tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post1112980116644092312..comments2023-10-30T08:48:16.256-07:00Comments on Moritz Honors 13/14: Period Four-A Long Way Gone Discussion Chapters 6-11mqmoritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637777874193419530noreply@blogger.comBlogger259125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-56829821217198580972013-10-22T10:34:44.799-07:002013-10-22T10:34:44.799-07:00My initial instinct would be survival and if I kne...My initial instinct would be survival and if I knew that I had no other option I would kill innocent people. If I were in a parallel situation to Ishamel I would kill anyone to receive my life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-52260427180681760642013-10-22T10:34:17.371-07:002013-10-22T10:34:17.371-07:00The war changes the basic way the people of Sierra...The war changes the basic way the people of Sierra Leone act. Before the war people felt very open and accepting to strangers of any age and now in this new state of fear of death in war it literally is survival of the fittest. The only thing that matters to the families at this point is to protect your friends and family in any way you can. So all strangers are though of as enemies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-23585954503784510292013-10-22T10:34:15.736-07:002013-10-22T10:34:15.736-07:00We don't know, but I think he just realized wh...We don't know, but I think he just realized what a burden he would be and saw how he could save more people that wayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-55201468158562700922013-10-22T10:34:14.949-07:002013-10-22T10:34:14.949-07:00I think he is trying to make himself invisible.I think he is trying to make himself invisible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-29386964296735814682013-10-22T10:34:09.384-07:002013-10-22T10:34:09.384-07:00Yes/No elders would want to stay with their famili...Yes/No elders would want to stay with their families and wouldn't want to be left alone with other elders but with some elders it makes it harder on the family. With my great grandma she was 92 and my family couldn't leave her alone by herself or she may get hurt so it put a burden on us to keep her safe even if we are busy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-3782304306188340852013-10-22T10:33:44.903-07:002013-10-22T10:33:44.903-07:00I think that Ishmael needs to find something to gr...I think that Ishmael needs to find something to grasp onto that will give him hope. This allows him to focus on something positive, and it will give him a drive to do anything to stay alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-3082571050411508652013-10-22T10:33:41.100-07:002013-10-22T10:33:41.100-07:00Do you think there is a point at which the rebels ...Do you think there is a point at which the rebels will stop committing these terrible acts other than being forced to stop?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-89091620711087681182013-10-22T10:33:22.799-07:002013-10-22T10:33:22.799-07:00I think in the beginning they tried to do that, bu...I think in the beginning they tried to do that, but they were fighting a loosing battle. In the end I think they were forced to do this, to recruit the boys to fight for them because the government was after them and they wanted to survive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-21592801919367641792013-10-22T10:32:53.207-07:002013-10-22T10:32:53.207-07:00Last thoughts? Good conversation. You can shut dow...Last thoughts? Good conversation. You can shut down.mqmoritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17637777874193419530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-80750637769276158092013-10-22T10:31:56.552-07:002013-10-22T10:31:56.552-07:00I agree with Kathleen it would just be fear becaus...I agree with Kathleen it would just be fear because the whole time you are terrified of yourself. especially after everything he has seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-7936625359108889992013-10-22T10:31:46.978-07:002013-10-22T10:31:46.978-07:00The old man told the boys to continue on and to le...The old man told the boys to continue on and to leave him how do you know that he didn't say the same thing to the villagers? How do we truly know that he was abandoned by the village or he just made the choice to stay behind?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-27563185591851419032013-10-22T10:31:28.379-07:002013-10-22T10:31:28.379-07:00What is the rebel army even proving by taking over...What is the rebel army even proving by taking over all these villages when the whole start of the war is that they feel that the government is corrupt? Wouldn't they want to take their anger out on the government directly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-29060470845986769012013-10-22T10:31:12.652-07:002013-10-22T10:31:12.652-07:00Ishmael struggles between the demands of his body ...Ishmael struggles between the demands of his body and the plague in his mind. He needs to think through his next move and find food, but when he turns his thoughts on, his mind goes to terrifying places. He begins to fear not just his surroundings but himself as well. Even when he's reached physical safety, his mind returns to violence. How would you try to balance the needs to stay alive and the emotional plagues on your mind? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-73061147522192427842013-10-22T10:30:54.196-07:002013-10-22T10:30:54.196-07:00I think it was easier for him to supposedly die a ...I think it was easier for him to supposedly die a more natural and peaceful death and for them to witness that. If his death was because of violence, there would be a feeling of vengeance and anger, but his death was more peaceful, and it was not anyone's fault. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-38402083553915163352013-10-22T10:30:35.459-07:002013-10-22T10:30:35.459-07:00I don't think you do any of that. The only wa...I don't think you do any of that. The only way to get through that time is to let go of emotion, stop feeling anything, in essence become a robot. Your actions become automatic and you never think about the atrocities you are committing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-74250580837207097762013-10-22T10:29:58.248-07:002013-10-22T10:29:58.248-07:00Do you think that older people resist being put in...Do you think that older people resist being put in nursing homes because they are scared to be abandoned? Why or why not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-4207695731961042592013-10-22T10:29:49.477-07:002013-10-22T10:29:49.477-07:00War can cause prejudice. People can't trust pe...War can cause prejudice. People can't trust people from other nationalities after a war. Look at Muslims. Not many people really look at them the same after 9/11. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-39574301205013333172013-10-22T10:29:20.993-07:002013-10-22T10:29:20.993-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Maddie Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05896332978767499475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-26714895312636150972013-10-22T10:29:19.072-07:002013-10-22T10:29:19.072-07:00I honestly do not know, but it seems that every ti...I honestly do not know, but it seems that every time the government's army makes an appearance in the book they seem to disappear right before the Rebel Army gets to the village almost as if they know that it is not worth attempting to fight the army because they know they will lose. Or perhaps the government army is scared as well because they too have seen the death and heard the awful stories of what the rebels have done. Overall, the government does not seem to be doing anything to protect these innocent people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-10139374780790745702013-10-22T10:28:51.276-07:002013-10-22T10:28:51.276-07:00We never really hear about what the government is ...We never really hear about what the government is doing, but from background information I know that the war started because the rebels believed the government was corrupt and they wanted to do something about it. I assume that they began to loose influence throughout the first few battle and became targets for the government army so they had to do everything the could to survive themselves so they began to take more villages and forcefully recruit boys to help them survive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-54716478833560200642013-10-22T10:28:49.177-07:002013-10-22T10:28:49.177-07:00Well as an adult, you have more responsibilities a...Well as an adult, you have more responsibilities and you can comprehend things more. But as a kid you are confused and overwhelmed because you have no idea whats going on. I don't know who it would be harder for. I cant imagine being a kid or an adult in a situation like this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-25520580322853033012013-10-22T10:28:44.588-07:002013-10-22T10:28:44.588-07:00I think that his dark side is driven by anger and ...I think that his dark side is driven by anger and complete and total confusion of the situation that he is in. Obviously when he loses his family he is not ready to blame himself for not getting to his family, he looks towards others for the fault in the situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-84451594242006493642013-10-22T10:28:40.314-07:002013-10-22T10:28:40.314-07:00Both. Ishmael remembers his family and good memori...Both. Ishmael remembers his family and good memories that help him make it through the war. but in turn it causes him to look back and see what he has lost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-91250570382648057232013-10-22T10:28:23.036-07:002013-10-22T10:28:23.036-07:00When they were in one village, they stole food fro...When they were in one village, they stole food from a small boy. I think that this desperation kept them going and going. If they had all they wanted, they would not have continued with such intensity to move from the rebels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196555513238615522.post-67058448950757128412013-10-22T10:28:06.932-07:002013-10-22T10:28:06.932-07:00Fear. He probably never felt anger like that befor...Fear. He probably never felt anger like that before, and it must terrify him to discover his loss of innocence and wonder if he's becoming like the rebels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com