Quote #1: "He looked at me with bloodshot eyes and a face that said, 'I will kill you if I want to and nothing will come out of it.' The look was familiar to me." Ishmael's thought/ random soldier, page 212
Significance #1: I think that Ishmael was able to read this soldiers look so well because he had been in his situation where he killed and killed and it was never to his benefit, or anyone else's. Also, I think that the soldier was so tired and been through so much that because Ishmael bumped into him, he probably would have hurt him if he had the chance. Ishmael understood the soldier's feelings that he interpreted so he didn't worry about it either.
Connection #1: I can connect to this quote because sometimes if someone might say something mean or do something mean I can tell how they are feeling. These times I think about how it felt to be in their situation or to be feeling sick or sad and so I don't worry about what they did.
Question #1: What would you have done in Ishmael's situation if you knew the soldier did that on purpose?
Quote #2: "I concluded to myself that if I were the hunter, I would shoot the monkey so that it would no longer have the chance to put other hunters in the same predicament." Ishmael, page 218
Significance #2: I think that Ishmael concluded that if he were ever in this situation that he would shoot the monkey because he doesn't want anyone else to ever have to make that choice. I think that he feel that him shooting the monkey signifies him going to war and he does not want any one else to have to go through what he went through. Ishmael feels that if everyone decides to not shoot the monkey, they would all lose one parent and everyone after them would too, so if he takes a sacrifice, no one would have to go through that pain.
Character Analysis #2: Ishmael has grown so much since the beginning of the book. I think that he has experienced and seen so much that he does not want any one else to have to go through that. At the beginning of the book, I am not sure if Ishmael would say he would make that kind of decision. Not that I think he was selfish, but I don't think he knew enough about enduring that kind of pain to choose that choice.
Question #2: If you were asked that question what would you do and why?
Monday, March 9, 2009
A Long Way Gone: Post 6
Posted by Camille at 5:40 PM
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Quote#1:I think that Ishmael is like looking in the future if he were to stay in the army, and I agree with you that the solider and been through probably through the same as Ishmael when he was in the war.
Question#1:I think that the solider did that on purpose so he could do something to someone. He also seemed like he was going to kill Ishmael.
Quote#2:I agree with you that he would shoot the monkey which symbolizes that him going to war and he doesn't want anymore fighting, so he would shoot the monkey so nobody go through what he did.
Question#2: If I was asked that question I would shoot the monkey like Ishmael and many others, so that nobody else would go through that kind of pain and decision.
Quote #1: I agree with you. I tihnk that Ishmael was definately familliar with the look that the soldier gave him. If someone gives you a look, its sometimes easy to tell what emotion they're thinking.
Question #1: I probably would have ignored him, but left quickly so he couldn't hurt me. I also would have felt empathy for him.
Quote #2: I agree that he would be making a sacrifice. I like how you interpreted the quote.
Question #2: I think I would do the same thing Ishmael did so that nobod would have to suffer.
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