tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post4191997856322617320..comments2023-04-16T07:59:21.441-07:00Comments on Leclaire's English 10 Blog: 2015-2016: Dream Analysis and LWG Fishbowl #1: November 17, 2015kleclairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942217584894176389noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-65827924739729451992015-12-08T15:29:09.365-08:002015-12-08T15:29:09.365-08:00Absent for the first blog. The events in this chap...Absent for the first blog. The events in this chapter's harsh reality is represented through Ishmael's dreams. He dreams about death because death is consuming his mind every day. To answer Grant's question above of "Would the boys act differently if they had food?" and my answer to that is yes. I feel like the boys would think a lot less critically about their actions if they weren't starving and actually had energy. How would Ishmael's dreams be affected if they weren't on the run searching for food and shelter? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-19762120109270749872015-11-19T09:46:13.106-08:002015-11-19T09:46:13.106-08:00Gone Tuesday November 17th: Before I started to re...Gone Tuesday November 17th: Before I started to read this and I looked over the background and heard about what will happen in the book, how did all of this change him? If you were to ask his roommates or friends if they notice anything he does after knowing he was a child soldier, is there obvious actions he does that could easily remind you of his past? "The last casualty we saw that evening was a woman who carried her baby on her back." pg. 13 This quote and paragraph really hit me. They had no boundaries, they were able to shoot a woman holding her innocent baby. If I were to talk to Ishmael, I would ask him if these memories often come up in his head? I know if something like this happened to me, it would be printed in my head. You see little things pieced into these chapters, like Ishmael talking about him cooking... Theres so many details that really show he was forced to grow up at such young age. Having so many responsibilities and things you have to go through at an age where it should be the least of your worries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-66416468427441715862015-11-18T15:40:21.089-08:002015-11-18T15:40:21.089-08:00I agree, I feel like part of it is not being able ...I agree, I feel like part of it is not being able to determine the difference between reality and dreams. Or sometimes even the reality feeling like it's passing by subconsciously. I feel like in tragic events like this one, it's hard for the victims to understand that the event is real until it's over, so in some ways it feels like a dream. It's almost like the dreams that feel so real you wake up and this it actually happened. However, I don't think that Ishmael is a child living in an adult world. I don't think a rebel group setting out to harm, separate, and injure families would be considered an adult world. I don't even think it could be classified as a "world" because it is so so terrible. I don't think he is acting like an adult, I think it's more of them acting like monsters. Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802094814491733932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-64408918447946527332015-11-18T10:54:19.347-08:002015-11-18T10:54:19.347-08:00Many ask the difference between dream and reality.... Many ask the difference between dream and reality. When one has been involved in a highly traumatic event you dream of what happened, the only problem is that dream always comes back. He has gone through more than most people go through in their whole life. We have dreams that we know, or we think we know, should be dreams but sometimes we don't know the difference. For one boy in Sierra Leone those dreams are real, and he can't tell the difference. Ishmael Beah is a child alone living in an adult world. This means his childhood is being "skipped over" because he has to be an adult now. He needs help to be able to be willing to act like an adult and give up his childhood. At least for a little while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-10854194879125546952015-11-18T10:00:02.828-08:002015-11-18T10:00:02.828-08:00While reading this book I also was thinking about ...While reading this book I also was thinking about the attacks on Paris and how it relates to Sierra Leone, and how it contrasts. People in Paris are receiving more attention I think because Paris showed support for America after 9/11. After 9/11 Paris put up American flags, and somehow just showed they cared. People in Sierra Leone or places in Africa are a lot more secluded from America. America has never exactly shown any care or interest in the events that occur in Africa. Africa is a more neglected and less valuable place then Paris. America can be seen as kind of biased and even a little prejudice. If you aren't important then America doesn't really care. Sierra Leone has a longer history of violence and tragedy than Paris does. 9/11 was gigantic. But Sierra Leone has more frequent smaller tragedies. I would not say it is fair to really compare Paris to Sierra Leone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-78388543359284907362015-11-18T09:55:57.990-08:002015-11-18T09:55:57.990-08:00The thing that made me quiver a little bit is, the...The thing that made me quiver a little bit is, the begging when it described the smell of the old flesh and bloodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-5289906701109638342015-11-17T09:29:35.345-08:002015-11-17T09:29:35.345-08:00"Some of them were saving their food in case ..."Some of them were saving their food in case things got worse, and others simply didn't want to sell any more for unexplained reasons." (29) Why did people still force survivors to pay for food? What happened in the village to make them change their minds about selling their food?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-87298662933885947872015-11-17T09:29:28.308-08:002015-11-17T09:29:28.308-08:00Depending on their personality, the results would ...Depending on their personality, the results would vary. If they were selfless, they'd probably share some of the food with others who are starving. If they thought that it was everyone for themselves (or I don't know if that's the ultimate quote..) then they wouldn't share and keep it to themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-24009969567082618032015-11-17T09:28:47.662-08:002015-11-17T09:28:47.662-08:00i agree i think once your necessities of survival ...i agree i think once your necessities of survival are limited or are taken away, you have to become a different person and think about priorities before anything else. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-10494008875856412042015-11-17T09:28:16.509-08:002015-11-17T09:28:16.509-08:00I think the question about how Paris and Africa...I think the question about how Paris and Africa's struggles relate are kind of like our dream discussion. In Africa the "dream" is recurring, so those who live through the tragedies remember it in more detail and it makes them think even more whereas Paris is like the one time dream that is always remembered. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470569236009530570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-35768679701847178102015-11-17T09:28:07.041-08:002015-11-17T09:28:07.041-08:00I also agree with the fact that smaller countries ...I also agree with the fact that smaller countries like Sierra Leone don't get as much attention as an attack in Paris or in America.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-8175242659939116252015-11-17T09:27:50.883-08:002015-11-17T09:27:50.883-08:00I don't think any of us can answer that accura...I don't think any of us can answer that accurately because we are not sociopaths like the Rebels. They have this...chain in their mind thinking that they need to be superior to everyone else and they think the only answer to do that is to kill those who resist falling to their knees to praise them. Some of the Rebels were also in their 20's so it's possible that some of them think this is a "fun" hobby to do. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-52905793968824168322015-11-17T09:27:34.967-08:002015-11-17T09:27:34.967-08:00I agree with you with the fact that they don't...I agree with you with the fact that they don't get used to it but I feel like it isn't as big of a deal to them if they see it everyday. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-31572103628746828072015-11-17T09:27:10.416-08:002015-11-17T09:27:10.416-08:00Would the kids act differently if they had more fo...Would the kids act differently if they had more food in these chapters? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-40318308437724024082015-11-17T09:26:42.520-08:002015-11-17T09:26:42.520-08:00"We had made a logical decision and it had co..."We had made a logical decision and it had come to this."-(29) I think that the shortage of food and family has turned the kids to different people. They have become more focused on surviving than living.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-41192424600249092342015-11-17T09:26:30.827-08:002015-11-17T09:26:30.827-08:00"The letters simply informed the people of Ma..."The letters simply informed the people of Mattru Jong that the rebels were coming and wanted to be welcomed, since they were fighting for us." (page 21) Why did the rebels wait so long? Did they want to ambush them when it was least expected? Or were they just busy attacking other towns? What happened to the people who survived and stayed in the town? Did some hide in the town and was unnoticed by the rebels?<br />Also why was the government not doing anything about the rebels? I kept thinking about this since the government is corrupt but usually corrupted governments would want to remain in power and probably would have known about the rebels. So what reason did they have to not do anything about the rebels? Did they like to see people suffer? Were they too arrogant and underestimating the rebels? Did they just not know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-78901000005093694702015-11-17T09:25:59.356-08:002015-11-17T09:25:59.356-08:00They're going to have to make a more permanent...They're going to have to make a more permanent move, they can't rely on their war-torn home to protect them anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-1447556208276843412015-11-17T09:25:59.207-08:002015-11-17T09:25:59.207-08:00I think he sees himself in the wheel barrow becaus...I think he sees himself in the wheel barrow because he thinks hes responsible for his death Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-24871524818784551402015-11-17T09:25:53.631-08:002015-11-17T09:25:53.631-08:00I also agree with grant I think him seeing himself...I also agree with grant I think him seeing himself dead in the barrel is more of him looking at the innocence and childhood that he once had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-21365294395671906672015-11-17T09:25:49.675-08:002015-11-17T09:25:49.675-08:00For each tragedy that happens, there is a force wh...For each tragedy that happens, there is a force who thinks they're right. In each situation, the, for lack of a better term, protagonist thinks that their time will be different and it isn't the same as the previous attacks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-815133794655661652015-11-17T09:25:22.148-08:002015-11-17T09:25:22.148-08:00I think a sign that their luck was running out was...I think a sign that their luck was running out was when they got captured by the Rebels. Junior almost died by being shot with no appropriate reason if it weren't for the anonymous gunshots during that time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-79897411961706007752015-11-17T09:25:16.144-08:002015-11-17T09:25:16.144-08:00I agree. I think it means that as he kills, he fee...I agree. I think it means that as he kills, he feels a part of himself being killed as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-86383917281170925842015-11-17T09:25:07.375-08:002015-11-17T09:25:07.375-08:00I agree with that statement because just because t...I agree with that statement because just because the attacks are happening in Africa they aren't a very big deal. Rather than France and the US where if something happens it is news world wide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-89222621308549340812015-11-17T09:24:56.104-08:002015-11-17T09:24:56.104-08:00I agree I don't think that he is referring to ...I agree I don't think that he is referring to himself physically dying. I believe that Ishmeal is trying to say that his innocence and childhood is dying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4832816046859664037.post-87558427298684577572015-11-17T09:24:42.527-08:002015-11-17T09:24:42.527-08:00I believe he was looking back on his life as a kid...I believe he was looking back on his life as a kid and how many people he killed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com