tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post3696549568853300952..comments2023-04-16T07:59:21.441-07:00Comments on Leclaire's English 10 Blog: 2015-2016: Finding Themo: December 8, 2015kleclairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942217584894176389noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-54508584592341639372015-12-13T11:58:33.259-08:002015-12-13T11:58:33.259-08:00Ismael is very unhealthy at this point, how much ...Ismael is very unhealthy at this point, how much time will it take for him to recover?<br />Something like this is very hard for Ishmael because ever since her was a small child, his brain has been filled with horrible war images. I think the readers can know this because of the nightmares he has.<br />How will Esther be apart of Ishmaels life from now on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-44417600524325054522015-12-09T09:27:44.436-08:002015-12-09T09:27:44.436-08:00On page 153 Ishmael has just met Esther. Esther s...On page 153 Ishmael has just met Esther. Esther said, "My name is Esther and we should be friends." How would Ishmael's recovery look different without Esther, and why do you think Esther is important to Ishmael?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-71714409857050545422015-12-08T09:30:02.971-08:002015-12-08T09:30:02.971-08:00I think that if he found his way back to his famil...I think that if he found his way back to his family they would take him back with open arms because they know what he had gone through. I think he would have not wanted them to forgive him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-27151365832437253102015-12-08T09:28:57.065-08:002015-12-08T09:28:57.065-08:00In order for Ishmael to heal he has to be patient ...In order for Ishmael to heal he has to be patient and accepting of his past. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-43307015445901308792015-12-08T09:28:27.286-08:002015-12-08T09:28:27.286-08:00I think that they will still talk later on. I thin...I think that they will still talk later on. I think she will become less of a mother figure and more of a friend and mentor. I think most people who go though things like this tend to stay close with the people who went though it with themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-58381293258900876712015-12-08T09:28:22.934-08:002015-12-08T09:28:22.934-08:00"She had the most beautiful and open smile, a..."She had the most beautiful and open smile, and she was laughing a lot" I think that he is seeing that he can have emotions more now then he knew when he was in the war. What do you guys think about this statement?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-64579362421283301062015-12-08T09:28:19.680-08:002015-12-08T09:28:19.680-08:00I think that we can only understand PTSD for an am...I think that we can only understand PTSD for an amount of time but then we expect everything to go back to normal and for that person to be the same as they were before they lost part of themselves to war. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-27284508277232369642015-12-08T09:27:26.264-08:002015-12-08T09:27:26.264-08:00I don't think he would have had a recovery wit...I don't think he would have had a recovery without herAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-1373735651280598022015-12-08T09:25:25.823-08:002015-12-08T09:25:25.823-08:00I think it is a form of classical conditioning. Yo...I think it is a form of classical conditioning. You have to let them know that what happened isn't their fault, they aren't monsters, and slowly bring the humanity back. Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802094814491733932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-21381635176959568462015-12-08T09:25:18.274-08:002015-12-08T09:25:18.274-08:00"How did you know I like rap music?"
How..."How did you know I like rap music?"<br />How did she know that he liked rap music?Blake Mestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10635794812465598801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-50329009453941098732015-12-08T09:25:08.305-08:002015-12-08T09:25:08.305-08:00What do you think Ishmael's recovery would hav...What do you think Ishmael's recovery would have looked like without Esther?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-53280959797836187582015-12-08T09:24:33.819-08:002015-12-08T09:24:33.819-08:00Why believe it never happened when he is plagued w...Why believe it never happened when he is plagued with memories of war? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-65726530189715131722015-12-08T09:23:47.677-08:002015-12-08T09:23:47.677-08:00I think it is a way for him to recover from classi...I think it is a way for him to recover from classical conditioning in his past. This phrase is used as a recovery it is very similar to children who are afraid of loud sounds because of their past and parents reassuring them and showing them the source of their fear. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-57980243345837752972015-12-08T09:23:46.498-08:002015-12-08T09:23:46.498-08:00I understand why Ishmael gets aggravated whenever ...I understand why Ishmael gets aggravated whenever someone says that to him, however I do think it is a form of classical conditioning. He had the same reaction to the phrase until Esther genuinely said it to him, so now he is beginning to believe it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-63467317553354992502015-12-08T09:23:34.890-08:002015-12-08T09:23:34.890-08:00After trauma, lots of people blame themselves, eve...After trauma, lots of people blame themselves, even when it is truly out of their control, so therapists have to repeat to work it into the patient's mindAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-54094540382793662432015-12-08T09:23:32.867-08:002015-12-08T09:23:32.867-08:00I really think that he has lost everything. I don&...I really think that he has lost everything. I don't think he understands how to trust because he is so afraid of the trust being broken. He has lost so much in such a short period of time it was scared him in a way so he no longer is able to get close to anyone or trust anyone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-15734682103082251162015-12-08T09:23:30.700-08:002015-12-08T09:23:30.700-08:00I agree with Collette. Music is a way of hope for ...I agree with Collette. Music is a way of hope for him. And the times where he has had no hope and not been himself, there hasn't been music. But I think now that his humanity is slowly coming back, the music will come back in too. Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802094814491733932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-59522296606829200092015-12-08T09:23:25.904-08:002015-12-08T09:23:25.904-08:00I am not sure if she could ever be a permanent mot...I am not sure if she could ever be a permanent mother-figure but she could still be a great influence in his life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-50569154520358007582015-12-08T09:22:56.493-08:002015-12-08T09:22:56.493-08:00I think it's just to keep the kids in a halfwa...I think it's just to keep the kids in a halfway decent mental state. Guilt would only make things worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-65633051964214024572015-12-08T09:21:44.723-08:002015-12-08T09:21:44.723-08:00Esther is playing a bit of a mother-figure in thes...Esther is playing a bit of a mother-figure in these chapters. Do you think that she will end up being a more permanent mother-figure in his life?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-63504414060317429942015-12-08T09:21:26.914-08:002015-12-08T09:21:26.914-08:00Doesn't have amazing people skills in trust an...Doesn't have amazing people skills in trust and to get close to someone because of how isolated he was and for how long and what he has been going through non stop moving, going village to village take sometime to get some what trust worthy of people again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-41923168655436913242015-12-08T09:20:59.449-08:002015-12-08T09:20:59.449-08:00I think music always represented that hope that th...I think music always represented that hope that there is something better, and while he was a solider he didn't have any of that hope. Now he is in a rehabilitation center and that hope is coming back, along with music. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-38965983668028524462015-12-08T09:20:03.547-08:002015-12-08T09:20:03.547-08:00"'None of what happened was your fault. Y..."'None of what happened was your fault. You were just a little boy'" (160) Why do you think they keep using the phrase, "Its not you fault"? Do you think it's a form of classical conditioning?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-2167801448360119432015-12-08T09:18:59.427-08:002015-12-08T09:18:59.427-08:00I think his dreams have progressed throughout the ...I think his dreams have progressed throughout the book based on his current state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-31260316119434656822015-12-08T09:18:38.430-08:002015-12-08T09:18:38.430-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com