bodies, and jews being murdered every day. He is having to run several miles every day to see if they are fit, so they can be useful to the Germans. If they were not useful they were killed. If i was in his situation i would continue to do labor for the Germans, because i had my father with me and just do what they asked of me and maybe good things would happen.
ReplyDeletewould you be able to go thru with everything that happened to your character
DeleteWow, this book sounds interesting. I don't think i could continue to keep going after seeing all of these people die already. I am surprised Ishmael is handling this situation well.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't gotten that far in the book I Am Malala yet, she's still talking about her family and people at school. Every person she introduces there's a meaning to their name and she explains that, some aren't that good she explains that some of the meanings to some of their names are sad. She also talks about how she used to be at the top of the class but a new classmate named Malka-e-Noor joined their class and competed with Malala with the end of the school year exam and beat Malala, which Malala was not happy about that and ended up going home to cry to her mother about it so her mother comforted her. Then after that I think Malala was fine about coming in second place after Malka-e-Noor got first place. I don't how I would handle it, it seems like a lot of stress to go through and a lot of name meanings to remember and explain so I don't know how I would handle it. I truly don't know what I would do either it just seems a lot of is going on in her life even though were not to the good part yet but it just seems like Malala is under a lot of stress already before she gets to explaining about how she was shot.
ReplyDeletethe brutalities that ishmael sees is awful especially for a 13 year old to witness and im surprised he hasnt gone insane yet
ReplyDeleteI'm reading Kite Runner, and the main character Amir struggles to cope with the fact that when his best friend Hassan got raped, he was too scared to help him. He tries to act like he has no idea about what had happened, but he cant really handle the guilt, so he does evil things to Hassan in an effort to get him to lash back at him to make things even in a sense, but he ends up just putting more guilt on himself. I personally think that Amir is an idiot for trying to handle things the way he did, but if i was in his position, first off, woulda helped Hassan of course, but in the case that i didn't, i would have just been honest, being honest and putting the whole thing behind us would have been a way simpler option.
ReplyDeleteI am reading A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, I would say the main character is Mariam. In this novel I feel like Mariam really struggles with her relationship with her mother Nana. I know in one part of the book Nana called Mariam a bastard. Nana also says all of these awful things about Mariam's dad. I think that everything Nana says about Mariam's dad is a lie, especially because Mariam's dad always says how much he loves her and that Nana is lying about the things she says.
ReplyDeleteIn The Kite Runner Amir does not face hardship well. There was the situation with Hassen when Amir handled it very badly. He did not do anything when it happened and he just decided to walk away and pretend that it didn't happen. After that instead of making it right and or still pretending nothing happened he made everything way worse. He felt bad and regret for what he did and then took those emotions and pushed Hassen even farther away. He made Hassen even more alone when he should've done the opposite.
ReplyDeleteI think this is very interesting because it reminds me of my book (A Long Way Gone) in the sense that when Ishmael first encountered all of the problems he is facing, he was a lot more emotional and even felt guilty at times for the hardships he had faced, as well as the hardships others around him had faced.
DeleteIn A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah goes through a lot of hard times, like losing his family and being forced to become a child soldier. He deals with a lot of pain, violence, and fear, but somehow he manages to keep going. Even when things get really bad, he doesn’t completely give up. When he gets a chance to recover, he slowly learns how to trust people again and starts to heal. If I were in his situation, I don’t know if I could handle it the way he did. I’d probably be scared and feel hopeless, but I’d try to stay strong and remember who I was before everything changed. Ishmael’s story shows how strong people can be, even when everything seems impossible.
ReplyDeletei really like the detail you go into and enjoyed the second part ; )
DeleteI am reading A Long Way Gone, and the main character, Ishmael, is in the middle of a war that is spreading throughout his country. As the book progresses, the reader can see just how much this war affects Ishmael, as we can see his differences in mindset and attitude as he goes from town to town, group to group. I think Ishmael handles the situations the best one could, given his young age and the situation at hand. In his place, I genuinely don't know how well I would do, but I do know I would certainly want to fight.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think that this book is one where the reader has a lot to think about, especially considering the raw emotion and graphic nature that this book presents as purely common (which is to be expected in times of war). I do think it is intriguing how it progresses into a more blank expression of the graphic details, compared to the emotional descriptions in the beginning of the book, almost as though Ishmael himself is showing how his mind changed over the course of the story.
ReplyDeleteI am reading Along Way Gone, and the main characters name is Ishmeal and I think that in the situations he is in he definitely needs to play more cautious when just wondering from village to village knowing the rebels are after him I think he's not being smart and kind of just inviting himself to these villages and taking food and supplies before leaving the next day for the rebels to invade the village without them being there. And I think if I were in Ishmael's shoes I would try to stay safe in one village until he was forced to move instead of trying to live every day on the brick of nothing and just low supplies
ReplyDeleteyou did a good job summing up what all happened in that chapter
DeleteI'm just surprised that he's still alive in these situations he's in and how he's
ReplyDeletejust slipping through and getting away from the rebels and making his way out of everything
I am reading a long way gone and some of the hardships he is going through are trying to stay alive by looting and trying to survive the war that is about to break out and flip the entire country's way of life. if i had the same hardships as ishmeal i would try my hardest to just get out of the country and get somewhere safe. i would try and protect myself and stay alive.
ReplyDeleteI am reading I am Malala the main character Malala faces many challenges including access to education. Malala does everything she can to get the education she and all other girls can get she starts a blog to get out there about everything she was going through. Due to sexism the girls are getting very little education and have very little rights. If I was put in Malala situation, I would not continue to go to school being the Taliban target would be my fear.
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