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 had the book A Long Way Gone and the characters challenges were sad and unimaginable. I would say the challenges were sad because of how a bunch of people got killed, people got separated from their families and lost their homes, and towns were destroyed because of the rebels, The challenges were unimaginable because I can't imagine go through such tragedy as these people went through. The main Character Ishmael handles this in a better manner than I think I could he as he loses all his family he learns how to deal with his anger along with learning survival techniques and having to find food and water to survive. If I was in this situation at first I would probably just want to give up and think I can't do this especially if I lost my family. Then I would pick myself right back up and try to do anything to survive like Ishmael did.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree that losing my family would make it hard to survive. It's good that you would try to survive.
DeleteIn "I am Malala,"' Malala and her family face numerous challenges. They are in constant fear for their lives and always wondering where the Taliban are located. Malala handles everything extremely well and remains calm, even when schools are bombed and her family begins receiving death threats. If I was in Malala's situation, I do not think I would handle myself as well as her, and I probably would have abandoned my home long before they even thought about leaving.
ReplyDeleteWhen we read that book in 6th grade i saw that Malala was remaining calm even when she got shot she recovered and rebelled against the Taliban.
DeleteI think it would be pretty scary to have to live in constant fear you whole life always wondering what is going to happen next. That is very impressive that Malala can handle it all so well. I on the other hand would not be able to remain calm if the school was bombed or my family was getting death threats. That is a lot for one person to handle on his or her own.
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ReplyDeletein "Night" Elie and his family face numerous challenges. They lost their home and got separated by the Nazis. They also have to try to survive working in concentration camps with the Nazis beating them if they mess up one time. Elie is handling the situations well by remaining calm and just doing what the Nazis tell him to do. If i was in Elie's shoes i wouldn't handle myself as well and i would probably try to rebel or escape the camps.
I totally agree. I would not have made it through without being killed. I have too much of a temper and I think this would have gotten me killed.
DeleteIn the book Night Elie faces challenges that nobody can probably relate to in today's world. He loses his family from the concentration camps he went to and sees his father die right next to him. he had to suffer from extreme starvation and always had to work as a laborer. He was able to stay strong through prayer and believing that it would all end he just had to hold on. He handled everyday as it was his last so if he left the world knowing he did his hardest. I think that I would have handled it differently and did stuff differently, but I still think that it would have been almost impossible for anyone.
ReplyDeleteSpoiler alert.. I did not know that his father gets killed right in front of him. This is horrible. The one person he held onto to see him through this gets killed. I would have had a hard time seeing this if I were in Elie's shoes. I truly is a survival game and how much can the Nazis break you before you end it all?
Deleteagreed when they were beating his father in front they wanted to see if they could get a reaction from Elise but he was smarter then they thought and just kept silent.
DeleteI agree that you can't really compare to the events that they had to go through. I agree that I would handle it differently but I am not sure exactly how I would handle it.
DeleteI am reading the book Night. In the book the main character has to go through the Holocaust. This is a major challenge for him as his life is at risk and he has no control over his own life and has no way out of it. I think that most of the time he is in shock as he doesn't know how to or have much of a reaction to anything that happens. If I was in this situation I am not really sure how I would handle it I would try to survive and that's about it
ReplyDeleteI agree with the challenges, but i think he reacted more on doing what the Nazis say and just staying calm, and i agree that i would really just act this way to try and survive.
DeleteI think that being in the characters position would be a thing of nightmares. I dont think anyone in our day would be able to manage those challenges.
DeleteI think being in the holocaust would be very hard and traumatic. It’s also very sad that they got put in concentration camps just because of what they believed in. I think that if it where is in those concentration camps none us us would survive because we are used to what we are doing now.
DeleteIn my book, Malala is in a similar situation. She has to opportunity to leave, but she does not want to. Pakistan is her home and even though she has the opportunity, she feels the need to protect the people around her and fights for their rights. Even with the Taliban targeting her, she never stopped speaking for what she believed in.
DeleteIn The Kite Runner all the characters face different challenges that some handle well and others handle not the best. Hassan handles getting raped fairly well, but he does not talk about it and after it happened he became a very quiet kid. After this experience he pushed Amir away for a few days, but then acted like everything was normal. If I was in his position I would become quiet and push people away because going through something like this is a terrifying experience. I definitely would not be able to let a few days pass and then act like nothing happened.
ReplyDeleteI feel as though it was not Hassan pushing Amir away, but the other way around. After the situation happened Amir almost pretended as if Hassan did not exist. He is also part of the reason that Hassan and his dad moved away. He knew what happened to Hassan and as his friend he should have helped, but Hassan in Amir's eyes was only his servant.
DeleteI think Amir was doing more pushing away, but Hassen was also shutting himself out due to the tragic event that he had just gone through. I also believe I would push myself away because it is something hard to go through and no one should have to go through this.
DeleteI felt it was is amir's control one hundred percent that Hassan had to leave and he most definitely regretted it after the fact of seeing them walk away looking out of his window.
DeleteIn “A Long Way Gone” I think that the challenges that Ismael faces are way beyond what a 12 year old should be experiencing. Ishmael has had to live in fear for months and still going. He’s seen everything under the sun when it comes to death. And he has almost had to experience death after being captured. He has also been separated from his group of friends and his brother since having to run from the village he was just in. The kid has been starved, attacked, tied up, threatened, had rumors spread about him, etc… he must feel so alone since nobody trusts anyone anymore. I think how he handles these hardships makes him very strong. He thinks about memories from better times to keep him going. Personally I don’t think I could handle being in this situation. It’s so intense that I would just want to give up.
ReplyDeletein the hard times that ishmael faces I think that I could not even deal with a quarter of how much he has and i would eventually give up.
DeleteI definitely wouldn't be able to handle it near as well as Ishmael and I don't think that I would be able to go that long without eating. I wouldn't be able to have enough energy to run for how much he did for how long he did.
DeleteI think it’s very brave of him to go through all that being 12. If I had to go through that at 12 I don’t think I would survive. Going through all those challenges and getting through them makes him a fighter and and that he’s willing to not give up.
DeleteI don't think I would be able to handle Ishmaels situation as well as he did, but I would try to do anything I could before I would decide to give up
Deletein the book a long way gone the characters deal with a lot of challenges dealing with watching there friends and family getting killed right in front of them and dealing with the extreme heat and how much pain there bodies had to of been in form walking to village to village also having to survive. if i was in my main characters shoes i would not know what to do. because are characters are around the age of thirteen and when i was thirteen i was still day dreaming everything. and when ishmael the main character gets his shoes took form him and is forced to walk on extremely hot sand i would of wanted to give up.
ReplyDeletei never thought of the extreme heat that Ishmaul went through as a challenge i totally forgot aboiiut that part along with watching people get killed right beside him. thats difinetly a huge challenege of Ishamul's life.
Deletein "A Long Way Gone" Ishmael bae is a 12 year old boy who is running from the rebels with a couple of his friends. if I was in his shoes I don't really know if i would be as brave as he is. he has to rummage through villages that have been abandoned to try and find food. there was many times where he had been caught by the rebels and was able to hold himself together better than most twelve year old's would. i dont think at that age i would have been able to last as long as he is.
ReplyDeletei also said i would not be able to last nearly as long as him, i dont even think i could l;;;ast half the time, justrr because of what ive been raised into and a past of never thinking about the stuff Ishmaul has gone through.
Deletei agree with you when you say that ishmael is handling these things better then i could of.
DeleteIn The Kite Runner everyone faces different scenarios but i would have to say the main characters have it the hardest. But ones Baba and his son moved to America id say everything got interesting for the better. He finally got to go to the bar with his son and bought him a new but old truck for him to go to collage. I feel as if Amir and Baba left for America to escape there past.
DeleteI think Ishmeal is dealing with good but there are a few big mistakes he makes like meeting up with Gasemu.
DeleteMe neither, it’s so much stress being put on the body that I think I would probably die within and few days.
Deletemy book is A long Way Gone by Ishmaul, i think his biggest struggle in the book is finding a safe place to stay. he is always running away from danger and protecting his life for all he can. with that being said ishamul handles these chanelleges in unique ways. he trys to swim with a familily in the river and become friends but they made him leave because he could be danger. then he gets captured by fisherman being thought of as bad boy but then he is seen as good and gets to stay with them, so it started out bad but then turned ouut good and had good place to stay for a while. lastly if i was Ishmaul i have no idea how i would handle the situation because i can never imagine being hunted down by rebels and would never want to, i would prolly be scared to death adn have no idea what to do besides run till i die.
ReplyDeleteI think Ishmeal should have stayed with the fisherman the rest of the book but he was forced to leave.
DeleteI would die right away because I feel like I would make a wrong move with the rebels and get myself killed.
DeleteI would probably do the same thing run until I die or until I couldn't run anymore.
DeleteIn I am Malala she faces a bunch of tough challenges. She has to go to a new town where she doesn’t know anyone and she gets shot for standing up for what she believes in. I think I would give up if I had to go through what Malala had to go through. I believe that it’s not worth to get shot over girls education. Yes I believe that all girls should get education but that wouldn’t get done if I would get shot and could possibly die. If she died how would she be able to get girls the education they need?
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting take. Although, I would try to get an education. Possibly, she could become a martyr.
DeleteI agree that Malala faces various challenges throughout the book, but standing up for what she believes in is all she has. She grew up supporting the views of her father and someone should be able to speak freely without the fear of being shot.
DeleteIn a Thousand Splendid Suns, the character Mariam goes through a handful of events starting with her nana hanging herself because of her disappearance. Her main problem that she endures is the loss of her children and hoe it effects her. When she is pregnant she forgets about how alone she is and all of her other problems vanish.
ReplyDeleteI agree that she has had some hardships and that losing her children was one out of many terrible things that have happened to her. But I believe that she has had unfortunate things happen to her though out her whole life.
DeleteI agree when she was pregnant she seemed so happy and loved her life, but when she lost the babies she goes back to her old self. Just like the times when she was younger. I am hoping for the best for Mariam and I hope she is able to have a child soon because I think that would change her and the book.
Deletedo you know why she killed herself? is the father of the children in the picture if she feels alone or is he still there?
DeleteIn the book a long way gone a lot of the challenges ishaml has to go through have to be very tough decision because he cant trust nobody because you don't know who are rebels and who are good people. I think it is crazy all the things he has been through and I'm only like a third through the book. All the life and death decision he has to make to survive. If I was Ishmael shoes I don't know if i could go through the pain and decisions he has to go through to stay alive. I would just keep running for my life till I find safety somewhere.
ReplyDeleteEven though there aren't many rebel spies, Ishmael has not come across any yet. Most of them own up to being a rebel and don't take any survivors. I definitely would not be able to deal with all he has been through and it is insane how bad his living conditions are. he doesn't know much better compared to America or anything, but he knows that those villages are still not updated
DeleteJust dealing with all the constant fear and running would just be so heartbreaking especially when you can sleep without the worry factor. Hopefully while reading the next few chapters it gets better for Ishmael because I don't know if I can keep reading this.
DeleteIn the book "Night", Elie faces many difficult times. He had to endure pain, loss, terror, torture and emotional trauma. Elie was not really given a choice on how to handle this. Or I should say he had only 2 choices, follow as he was told or Die. He had to watch people being beaten. shot, burned, and hung all the while not knowing when his turn would be next or if he could survive this all. Elie learned to create a spiritual world to live in and he always made sure to keep his one remaining family member close. his father. I too am closer to my father as most boys are. feeling this bond would help me but I honestly do not think I could go through what Elie went through. I have too strong of a voice and I would have met my God somewhere along this journey.
ReplyDeleteIn situations like those where there seems to only be the option of succumb to those above you or face the consequences of your actions, I believe the only way to live properly is in your own world. From what it sounds, I feel like your main character actually may have improved his mental state by creating his own world in his head.
Deletei feel like Elie creating his own world in his head really helped him throughout his time in the camps and helped him never give up on the hope that they would be saved
DeleteBe it strategy or luck I don't think many could hope to achieve what Elie managed to get through.
DeleteI also agree and don't think that I could go through what he did and survive. I also couldn't imagine any of these struggles that he had.
DeleteI agree and really agree with the words you used to descried his pain and what he is going thought.
DeleteThought out the book A Thousand Splendid Suns the main character Mariam has always been the outsider. Ever sense she was born she was known as the bastard child because her father and mother had her out of wed lock. All she ever wanted was to be a part of her fathers family but her mother wasn't okay with that so when so Mariam left her mother hung herself. Then she went to live with her father and he sent her off to get married to a 40 year old man even though she was only 15 and he was very abusive. he caused her to have 7 miss carnages. Over all I believe Mariam has always gotten the bad side of life ever sense she was born. Mariam didn't really do anything to get herself out of the satiation though. If I was in her situation I honestly wouldn't know what to do.
ReplyDeleteI am also reading A Thousand Splendid Suns. This blog prompt makes me feel bad for Mariam because nothing good has happened to her in her life. Her mom hung herself, he dad did not want her, Rasheed yells at her, and she has lost so many babies. I think she just needs to get out of there.
DeleteWhat's unfortunate is that I'm not sure Mariam could've done much considering her gender in the time period and the location. Any verbal resistance would be met with physical abuse, and women get stoned (and worse) for anything close to the sort. It truly was a rough card she was dealt.
Deletei also am reading A thousand splendid suns and i also believe mariam got the short stick if you look at it her half sisters who are older then her still got to live with their dad and went to school, just because mariam is the basted child the sent her off with resheed if only her parents where married her life would be completely opposite.
DeleteIn my book, "The Kite Runner", Amir faces a few difficult situations and problems in his young years. One of these is when he and Hassan win the kite competition and Amir makes him get the second place kite. When Amir goes searching for Hassan he finds him and can only sit and watch the event unfolding in front of him. Hassan is backed into a corner by The book's first antagonist Assef and his gang. Hassan refuses to give up the kite and Assef proceeds to sexually assault him because of it. Amir pretended like he did not see a thing and he can not live with himself for it. To deal with the internal conflict, he gets rid of Hassan by planting an expensive watch and some money in his servant quarters. Amir then says that Hassan stole it. If I were in Amir's shoes in the situation in the alley, I would have stood up and fought back against the bullies. If I could not stand up and fight back against them, I would see myself as just as bad as them. I would not be able to live with myself after that decision.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you if I was in Amir's shoes and saw that Hassan was cornered I would not just let something happen, I would have gone in and done my best to help him. I also think it was very rude of Amir to plant the money and watch and blame Hassan for it just to solve the problem of knowing what happened to him. I do not know what was going through Amir's head when he made the decision to do such a thing.
DeleteI agree with you because if I were in Amir's position and saw what was being done to Hassen I would stand up for him because they are best friends and that's what best friends do for each other. The reason I think he planted the watch and money on Hassen was due to the fact that he could not live with himself for not standing up for him so he wanted to get rid of him so he didn't have to think about it every time he looked at him.
DeleteIn the book "Night" Elie faces challenges that seem almost impossible to over come. first his town was split into ghettos and next they had to leave there homes with all there memories. just to be separated from his family and forced to work. I don't know if I would be able to handle it i would try and get by and do what it took to survive.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the thought that i wouldnt be able to manage what they went through. I believe that anyone nowadays could manage the horrors they went through.
DeleteI agree, I feel like in todays day and age nobody would be able to make it through the torment that the Jewish community went through in their time in the camps
DeleteI think that it would be hard handle anything that Elie and his father went through. I don't think anyone from today's world would be able to really ever recover from something so traumatic to a person.
DeleteI agree with what you said I would also say that how he did overcome somethings was staying strong and having hope
Deletein the book a thousand splendid suns the main character Mariam has had a rough start to life her mother killed her self when she was young and her dad married her off right away after because his wives did not like her because she was a '' bartered" child. and then her husband beat her after she has 7 miscarriages' because he wanted a son then he had her eat rocks because he didn't like the rice. if i was her i would run away from him. i k now that she cant because she has know where to go but i would at least try.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that eating rocks part had to be like a breaking point for her, as there weren't really any detailed scenarios of abuses up to this point from what I recall. I guess running away would be the best option, as I couldn't possibly comprehend just staying with that fella for the rest of my life.
DeleteI am reading A Long Way Gone and Ishmael has faced many challenges with the civil war between the rebels and villages. Ishmael has seen death, has almost encountered death multiple times, but still fights to stay safe as a pre teen. If i were in his shoes, i dont think i would be able to do it.
ReplyDeleteHow do you think he is able to handle all the challenges he faces? Do you think it will get better for him later in the book? In Night the book I'm reading Elie faces death a lot like your character but is able to survive with his dad compared to Ishmael has nobody.
Deletedo you think that Ismael and his friends will be able to turn the war around and survive? What do you think will happen throughout the book?
DeleteDo you think ismael will get unlucky one day and go into the wrong village that has been over taken by rebels and he gets caught and killed?
DeleteIn Night, pretty much all the characters have challenges they need to over come. And most of them don't actually make it out. But the ones that do have to do so in ways that abandon their humanity and leave the things that make them human behind. I'm sure they're glad to be alive but they probably wish they died right along with their families.
ReplyDeleteagreed most people who lost there families and belongings just ended it all cause they had nothing to fight for anymore and didn't have the strength to keep fighting.
DeleteI have the book A Thousand Splendid Suns. The main character is Mariam. She has had a rough life. Her mother nana was a little rough on her and her dad Jalil did not want to be seen with her since she is a sin. Mariam does not do much about her problems except a little back talk here and there, but with Jalil she freaked out at him when she found out he got a suitor for her. Now her problem is with him she does not like him at first but then she grows to like him a bit. something though he freaks out about the littlest things and that frightens Mariam, but she stay with him anyways. If I was her I would run away, I am sure she could find someone or something to help.
ReplyDeleteI agree that she has a rough life and doesn't get what id given to her. I think that Mariam can't really get out of the situation that shes in with out getting hurt.
DeleteYes i agree Life is very bad for Mariam
Deletei agree that mariam should leave him but if she would where would she go. she does not have any other family besides her dad and he made it very clear when he married her off to Resheed that he did not want her.
DeleteIn A Thousand Splendid Suns, Mariam had an insane sequence of events that is also referred to as her life. Her mom kills herself, her dad and his wives sold her away to marry a forty-year-old dude named Rasheed, and Rasheed proceeded to just force her to eat rocks after she had an astonishing SEVEN (!) miscarriages. If I was in Mariam's shoes, I have absolutely no clue how I'd hold up. For this, she is stronger than I will ever be, as I complain about icy roads, and she had to deal with literally being forced into a marriage with an ugly dude.
ReplyDeleteI feel very bad for Mariam. Do you think it will get better or worse for her?
Deletei am pretty sure he verbally abuses her way more than we get told in the book.
DeleteIn A Long Way Gone Ismeal has faced many challenges like no place to live was the biggest struggle.I dont think I could handle it like Ishmeal is.If I was him i would probably have died already
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ReplyDeleteMalala had to fight for her right to an education, which was very difficult. Her life was threatened, and they place she went to school at was also threatened. If I was Malala, I would try to fight for my education, but I wouldn't do as well.
ReplyDeletein the book night Elie faces adversity through torment and starvation he lost his mom and sister at the start of their journey through the camps and a few months later he witnessed his dad killed right next to him. Elie handled this struggle in many ways one in which was prayers. through his time at the camp he always stayed positive even throughout the rough labor days and the beatings, he always had hope that god would save them all from this torment.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Elie ever found out if/when his mom and sister died. It doesn't say anything in the book which probably means they are.
DeleteIn the book a thousand splendid suns, Mariam faces adversity by having to marry Rasheed and him being not very kind to her. She really doesn't do anything about it but she really cant either. If i was in Mariam shoes I would just try to be optimistic in her position.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what is going on in your book, but why does she have to marry him? Can she do something else? Sitting through a marriage when you don't like your spouse is not right.
DeleteIn my story my character is not optimistic at all about his situation because he is stuck in a war and sees all his loved ones die. I can't imagine forcing myself to see the bright side in something as tragic as that. Especially in something like and arranged marriage.
Deletei am proud of mariam for not doing the same things her mother did.
Deletein the book a long way gone, my character Ishmael faces a lot of hardships by trying to find food for survival. He tries to find shelter and his family just in order to survive from the rebels. The rebels make it so much harder for him to live his life when they are always on the run so they don't get killed.
ReplyDeleteThe rebels are so gruesome too. And it seems wherever he goes, the rebels are there or on their way.
DeleteDo you think you would react to everyday life similarly to Ishmael? He is a very angry boy but, I can understand why and I think I would also blow up at everything that went slightly wrong, or even if i just tripped over a stick I would probably scream in frustration.
Deletewhat would you do to stand up against the rebels? or would u do what ishmael is doing by just walking away and trying to avoid it?
DeleteI think the challenges that Elie faces in Night are overwhelming. Elie has to constantly think about his family either being dead or being burnt. I think Elie handled the situation admirably and I probably couldn't do the same. If I were in Elie's shoes I would probably try something that would get me killed like say trying to escape.
ReplyDeleteThis really connects with the book A long way gone because Ishmael always has the fear in his head of being caught or just waking up in fear of the enemy's and truly just dying.
DeleteIn the book, A Long Way Gone, the main character has to survive on his own for the most part. He gets help from some people, but there's also a lot that won't help or that make it worse for him. My character just keeps moving. He doesn't think about it much. I don't really know what I would do in his shoes, I guess I would just find a group of people to be with like he did. I wouldn't want to be alone. I don't think I would cope as well as he has.
ReplyDeleteIshmael is always on the run. I agree that he doesnt think about it much but i feel thats because he doesnt have the time to.
DeleteI would also want be in a group because it is way more intimating to have more people and there is also strength in numbers.
DeleteA lot of people are scared of him and the group that he is in most of the time and some even try to kill him. I agree we wouldn't really know how to be in his shoes because he is fighting for his life day in and day out.
DeleteWhile reading the book a long way gone. Ishmael faces a lot of adversity throughout, many problems seem to occur. The problems are from one group of people and that is the rebels. From always running to seeing the death of people you truly care about, I don't know if I could truly do it. There is always constant running and never know when your gonna eat or even have something to drink but the worst part is if you get caught your dead so just that fear of what is going to happen next if you fall asleep and wake up to the rebels.
ReplyDeletei agree. i feel i would constantly be scared not knowing what the next move is
DeleteIn a Long Way Gone, Ishmael has a lot of night terrors and headaches due to the violence he sees on a daily basis so that is how his mind is reacting to war, but Ishmael seems to only have anger left in him after he has seen his friends and family die in the hands of the rebels. It hard to even imagine myself in that situation because of how terrible it is, but I think I would act the same way Ishmael does. Just thinking about it makes me mad.
ReplyDeleteI have no clue how I would be able to cope with in either because i have never been in a situation even close to what his situation is. He is trying to get killed everyday and sometimes in the book things don't seem as bad as they actually are.
Deletein Night there are a lot of challenges that Eliezer has to go though he sees people get hanged shot and beat. but, I think that the hardest thing for him is that he knows he cannot do anything to help them or something will happen to him. Eliezer cannot really do anything in his position to really overcome the challenges. Besides staying strong and have hope. If I was in his shoes I honesty would not know what I would do. I would have already given up.
ReplyDeletei read this same book and i feel the same way. i would have given up if i was in his shoes.
DeleteIn my book a long way gone Ishmaels challenges are pretty much war and hunger. I see Ishmaels challenges as something you never thought a child would have to go through. He definitely handles it better then I think anyone else would be able to. However, Ishmael has turned to brown brown a drug made from gun powder and cocaine. While this is not something I would do I still consider Ishmael a strong boy. I don't think I would be able to handle this so therefore I would probably just die.
ReplyDeleteIn a Thousand Splendid Suns, Mariam goes through the hardships of her families neglect and loss and also her problem with her Miscarriage as her being pregnant had helped Mariam forget about most of her problems.
ReplyDeleteIn the kite runner many of the characters face different challenges and they all handle it different ways. One big situation that Hassen faced was getting raped. He handled it in a way that most people would and kept quiet about it for a few days and pushed himself away, but this pushing away may have made things worse for him. Since he pushed himself away Hassen and Amir are no longer close like they used to be and now Hassen and his father are moving away. Amir knew exactly what happened to Hassen and if they were friends he would have helped but he was just a servant. If I were Hassen I think I would probably handle the situation the same way and distance myself because this is not something that is easy to go through and no one understands it until they experience the same thing so it's hard to even talk about it to anyone.
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DeleteOne of the main hardships that Ishmael goes through is just his life throughout the war. He is alone for some points of time. Some points he is with others and he gets separated from them and some people would even die along his journey. Everywhere they went they were scared the rebels were going to attack. The thought of seeing his family again is what I think drives him to continue on his journey and to try and continue to safety. It would be very difficult for me to handle what Ishmael was going through and for one i can not even imagine the struggles mentally and physically that are taking place on him.
ReplyDeleteIn I Am Malala, she faces a lot of challenges. The whole book is mainly about the challenges she faces. With the taliban, her country, many other things that are unexplainable. While she faces many horrible challenges she never really explains how they make her feel. Instead she seems to tie it back to how her family is handling everything. Which shows that she is a person that puts her family first. But at this point in the novel i was hoping to better understand how everything is effecting her because it seems like alot for one person to go through. If i were in her position i would probably worry about my family first as well.
ReplyDeleteThe book I am reading is kite runner there are many challenges the characters in this book have to face. For example Hassan was raped and he will have do deal with that for the rest of his life and with him being raped makes stress for other people around him also. Hassan and Amir end up getting split up because Hassan and his father moved away that is a major challenge for the both of them because they were basically always together and they only had each other.
ReplyDeletehow will this effect Amir in the future with his best friend being gone? what do you think will happen?
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ReplyDeleteif i were mariam in the book a thousand splendid suns, i would have abandoned my family, and start a new life under a new alias. her life was no fun whatsoever, and i am surprised that she did not go down the same path as her late mother. the book so far is very interesting and i cant wait to read more.
ReplyDeletein the book Night, Eliezer faces challenges everyday that we could never imagine going through today. He loses his family when he is only 15 years old to the Germans in a concentration camp. he also witnesses people being hung, shot, beaten, including his dad being beat in front of his face. he cant do anything about it or he will be killed, i think that is the hardest part for him knowing he cannot help them. if i was in his shoes, i would have gave up and let them kill me, i am not that strong and i hate the cold. i dont have the motivation to keep fighting for my life knowing i will most likely die
ReplyDeletehow was his family killed did it give any specific details?
DeleteI am currently reading the book "Kite runner". characters has to face many challenges as in loosing Hassan his best friend that he grew up with over a selfish mistake he had made because he was mad. Amir also has to live an everyday life knowing that him or his family could get murdered by the Taliban at any point. Hassan also had to face the challenge of being raped which effected not only him but everyone who he was close with.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the book " Running Loose" many characters face adversity. the first example would be that when Hassan gets raped in the alley way by some other boys. this not only effected him but also everyone around him especially Amir. Another conflict of adversity that a character had to face in this book is when Amir blames Hassan for stealing his birthday money. This conflict is solved by Baba making Ali and Hassan move out of the house. Lastly, at the end of the book Amir enters a house that is ran by the Taliban to find out where Sohrab is at. just before he trys to leave he is beaten with brass knuckles and is left unconscious which is why Rahim had to go into the house and carry him on his shoulders back to the car.
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