I think that if they knew that they were not going to be able to defend themselves and all of the citizens that they would of left. it would be better if a couple of people survived than zero.
They probably realized it was a lost cause. I agree they should have been there to protect their people but I like to think they might have teamed up with other soldiers to help another village.
I think that most of the Villagers, not just the guards, did what they had to to survive. Maybe not believing that they could both protect themselves and the Village.
I think that they left soley becaue they wanted to survive. Maybe they thought that there would be a greater chance of survival if they didn't tell the rest of the village and didn't stay to try to defend them.
Ours looks like we had a purpose and white older men fought. Whereas their war looks like they were killing people for fun and it was mostly young kids.
The solders are citizens themselves, and most likely do not want to die as well. these men may be poorly trained and wouldn't have had any experiences with violence. they may also be very young. http://childsoldiersjdaf.wordpress.com/
In that situation I would try to get as far away as possible from the villages that had been attacked by the rebels. I would collect food from passing villages but not keep going back to the same one.
I think I would have taken my chances and gotten away from the village and gotten food from different villages or collect food from trees or from animals.
i would go village to village. the chance of meeting more people who would help me out are higher than me running into more rebels. also the people or things you run into may be beneficial to your survival.
Do you think it was right of the family that Ishmael saw swimming in the river in Chapter 7 to be skeptical of him and not trust him? Do you think their reaction to Ishmael would have been different if the war was not going on?
I think the reaction was appropriate since the war was going on no one really trusted each other. If there was no war I believe they would have been welcoming to Ishmael.
The rebels didn't send any "messengers" like they did earlier in the book. I think the rebels must have known that there was a larger amount of people in that village, so they used a surprise attack rather than letting the village people prepare of an attack.
In Ishmael's situation, should he spend time looking for his brother Junior since they got separated? or should he just move on and try to survive without him?
If I was in that situation I would worry about myself and move on. This is because there is a good chance he is already dead or joined the rebels so I wouldn't want to put myself in any more danger trying to find him.
I don't think it would be worth it for him to look for his brother. There is a chance that Junior isn't alive anymore and Ishmael would be risking his life to look for him.
Why would the guards just abandon their citizens on page 23 and 24? I thought they were to protect people not turn on them.
ReplyDeleteI think that if they knew that they were not going to be able to defend themselves and all of the citizens that they would of left. it would be better if a couple of people survived than zero.
DeleteThey probably realized it was a lost cause. I agree they should have been there to protect their people but I like to think they might have teamed up with other soldiers to help another village.
DeleteI think they just wanted to get out of there and not get killed themselves. If they knew they had more time maybe they would've tried to save people.
DeleteI think that most of the Villagers, not just the guards, did what they had to to survive. Maybe not believing that they could both protect themselves and the Village.
DeleteI think that they left soley becaue they wanted to survive. Maybe they thought that there would be a greater chance of survival if they didn't tell the rest of the village and didn't stay to try to defend them.
DeleteWhat are some similarities and differences between the war Ishmael was involved in, and our Civil war?
ReplyDeletesimilarities: the gore and threat level to each side
Deletedifferences: the country, the reason for fighting, and the winning decision of slavery
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Ours looks like we had a purpose and white older men fought. Whereas their war looks like they were killing people for fun and it was mostly young kids.
The solders are citizens themselves, and most likely do not want to die as well. these men may be poorly trained and wouldn't have had any experiences with violence. they may also be very young. http://childsoldiersjdaf.wordpress.com/
Deletein this situation, would you have gone village to village because of hunger? or done something else?
ReplyDeleteYes, I would have gone village to village. Mostly because if they would have stayed they would have died, either by hunger or the rebels.
DeleteIn that situation I would try to get as far away as possible from the villages that had been attacked by the rebels. I would collect food from passing villages but not keep going back to the same one.
DeleteI think I would have taken my chances and gotten away from the village and gotten food from different villages or collect food from trees or from animals.
Deletei would go village to village. the chance of meeting more people who would help me out are higher than me running into more rebels. also the people or things you run into may be beneficial to your survival.
DeleteDo you think it was right of the family that Ishmael saw swimming in the river in Chapter 7 to be skeptical of him and not trust him? Do you think their reaction to Ishmael would have been different if the war was not going on?
ReplyDeleteI think the reaction was appropriate since the war was going on no one really trusted each other. If there was no war I believe they would have been welcoming to Ishmael.
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning of chapter 7, why was there no warning that the rebels were coming like usual?
ReplyDeleteThe rebels didn't send any "messengers" like they did earlier in the book. I think the rebels must have known that there was a larger amount of people in that village, so they used a surprise attack rather than letting the village people prepare of an attack.
DeleteIn Ishmael's situation, should he spend time looking for his brother Junior since they got separated? or should he just move on and try to survive without him?
ReplyDeleteIf I was in that situation I would worry about myself and move on. This is because there is a good chance he is already dead or joined the rebels so I wouldn't want to put myself in any more danger trying to find him.
DeleteI don't think it would be worth it for him to look for his brother. There is a chance that Junior isn't alive anymore and Ishmael would be risking his life to look for him.
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ReplyDeletegood question lauren
DeleteIf you were Ishmael would you have stayed with Kaloko in the swamp or moved on alone like he did?
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