Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Chapter 1 and 2

I was completely stunned at the end of chapters one and two. It’s hard to believe that people on the other side of the world have to live through this. That their villages are attacked and people flee in the street with blood dripping everywhere. I do not think that I would be able to live after I saw people being shot and people trying to keeps their babies alive. I would probably have the same dreams that Ishmael had. I would never be able to sleep. That picture would be scarred in my memory forever. The nightmare that he had I found was really scary. At first I was confused and didn’t know if he was in a dream or if the book skipped to the future. But then I realized that it was a nightmare when he pulled back the sheet and saw his own face. Also I don’t know how they could stand not knowing where their parents and family are. For all they know they could be running with the other people or they could are have been shot and are now dead.

3 comments:

Daniel said...

I completely agree that it is so hard to believe that someone that is 14 is going through this right now. It would be a nightmare if I didn't know where my family was. It was confusing when he had the dream because it was in such detail that it seemed like reality. I couldn't go to sleep with those images in my head.

Kathryn V! said...

yeah amanda. agree witchyu. it would be hard to live over therre. i'm sure you would hate it ha. i would hate, i think we would all hate it. i guess i'm glad this book touched you in this way..? haha yeah well good job writing this you really let ur emotions take its coarse! haha :)

Anonymous said...

OMG, I totally agree Amanda. Except they would be nightmares, NOT dreams. Ughh it is creeping me out just thinking about it.