tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post2027281806983686232..comments2023-07-04T01:44:55.882-07:00Comments on Leclaire's 6th Hour Homework and Fishbowl Blog: Fishbowl #3: A Long Way Gone, Chapters 7-10kleclairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942217584894176389noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-42864217985397008372013-12-05T09:09:42.645-08:002013-12-05T09:09:42.645-08:00This is my extended post for missing fishbowl on T...This is my extended post for missing fishbowl on Tuesday November 19 for Orchestra a concert.Do you think that things are going to get a lot worse before they get better? if so, then why? This was asked by Cassie, I personally think in everyone's life thing have to get worse before they get better. So in these chapters Ishmael is living in the forest. In Chapter 8 on page 50 Ishmael finds a grass that he uses for to makes soap. To growing up in Mali we had a plant like that which the Malians kids used to blow bubbles it may have been the same plant. I'm not sure if they are the same but it would cool if it was. So why is the Bra Spider called that, because that physical charismatics of the spider don't relate to its name at all. On page 53 Ishmael sees wild pigs and has to run from then. My connection to this is when living in Mali my dad saw a wild boar or pig ruining across the road. Its a really good thing the pig didn't hit our car. At this point in the book how many mile has he walked ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-52958346065426616802013-11-19T13:14:15.017-08:002013-11-19T13:14:15.017-08:00I also agree with Lindsay because in my mind, deat...I also agree with Lindsay because in my mind, death and becoming a child soldier are equally on the same level. Becoming a soldier basically means that your life is being taken away. You won't be able to do what other kids do because you will be trapped under control of somebody else. In this situation, becoming a child soldier and death are the same, so he will fear both equally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-32295287825057262392013-11-19T13:13:59.062-08:002013-11-19T13:13:59.062-08:00I agree with Joseph in that yes he was the one who...I agree with Joseph in that yes he was the one who separated the family but I also agree with Earl that he was the one who experienced divorce and he may have learned that family is something very precious, but I do not believe that he is a hypocrite because it is not good for a family for a mother and a father to stay together just to keep a "family" together because the idea of family is gone as soon as that happens. Family is sparked by love not by force.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-61463701283975975542013-11-19T13:12:22.106-08:002013-11-19T13:12:22.106-08:00The boys aren't really relying on silence I th...The boys aren't really relying on silence I think that they don't really have much to talk about and silence just lets them think to themselves and gives them some peace of mind throughout this whole situation. It also gives Ishmael the ability to feel alone while at the same time with people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-58010620063844963022013-11-19T13:11:56.139-08:002013-11-19T13:11:56.139-08:00Do you think that Ishmael's number one thought...Do you think that Ishmael's number one thought is his family?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-67643026718747139262013-11-19T13:11:43.432-08:002013-11-19T13:11:43.432-08:00Even though the book is called "The memoirs o...Even though the book is called "The memoirs of a boys soldier" I believe that the climax of the book is between him becoming a child soldier or him escaping from that life he is forced into.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-42515885607812316272013-11-19T13:11:00.022-08:002013-11-19T13:11:00.022-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-76028631500794687462013-11-19T13:10:50.175-08:002013-11-19T13:10:50.175-08:00I think the rebels burn all the houses down becaus...I think the rebels burn all the houses down because it shows power and it scares the people that lived in them to never mess with the rebels again. I think If they burned my house down I would kinda see them as having more power than me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-70976181336517240112013-11-19T13:10:38.069-08:002013-11-19T13:10:38.069-08:00If you die a brutal death you didn't stand up ...If you die a brutal death you didn't stand up to anything, but if you are in the rebels I feel as though you could escape as Ishmael die or survive it out til the war ends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-48655728302129750552013-11-19T13:10:23.066-08:002013-11-19T13:10:23.066-08:00I think I would rather die a brutal death. I know ...I think I would rather die a brutal death. I know it would be painful and horrible but I would never want to have to live with the guilt that I had killed innocent people. I would rather die with no guilt than having to live with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-5473811932349878182013-11-19T13:10:06.610-08:002013-11-19T13:10:06.610-08:00I think the moon represents a symbol or peace and ...I think the moon represents a symbol or peace and hope. Every night the moon is there to guide Ishmael and his group, it is something that will never go away and that give Ishmael a feeling or hope and peace to find his family again and go back to his normal life. The moon has remained the same through all of this war, it has remained peaceful and still.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-86339025782831015312013-11-19T13:09:29.024-08:002013-11-19T13:09:29.024-08:00I think what Ishmaels family has told him has real...I think what Ishmaels family has told him has really given him support through the hard times that he is going through. I also believe that he is holding on to his family to keep him sane. With all that is going on his ideals of his family is all he has left of his home. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-2302224314075205642013-11-19T13:09:21.589-08:002013-11-19T13:09:21.589-08:00It is a representation of Ishmael's childhood ...It is a representation of Ishmael's childhood innocence as seen by his description of the moon on page 17. He says that it feels like he still has a part of his innocence because he can still see the same images in the moon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-32011181170542898762013-11-19T13:09:01.733-08:002013-11-19T13:09:01.733-08:00On page 81 a crow falls from the sky and the boys ...On page 81 a crow falls from the sky and the boys are deciding if they should eat it or not. Does this bird symbolize anything? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-73748354278517660912013-11-19T13:08:52.717-08:002013-11-19T13:08:52.717-08:00I think I would struggle a lot and become very lon...I think I would struggle a lot and become very lonely and lost. I would be confused and I honestly think I would become numb. I just walk and not have very many thoughts and the only thing I would be able to think about is, getting to safe place and seeing my family again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-61936853648648640292013-11-19T13:08:08.736-08:002013-11-19T13:08:08.736-08:00Why do the boys rely so much on silence in chapter...Why do the boys rely so much on silence in chapter 10?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-26451331820322206532013-11-19T13:08:06.063-08:002013-11-19T13:08:06.063-08:00I think that Ishmael will be running a little bit ...I think that Ishmael will be running a little bit longer, but then the rebels will capture him. I think that the climax of the story is when Ishmael is actually a soldier and when he goes out and starts to follows the order to kill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-38667628335761703562013-11-19T13:08:04.114-08:002013-11-19T13:08:04.114-08:00It means a lot to Ishmael. On page 10 of the book ...It means a lot to Ishmael. On page 10 of the book he says"Just three days earlier, I had seen my father walking slowly from work. His hard hat was under his arm and his long face was sweating from the afternoon sun. I had not seen him for a while, as another stepmother had destroyed our relationship again. But that morning my father smiled at me. His lips were about to utter something, when my stepmother came out he looked away." I believe this quote is significant in determining why this statement from Ishmael's father means so much to him is because he sees how much his father is working to help support them. Ishmael and his father have been growing distant so this helps cement the idea that Ishmael's father understands that family is not something to be taken fore granted. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-12746658955807243172013-11-19T13:07:47.665-08:002013-11-19T13:07:47.665-08:00Would you rather become a rebel and potentially ha...Would you rather become a rebel and potentially have to kill loved ones or die a brutal death? Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-25627382919602702292013-11-19T13:07:42.389-08:002013-11-19T13:07:42.389-08:00Just to make a connection- In the movie After Eart...Just to make a connection- In the movie After Earth there is also a turning point when the character gets sick of living in fear. Do you think that Ishmael will ever be able to consciously decide to not live in fear?Cassie Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067790953865692764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-29554695597789313102013-11-19T13:07:38.390-08:002013-11-19T13:07:38.390-08:00I believe that the reason the rebels burned down t...I believe that the reason the rebels burned down the houses was actually just to make it harder for those who escaped to return. As it may also show their power, by burning down a village it makes people desperate for food and shelter and therefore more likely to turn to becoming a child soldier or gathering around the remaining villages to make it easier for another attack.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-12860591857929149682013-11-19T13:07:21.728-08:002013-11-19T13:07:21.728-08:00On page 80, it states, "One afternoon, while ...On page 80, it states, "One afternoon, while we were searching for food in a deserted village, a crow fell out of the sky. It wasn't dead, but it was unable to fly." Do you think this quote is foreshadowing something? Is the crow some kind of symbol?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-65383820633064239472013-11-19T13:07:07.305-08:002013-11-19T13:07:07.305-08:00I feel like everything in Ishmeals eyes are hiding...I feel like everything in Ishmeals eyes are hiding from him and/or the world. Not only on page 80 when the moon hid but also on page 50, when Ismeal was in the forest and the trees branches were so think that he couldn't see the sky. But to answer your question I think the moon might represent Ismeal and his groups freedom. When the moon hids behind the clouds, you know its there and sometimes can barely see it. In Ismeals shoes, freedom has a very low possibility of becoming true. You know what freedom is and you hope you can achieve it but it will be hard to become free. on page 10 an old man stated "we must all strive to be like the moon." Why would any one want to strive to be like the moon? I came up with the answer of people want to strive to be like the moon because when the sun is out people whine that it is too hot and when it rains people say it is too cold and wet, but when the moon is out, no one complains. They are not hot, they are not so could they will complain and it is no too light out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-45490370554282805362013-11-19T13:06:42.421-08:002013-11-19T13:06:42.421-08:00On the first page Ishmael mentions the moon. This ...On the first page Ishmael mentions the moon. This is one of the many times that he mentions the moon in the book. What do you think that the significance of the moon is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868662333596761700.post-78276393180683679982013-11-19T13:06:02.794-08:002013-11-19T13:06:02.794-08:00I feel as though the moon is a representation of h...I feel as though the moon is a representation of how Ishmael feels and since he is scared and tired right now the moon is hiding behind clouds. When Saidu dies there is no moon that night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com