Blog Response #6
In all five novels, the main character or characters face adversity in one way or another. Describe how you view the character's challenges in your book, and talk about how your character handles the hardships and struggles. If you were in your main character/characters situation, how would you handle yourself? What would you do?
In the novel Night, by Elie Wiesel. The main character Eliezer if faced with many challenges and struggles with losing his family. After they have arrive at Auschwitz, the women and men were separated. Eliezer has many worries about his sisters and mother because this is if not, one of the last times he will see them. The only thing that drives Eliezer through the hardships, is hope and curiosity. If I was faced with these challenges, I would try to stay fit and work until either my death or if I have the chance to escape.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I'm stabbing a guard if I knew I'm going to be tortured for a month straight.
DeleteThats sweet staying fit and maybe trying to escape the camp. but is sad that they had to go through that.
DeleteThats a smart idea to stay fit because maybe someday you could try to fightt off one of the gaurds and escape with your family
DeleteI agree that you would have to work to death or try to escape because there isn't much else you could do
DeleteI think trying to escape is a good idea. but if they see you I don't know what they would do to you.
Deletei do believe that losing your family would be a major struggle because it would make your whole thought process completely different as well has it may change the way you do things.
Deleteit is a good idea to stay fit but i feel it would be very hard to stay healthy with the little rations of food they were given
DeleteI think trying to escape is a good idea i maybe would reconsider it becuase they mighht end uo killing you ior torchering you for trying to.
DeleteI think escaping would be a good idea but the fact that would happen would be slim because I would try to also get my father to escape also and if you get caught than that would be it but at night it could work.
DeleteThe possibility of trying to get fit and escape Auschwitz is 2 to nothing.
DeleteIn the book A Thousand Splendid Suns there are two main characters. One is Laila and the other is Miriam. This book is dual POV, so the reader gets to hear from both of them. Laila has to deal with many hardships because she is a female. She has always strived for and education and unlike most girls where she grew up her father supported this because he was a teacher before the war broke out. Laila is also pregnant and in fear of being judged or trying to raise her baby on her own she knows that she must marry. When she marries Rasheed, she is expected to cook, clean, and take care of the house along with following her husbands every order. Laila is 15 and Rasheed is in his 60's. Laila has also faced many hardships in life. Her whole family was killed. Her friends were also killed and the love of her life and father of her baby also died. Now she lives in a place where Rasheed only wants her to sleep with her and his other wife despises her. Along with this Laila is also dealing with her own injuries after being blown up. If I were the main character in this book, I think I would have run away with Tariq and Laila's dad when her father suggested that they leave in the beginning of the book. I would have run away to the United States and opened that restaurant just like they wanted too. Laila's life is unimaginable and to be honest if I were in her situation I do not know exactly what I would do other than hold onto hope.
ReplyDeletesounds like they went tthorugh alot and need help
DeleteI cant imagine being 15 with a husband who is 60 years old. Laila is very strong for choosing this for her baby, even though its not what she wants. Elie in my book Night also has to do many things he does not want to and this shows the characters true strength just like Laila in your story.
DeleteI think from the first chapter I read, it is definitely starting to heat up and come around. I cannot believe the thing she went through at young age. especially being married to an old guy. he's old enough to be her grandpa.
DeleteI think I would also run away with him and just try to escape the life they both live in. It still shocks me how young both of them were and how it is just normal to everyone.
DeleteThat is so crazy to think about someone going through that. The age difference is incomprehensible to me. A Thousand Splendid Suns was my first choice and I am a little disappointed I didn't get it. It seems like a very interesting story to read. If I was in Laila's shoes I would run away as well.
DeleteI would've run away too and I agree with the laila thing I dont even know what to do if I was in her place
DeleteWow! I agree I would have also run away if I were in her situation. I could not imagine getting hurt like that and still doing all those chores and on top of that being married to someone who could be your grandpa.
DeleteIn my book Night the main character/author Elie Wiesel faces many challenges normal people do not. He was taken away from his home and not allowed to bring many personal items. He was transported to ghettos and made his way to Auschwitz. After arriving he was split up from half of his family and has not seen his mom or sister since. This would be heart wrenching to me, especially because Elie does not know what has happened to them. Elie has been very brave during this whole journey. He has not broken down yet and is extremely strong. He obeys authority and takes punishments even if the reason is stupid. He is doing all that he can to survive this awful camp. If I were in his shoes, I would break down crying and not be able to handle it. If my body was being pushed this hard and was not given much food I'm sure I would crack. It would mental and physically destroy me. Reading this story is hard, I can't imagine living it. Elie is an incredibly strong person for going through all of this.
ReplyDeletei dont think id be able to hadle that eather. it would make me sasd if my family got token away
DeleteI also wrote about Elie being ripped away from his home and being separated from his family and this just shows his true strength to be able to accept what has happened to him and his family. I agree that this would also mentally and physically destroy me I don't know if i could do it.
DeleteI feel like not knowing the whereabouts of one of my family member is extremely nerve-racking in itself but to not know where half of them are would make me go insane. Being dragged from my home and my family divided would be extremely hard on anyone. I wouldn't even be able to get my mind straight in order to survive what's next.
Deletei also believe that being torn apart from you family would make things so hard because it would feel like losing apart of yourself in a way.
DeleteIn the book Night, the hardships the Main character is facing is both physical and mental struggles. From walking miles in the incredibly hot sun to getting beat by Nazis and family's being taken away from him one by one can takes a toll on a person, though throughout the story the way he manages through it all is being with his father. I think with his father he is a strong minded individual just only due to the fact that he at least has a person he loves, to face the struggle with and has helped him through the way. As for I, I'll definitely would need someone I care about to help me push through the struggles that takes place in the story otherwise I'll go insane and be shot up.
ReplyDeletethe mental struggles are very hard in life but with the physical struggle within you character there's really nothing worse you can go through.
DeleteI am also reading this book, and I also agree that the struggles that he goes through would be unbearable.
Deletegeezz sounds very interesting and but really sad, a big emotional book rarely any connections, it would suck knowing someone who has faced this as a normal reality in life.
DeleteI think personally even with someone i loved trying to help me push through i don't think i could endure such a place.
DeleteBeing pushed through the hot sun and being force to walk seems like a grueling time that would not be fun to be a part of
DeleteI am also reading Night and I think that Elie is a very strong kid. I cannot imagine going through that and especially at the young age of 15.
DeleteI agree with having someone there because it feels like there is some kind of hope and it makes you feel to keep pushing and not give up so easily as the people alone in the book do.
DeleteI agree with you that we all need someone with our heart. I would had a break down if I lost someone.
DeleteIn my book the kite runner my character faces adversity throughout the book in many ways and some of his challenges are consisted of bullies picking on him trying to live up to his dad's standard, and finally trying to erase the past out of his mind. which 1 of them might only be physical but the mental state of my character in the book right now is plummeting. My character Amir handles his problems in different ways as for the bully he lets his servant Hassan stand up for him against the bully. but to live to his dads standard he proceeds to win the kite running tournament to impress his dad. and With amirs last problem he try's to get his Servants kicked out of the house. If I was the main character trying to handle my problems I would stand up for my self against the bully and throw a rock at his head as for living up to my dads standard I would try to impress him and for the past thing I wouldn't know what to do besides try and forget it
ReplyDeleteYeah i would have to agree with standing up for yourself and stoning the bully sounds like a great idea. In fact the main character in my book stoned kids for fun.
DeleteIn the book I am reading there are to characters Amir and Hassan and we really only see the perspective from Amir but we also know what is happening to Hassan as well. Amir has the challenges of leaving his home town and going to America to being forced to marry Soraya then to having his father pass away. Amir goes with his wife the hardships of infertility and not getting a child then to hear that Rahim his dads best friend is on his death bed and may not make it the next summer. Amir was a child that tried so hard to make his father so proud but in the time that he does he also pushes away his only friend Hassan. Hassan's perspective is more lite with him being poor there was not much that Hassan did other that did chores around the house the only hardships of Hassan was that his father was blown up by a landmine and that he did not have much money to work with but he has a great personality and mindset. Hassan also is married to a woman and they had a stillborn girl and had trouble's and then finally did have a boy but then when the boy was four the mother passed away so now its just Hassan and his son and Rahim in the house Amir use to live in. I would not be able to handle all of the things these two boys went through but if I had to live a life in there shoes I would want to pick Hassan because i would rather like poor and happy than rich and sad.
ReplyDeletein the novel a long way gone ishmael faces a lot of challenges. he needs something for food and water, so he went back to his house to get money. He went back to camp to buy stuff but the money wasn't worth anything in a time like this. I would have got weapons of some sort because that is what people would trade for during the war. this is just one of many of the challenges he faced in this book. he was on the run from the rebels, he got found and gets let go. then he's in with the rebels.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the same novel, he is facing some many hard challanges at such a young age
Deletethe book sounds very interesting, seems to be getting better with more action. Hopefully he finds enough food and water to survive.
DeleteThose are some very hard challenges. I couldn't imagine going without food and water like that. Sounds like it is starting to get more interesting!
DeleteIf I was in the same situation, I too would do the same thing.
Deletein a long way gone our main character ishmael has alot of challenges. he sees alot of people dying and is amost always in need to find food. he goes with his friends or group of kids and foes town to town finding food and people to help them. they help the dead by moving them to the side and not in the middle of no where.
ReplyDeleteIt is good to hear that the main protagonist was able to find some friends, I think it should be easier to survive with more hands available to get things done. Although personally wouldn't have wasted time moving the dead just because that time can be used to either find shelter for the night or to find food or water.
DeleteIn the novel I am Malala she faces many challenges because of where shes from. In Pakistan education is very important but it is only offered to men because they believe all the women are good for is cleaning the house and preparing dinner. When Malala and her dad try to take a stand and open a school for men and women Malala was hunted down on her way home from school and shot in the head all for trying to receive an education. Personally, i would be ok with not having to receive an education but i would not like to be forced to stay at home every day of the week and be treated like i have no purpose.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the novel a long way gone, The main character already faces so many hard challenges at just 12 years old. He is in war and see a lot of killing which is terrible for a 12 year old. He also has a hard time finding food to stay alive. If I was him I would try my best to find and food and make sure i stay in shape if I ever get in a fight with one of the rebels
ReplyDeleteI agree if I was in that circumstance I would probably try my best to stay in the best of shape and make sure I had a source of food and water. However I don't know how far I'd make it as a 12 year old.
DeleteI'm reading the same book and lowkey I'm joining the rebels because they would give me food and shoes and a place to stay. I feel like it would be an easier path for Ishmael.
DeleteI could not imagine being that young and seeing all of the killing and war, that must be really hard on him. Plus dealing with trying to stay alive only at the age of 12.
Deletethat would be a great plan to stay alive. It would be so hard to be in a war at such a young age.
Deletesounds like a tough time for a 12 year old
DeleteI cannot imagine going through that at 12 years old. Being that young and seeing those things are things that will definitely stay with him throughout his whole life.
DeleteI must say that for the challenges that Malala is facing is mainly brought upon her by her father and the Pakistani religion. Although she handles these challenges well, such as how she vowed to never steal again after she got caught, and she actually sticks to that. However if I was the main character I would not be as brave as she is about standing up for education, I would probably just be like any other Pakistani person and not stand up for education because I would be too scared to risk getting shot for my education.
ReplyDeleteI agree I just thinks is not worth my life but then again it won't feel like living if I'm being forced to not do what I want willingly.
DeleteElie Wiesel in Night faces many many hardships. Those include being ripped away from his home, not being able to bring any of his belongings. Only a few go with him but he end up loosing all of them. Being separated from his mother and three sisters. As well as being beaten constantly by German soldiers simply because they get mad. He also has to watch his dad get beat constantly and sometimes he gets made fun of for being old. Elie mentions a few times that his way of being strong and getting through this time was to have no emotion, he no longer reacts when his dad gets beat and the same goes for himself. He has learned to just take it. If I was Elie, I don't think I would be as strong as him because there's no way I could ever handle what any of the Jews went through during this time. I would've given up very soon. I wouldn't have seen any hope.
ReplyDeleteliving through this would have been very hard thinking that there is no hope, but i think Elie has some type of hope otherwise he would have given up already.
DeleteI am reading Night by Elie Wiesel as well, and I feel the exact same way as you Madelyn. This time would have been awful to go through and I like how you explained that you would feel like there was no hope. I think I would feel similar and couldn't see any positives to life. Elie is one strong person for getting through this part in his life. I'm sure he thinks this was the hardest times in his lifetime.
DeleteI was looking to read this book and it sounded interesting and i can totally agree with you Maddy and how there is no real hope in that situation and I don't know how Elie Wiesel went through it and still went through it when he did eventually get out of the camp
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ReplyDeleteThat is crazy to think how some countries are still like that. And it only takes a few strong people to make a big difference.
DeleteI agree with the what i would do part because i do not have that type of confidence it is just insane what she was able to do at her age and the fact she survived that one gunshot. Though it is really nice that her dad basically agreed on how outdated those beliefs were by starting that school for both men and women
Deleteit is really nice that her dad basically stood up for women's education even though they were not allowed to have one, and just because Malala had an education and someone shot her for it really shows you what women have to deal with in Pakistan
DeleteIn my book Night the main character faces tons of challenges that we will never face in our life. He has faced a lot of physically and mental struggles. First he gets taken from his home then walks miles in the hot sun. And now he gets beat by Nazis and watches people die. He is also kind of lucky to at least have his dad with him, for someone to be there for him. Most people who are there have no one because they get split up. Elie is very strong and is doing a good job at not going insane like some people have. If I was in Elies shoes it would be very difficult. Its hard to try and stay strong when you are barley eating anything. Overall Elie is a very strong person I could never imagine going through all of this, and coming out of it alive.
ReplyDeleteI feel like one of the reasons that Elie feels destined to keep going is because he has his dad there to accompany him. Without his father being there Elie wouldn't have the confidence or hope they could make it out of there.
Deletei think Elie is doing a great job at dealing with different challenges but I wish the book explained his feelings a bit more so we would have a better understanding of what his thought process is with everything that's going on.
DeleteIn the book A Long Way Gone the main character Ishmael races many challenges. He is deprived of food and water, doesn't have his family for most of the story, running away from rebels that are killing people in the villages and having no place to go. He handles these challenges by running away from the rebels going from village to village searching for food and he found another group of kids that he knew. I probably wouldn't be able to make it as far as Ishmael because he's doing lots of things that I know I can. I'd probably join the rebels it seems like the easiest choice.
ReplyDeleteI would join the rebels as well because it is the easiest choice. Ishmael loses his family and friends by continuing to move on trying to find a space place but are constantly being attacked by rebels and losing others which is hard to deal with death of your friends and family right in front of you. Ishmael is also exhausted and sick of the weather and walking miles and miles and having very little to know food or water. If he had joined the rebels as least him and all his friends wouldn't be killed by the rebels as they were on there side.
Deleteyour book sounds action-filled and i can see why you would want to join the rebels, especially if they have food.
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DeleteJoining the rebels doesn't sound like a bad idea and the safest idea but would you join a group that just killed your village, friends, and family. i know i would not.
DeleteIn the book A Long Way Gone, written by Ishmael Beah who is also the main charcter from the story follows Ishmael as he and a few other guys that he had went to secondary school with are on the run from rebels who are killing anyone who lives in Sierra Leone and burning all villages to the ground. Ishmael faces a lot of adversity and struggle as he is a twelve year old boy watching people get murdered in front of him and watching his family be killed by the rebels. He also is recurited by soliders to fight against the rebels and protect there village. He has to learn to shoot people with guns and feel no remorce for killing them as it is kill or be killed. The soliders also give him drugs to smoke to help him and the other kids give them engery and stay awake. If I was in Ishmael shows I would try and do whatever I needed to do to surive and to stay with my friends but it crazy to imagine doing all of that as a twelve year old.
ReplyDeleteI also agree it is crazy that a 12 year old boy has to go through stuff like this and does not have a choice.
DeleteTo be so young i mean a 12 year old to have the experience, of running from rebels that burn and kill everyone your friends and family, then in trying to retaliate join other side to get drugged up and kill other kids.
DeleteIt is crazy how the rebels had such little humanity when it came to the citizens who were just seeking safety.
DeleteIn the book Kite Runner the main character has a few challenges starting pretty early in the book. He is a very weak human and doesn't stand up for himself at all. he watches people who are nice to him get hurt and does nothing. he frames his servants and hurts his father because they were good to them and after they could not find someone good. if i was the main character and i got raped multiple times i would probably not be living anymore while taking those people with me. i aint letting that stuff slide.
ReplyDeleteSounds like your novel is very deep. From what I've read it seems like your main character needs to learn how to be a man. I don't know if I would kill myself and people but I'd definitely do something to have the bad people pay for doing that to him.
DeleteIt is unfortunate that the main character in your book has to witness those around him get hurt, without being able to do anything about it.
Deletethis is so true the book is so crazyyyyy and it leaves me flabbergasted at most points as you already said your close ones getting raped and all you do is care for yourself and not others around you. Amir needs to step it up.
Deletei agree that Amir is a weak, and doesn't stand up for himself always has some one to save him it will be interesting what he will do later in the story if he cant even stand up to bullies now what can he do in the future. Lasty Amirs lies and weakness need balance.
DeleteIn my book A Long Way Gone, the main character Ishmael Beah is faced with many hardships. He was separated from his family during the rebels' attack on their village and might never be able to see them again. Beah has also mainly been traveling by himself with no food or water for a long time. Every time he finds someone they are scared and avoid him leaving him to fend for himself. He has watched many of his friends get killed, and he is only just a 12-year-old boy. If I was in his situation I would have pry joined the rebels already. I don't think I could keep pushing forward like Beah and I would have given up along time ago.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could keep doing what Beah is doing as well and would of probably given up as well. I can't imagine being a twelve year old without my family and dealing with the death of friends to rebels. I don't think I would of been able to serve the soldiers and go out to battle and kill the rebels as vengeance for them killing people in Sierra Leone.
DeleteI'm reading Night by Elie Wiesel, in this book is the opposite of how the story goes of Long Way Gone. Elie isn't separated by his father during Auschwitz, which kind of gives him confidence to keep going. I couldn't imagine being Ishmael Beah, being separated from your family is tragic.
DeleteIn my book Kite Runner Amir's mom is also dead. The difference is that she died during childbirth so he never knew her. While that must be hard for Amir I think it would be much harder later in life when you know them.
DeleteWOW, really sounds like he is going through it. At least he is alive and that is more than his family can say. you know what you get what you get and don't mind a bit. I hope he keeps pushing forward.
ReplyDeletethe characters in "the kite runner" indeed face some intense challenges, each dealing with complex emotions and difficult decisions. Amir, the main character, struggles with guilt and the new need for redemption after not standing up for his friend Hassan. The first time that Amir betrays Hassan is when he chooses not to help Hassan because he wanted to show his father that he got to captured the kite in the competition. Hassan was cornered by Assef, who is sexually assaulting him, and making him feel less than a man, Amir has an opportunity to rescue Hassan, but he was only thinking about himself. If I were in Amir shoes, I think id also find it tough, but I hope id get the courage to make things right sooner. its all about learning from mistakes and trying to do better.
ReplyDeleteThis book had a lot of crazy things going on in to so far but I wish Amir wasn't so mean to Hassan so much for no reason and Amir should have said something to his dad
DeleteRight and what the saddest part of it all was, that Amir gave in and started to agree with Assef and Amir now only viewed Hassan as a servant and no longer a friend.
DeleteIn the book a Thousand Splendid Suns both characters face many hardships. Mariam is living in a poor neighborhood besides her mother and her father lives in a rich neighborhood, she is faced with the struggles of her mother committing suicide and forced into wed with a 40 year old man. She has to cook clean and take care of everything, at the age of 16. Lilia's family was killed and the love of her life was killed as well, and she is also married to this horrible gross man and carrying a child at the age 14. I do not think I could handle either situation, I think they both handle it well but at the same time it is what is considered "normal" for that time era, so they really know nothing more than that. Either way I have empathy for both of them and the hardhsips they endured.
ReplyDeleteIt is still absurd that these young woman have to go through this. Those are intense hardships that not many could handle. it's also hard to process how that could all happen at the ages of 16 and 14.
DeleteI would not be able to live through what these two girls are going through honestly how could you not think grossly to your baby son and think he too might grow up and marry a 13-14 year old the to your daughter that you have to teach her to be strong and put up stuff like that I do not know what i would do in that situation and i can see how you have empathy for both of the girls
DeleteMariam has to endure such intense suffering and shame from an early age. She continuously gets treated as if she were valued of nothing. which gets exemplified when Jalil doesn't treat her as an actual daughter even after her mom dies. How i view them is that this is nothing someone should be facing as a 16 year old. Laila has just as equal of a situation as everyone she essentially loved got killed. THEN she is carrying a kid at 14. Either situation i could not handle to any capacity no matter what. No clue what i would do either as i would probably be killed as either person if i opposed in anyway.
ReplyDeleteThey both have had a lot of hardships, it is tough that both of these girls have to deal with this on a daily basis just because they are females
DeleteBoth of the hardships that Mariam and Laila face, do not sound great. By the way it sounds, I don't know if I'd be able to handle it either.
DeleteWow its crazy what many of these woman go through in other countries, carrying a kid at 14 is absolutely crazy. Its very sad woman get treated this way in other countries, i could never imagine my mother carrying me at the age of 14.
DeleteI was thinking about that too. If I were in Miriam or Laila's position, I don't know how I would compose myself. Especially if I was expected to be married to a man like Rasheed. At that point I think I would willingly walk through the streets and let whatever happens happen. Or I would try to flee and run away.
DeleteA Thousand Splendid Suns tells the tale of two main characters, one is Laila and the other is Miriam. This book two perspectives, so the reader gets to hear from both Mariam and Laila. Laila has to deal with many hardships because she is a female in Afghanistan, she has always strived for an education, unlike most girls where she grew up her father supported her education
ReplyDeletebecause he was a teacher before the war broke out. Laila is 15 when she has to marry Rasheed who is in his 60's, Laila has faced many hardships in life. Now she lives in a home with Rasheed and his other wife despises her. Laila is also dealing with her own injuries after being blown up, as well as dealing with her family and the love of her life being killed. If I were was in this book, I think I would have run away with Tariq.
both of these situations are extremely hard to read about. I can just imagine the hardships that both of these literal kids go through everyday and especially how this was considered normal back then in the middle east. I do admire Laila for her trying to push for an education so much at her age. and i agree with Tariq part i didnt think of that
DeleteMy book also takes place in Afghanistan but there is no female characters at all. Both of the kids do not have mothers or sisters. There is a character tho that has two wives and I think that part of their culture is crazy and I wonder how the second wife feels.
DeleteI find it difficult to think about what I would do if I were in Laila's or Miriam's situation. I would like to think that if I were Miriam that I would have left far before the war and if I were Laila that I would have run away with Tariq. However, I also know that if I were in the situation of being pregnant or in an abusive relationship I know that you have to think about the risk in safety that would happen if you got caught. We see later in the story what happens when they tried to run away. I think I would just wait for Rasheed to die.
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DeleteI couldn't even imagine being one of those girls. I'm sure I would've stood up for myself and then would've gotten killed.
Deletein the book night the main character has to deal with phycological torture. he experiences this because the guards sectioned off the town into ghettoes, so they were contained in a certain area. then his family gets put onto a train for a couple of days with very limited food and water crammed so tightly that not everyone could sit at the same time. then they arrived at Auschwitz, and they got separated by male and female. he didn't know it yet but that would be the last time he sees his mom and sisters. I'm not sure what drives him to push through the challenges but i think it is his curiosity and the fact that he has his dad with him. if I was the main character and this happened to me i would go crazy because everything, he goes through is just so much for a 15-year-old kid. i would probably rebel against the guards and try to take as many out as I can because that would be better.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds very cruel and horrible for the people on the train. I wonder why they never tried to rebel or fight back against the Nazis. I think that is very sad that his mom dies but at least he still has dad.
DeleteIn Kite Runner the main character Amir's servant and friend Hassan gets raped over a kite. Hassan is a kite runner for Amir after he won the kite fight. He was going to get the last kite that Amir won the fight over when he was confronted by Assef and his friends who bully Hassan and Amir. Amir sees them fighting in the ally and doesnt do anything when Assef rapes Hassan because he threw a rock at him and wouldnt give him the kite. Later Hassan doesnt do anything about it and is serving them food later at Amir's birthday party. If i were in this situation I would fight back and try and get help. If I saw someone that raped me like Hassan did I would probably attack them and kill them and not act like nothing happened.
ReplyDeleteit is crazy to think that that all happened because of a kite. I don't understand how you could do that to someone, but he did think Hitler was an awesome guy so he is probably a little off in the head.
DeleteI cant believe people would go through such drastic measures over something as simple as a kite.
DeleteIn the book Kite Runner the main character Amri faces some challenges like living up to his dads standards and also him and Hassan having to deal with the bullies and then having to deal with the move to America. If was was in Amir's shoes I would kind of have the reaction as him by not knowing what to do with the bullies. I also wouldn't focus so hard on trying to live up his dads standard so much.
ReplyDeleteI agree, but in Afghanistan social status means everything, and If I were Amir I would be so embarrassed with myself because I was too afraid to stand up against what is right or letting one of my friends get bullied because you didn't want to be next.
DeleteAmir always tries to live up to his dads standards but when the opportunity comes to do the right thing he chooses the easy path.
DeleteIn the book Night, Elie Wiesel faces adversity and hardships throughout the whole novel. The biggest way he faces adversity is through the concentration camps. These camps are designed to torment and punish all Jewish citizens to the brink of death, and Elie deals a good job in staying persistent so that he doesn't fall behind. He is also smart in a way so that he doesn't stand out to others. He knows his role and I think that is a crucial part in him staying alive. I'd imagine if Elie were to take risks, he would not of lasted as long as if he did. If I were in Elie's shoes, I wouldn't know what to think, but by going with the flow of camp expectations, that is the best way to survive.
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DeleteElie not standing out is helping him survive and if he keeps doing it he will gain more hope at that age it would be easy to just give up but i knoiiow Elie will not give up.
DeleteIn the book "The kite Runner" by: Khaled Hosseini, very early on in the book the character are soon facing hardships, the two friends Amir and Hassan are under constant criticism and bullying due to the status of their friendship, Amir is a wealthy Sunni Muslim and Hassan is a poor servant Shia Muslim, and is to which both of their religious community's are rivals. During this Amir is hesitant to help out and stand up for his friend Hassan when he is bullied by a boy in the neighborhood named Assef. I view their friendship as a one sided friendship. To Hassan he is a full fledge friend and helps Amir when he needs it and is very friendly to him, as to Amir i think he only hangs out with Hassan as almost as a campion; he's almost very selfish in a way. if I were Amir I would do anything in my power to help my friend in need , I feel like i would struggle to just stand there and let it happen.
ReplyDeleteIn the book Kite Runner, Amir has his fair share of struggles he must get over or figure out. To start things off Amir is not a very physical kid and would get bullied a lot for wanting to read or write. The issue with all of this is, his father is highly respected and has such high standards and Amir is letting him down. The other issue is the love hate relationship he has with Hassan. Finally, his father decides it is best for Amir and him to get out of Afghanistan due to the raging war that is going on around them. Now see for me I was always raised to fight back so, the bulling situation would easily get addressed and would not have the fear of disappointing my father. The relationship issue that Amir has is almost childish because, Amir only ever hates Hassan is when his father treats him equally with gifts or affection. If I were Amir i would do anything for that friend; especially because some could call them brothers. To finish things off, moving to America from Afghanistan would be one of the smartest options, not the easiest necessarily, but the most practical because you can start over in life.
ReplyDeleteIn the book Kite Runner Amir faces lots of challenges. All of his challenges seem to revolve around him not being able to stand up for himself or other people. In the story Amir gets bullied by some of the other kids but he never does anything. He is always hanging out with his servant Hassan and when the bullies come he lets Hassan fight them as he just stands there and does nothing. It gets so bad that at one time Hassan ends up getting raped by the bullies and Amir just runs away. Because of this he is racked by guilt and ends up pushing his best friend away. Then because he never stands up for himself his dad who will stand up for anybody is ashamed of him. So a large part of the story is Amir trying to make his dad proud of him. If I was in Amir's shoes I would like to think they would be easy problems to solve because I would stand up for myself.
ReplyDeleteIn the novel Night by Elie Wiesel the Main character Elie has to go through very mean hard ships and make many hard and strange decisions. Some of the hard ships that he had to go through was having to lie about his age to stay alive with his father and lose his mother and sister and them most likely have been killed something else would having to watch one of his family member be beat and him not being able to do anything about it.
ReplyDeletei think this would be so horrific to watch with my own eyes I don't know how so many people are filled with such hate.
DeleteThe night seems like a very interesting book as the holocaust was a very dark gruesome time in history. A lot like the kite runner many families were being killed in Pakistani due to a army taking over and wanting to spread hate throughout the nation.
DeleteIn the book Kite Runner Amir goes through many hardships in his life through leaving his home country Pakistani to pushing through bullies at a young age. Amir facing these problems really made him a stronger man in the book. After leaving his country Amir has to be stronger for himself and his father after figuring out baba has cancer. Amir has changed throughout the book from being a scared helpless little kid to a man who takes action and isn't a selfish little child. Amir knows he needs to be strong for baba and himself, making him the father of the house looking out for baba and paying the bills.
ReplyDeleteThe hardship Amir faces truly does make him a stronger man. Amir does change from a scared child to a tough adult especially after his father gets cancer
DeleteThe hardship he faces from is dad when he was wanting to go to college for English evenn thou his dad doesnt want to go for english
DeleteIn the book NIGHT by Elie Wiesel, Elie the main character is faced with many challenges one major challenge he is facing is watching the people around him slowly die out from the freezing cold or from the beating of the Nazis. I think I would having a hard time standing up for myself because of how frail I would be from the treatment. I would have gotten from the Nazis. Even if i tried to stand up for myself I they would more than likely kill me.
ReplyDeleteyeah they have a way of breaking people. even the strong know better than to fight for it will only make it worse for them and the others around.i would be in the same boat with the fitting a guard.
DeleteIn my book, a long way gone, Ishmael beah is going through a civil war where the rebels who are taking over villages and killing his people. His village was attack while he was away but found some people to group with and travel village to village. In this process he loses these people in his group including his brother and his friends. Ishmael Beah learns to prosper on his own by finding food being able to survive of his instincts. For being how young he is in this chapter of his life i think he handle his situation perfectly. This perfect representation of what it takes to stay alive when surviving in a civil war. In the case of them being deprived of water and food for a long time i think my actions would do what i can against the rebels and just be shot sounds like less pain than starving from time and time again.
ReplyDeleteThe challenges Beah faces, while unfamiliar to me, feel all too much realistic for a child being forced into a war. They're well-written, hard hitting, and make sense both in reality and in the context of the story. Beah handles them much better than I would have, as I would have given up long before being recruited into the war by the Sierra Leone military forces. Given I don't have many survival skills, I probably would have starved during the time that he was alone in the forest.
ReplyDeleteIn the book A Long Way Gone Ishmael Beah goes through many adversities and sees many gruesome acts while trying to flee the civil war in his country. Ishmael seems to mostly deal with these hardships by trying to not think of them all together, But when he gets separated from his group these thoughts become impossible for him to ignore with no one to talk to. If i was in his situation I would also probably try to not think about it cause there really is nothing else a person can do in his situation.
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ReplyDeleteIn i am malala i think mala faces a major tragedy getting shot in the head. I think she handled it better then anyone, she fought to stay alive. And she now spreads awareness to people on women's rights in Pakistan. if i was the main character i don't think i could do what she did i think i would be full of rage and want revenge on what they did so they would be able to feel what io felt.
In my book Night the main character elie handles himself well within the first day he witnessed babys and people being thrown into fire. As a young kid whos about to walk into the fire himself i would have thought of the same idea to run into the electrical fence and die that way instead of burning and suffering in fire.After the first day we realise elie is a survivor many people would retalitate when there father is being beat up but he never did he wanted to survive. When Elie is being beat by the german soldier for nothing he does not retalite he knows if he fights back he will be killed Elie is incredibly smart but i think he only did this out of fear of what was going to happen to him.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty cool but very disturbing why did they throw the babies in the fire and i agree with you instead of being buried a live i would just jump on the electrical fence.
Deletethe hardships the Main character is facing is both physical and mental struggles because he grows up in a very very poor family. His name is ish mael and ish is a really good kid growing up with 6 brothers and a very tough kid. him and his parents got separated when the war was going on because his father was a good man and tried saving others. He is now trapped in a prison held by invaders called the rebels with his brother and they are trying to start up a plan to escape the prison. He is trying to survive off of animals and hunting down thing with just the resources he can find. For being such a young kid in the book i think he is holding up and extreme amount of weight and handling things the way a grown man would have done
ReplyDeleteThis book seems to be very graphic and stressfull to read, I hope all the problems are able to find a resolution quickly!
Deletein the book, thousand splendid suns there are 2 characters that are going through very difficult hardships, and it blows my mind the thing they go through.at the age of 16 Mariam is in not so good living conditions, but her parents are living high off the hog. she is married to an older guy for her age. then there's Liala is 14 years old and is married to a weird man and I believe she is pregnant. both of these situations there in is crazy and there no way I would be able to do it.
ReplyDeleteAlthough if you were delt that what would you do? Why do you think that Mariam is not going and bettering her life? She could get a job and work and live in a good community.
DeleteI am reading the book Night. The author of the book Elie has faced many hardships in the past few days. He's seen so much for how young he is. The things he's seen and been through are things that's no one should have been through. For example, they were locked on a train car for days with no food or water. He then has to go his separate ways from his mom and sisters, he said this was the last time he would see them, and he had no idea. This broke my heart, I could not imagine not having my mom. If I was in Elie's shoes I would have given up by now. I am glad he didn't. I am glad he is smart enough to know what to do because I certainly would not.
ReplyDeleteit seems like a dark would having you parent take away form you but i cant imagine having them taken away right Infront of you and knowing that they can leave at any sec
DeleteIn the book “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini. The main character Amir is faced with a few problems. One way I can see one of his problems is what he wants to do. The way that he handles hardship is he just builds up the confidence to do it. If I was him I would not do that because I don't usually handle hardships easily. What i would do is think what is think about what the consequences are then weigh what would be the right way to handle it.
ReplyDeleteI also don't handle hardship easily. Also Amir truly does try to build up his confidence.
DeleteI also do that when faced with a difficult decision. I weigh the outcomes and go off what's best. The hardest part is, what if my actions resalt in hurting someone else.
Deletein night my main character is strong he is running in the snow for miles with a large open wound on his foot. he has been whipped until, unconscious and has gotten no food fo day the only thing they can do is eat snow for water. If i was in my character position i probley would had died for hitting a guard
ReplyDeletein The Kite Runner the main character Amir faces many problems that I view as a road of redemption not trying to protect his friend Hassan when they were kids. he handles his hardships by building his confidence and then facing his hardship with that built up confidence. I wouldn't be able to do this as I wouldn't be able to build up the confidence to deal with massive hardships.
ReplyDeleteI would be the same, although with what happened to Hassan is traumatic even for Amir. So I don't really blame Amir for trying to push Hassan away
DeleteI would also try to build up my confidence over time
DeleteIn the novel "Night" Elie has multiple challenges. He has to overcome these by working or being punished. He handles the situations by finding a way to get out of them or by time for something to happen. Along with the working he also worries about his family especially his father because that is all he has left of his family. If I was in Elie's shoes, I would work in a way he does, but instead hide my reaction to things I see because in the book he gets punished by laughing at one of the guards and gets whipped 25 times. I would also try to stay closer to my father just because he is the only part of my family that I would only have left, and I would always follow and listen to him because he knows what he is talking about.
ReplyDeleteValid point, but do you think that if he stays by his dad the ss will not like it and kill them both?
DeleteIn the book Night the main character Eliezer faces the struggle of the holocaust. He just finished his first summer of being in a concentration camp. That being said he has faced seeing more than hundreds of deaths. He is able to still have a hint of hope at this point in the book and i cannot imagine how hard it would be to keep that little bit of hope that he does have. Personally I think that he handles is struggle much better than a lot of the others. It sounds like he does not show his emotions much which is a great thing at the camps because he would get caught as weak from the ss if he did show his emotion. If I was inn the same position as Eliezer i probably would not be able to hold back my sadness and I would probably end up killing myself by running away and dying instead of getting killed by the ss.
ReplyDeleteIn my book The Kite Runner the main character is Amir. Amir's challenge is that he try's so hard to gain his fathers validation. However Amir just doesn't live up to his expectations. Amir's father wants him to be athletic and to play rough with the other kids, Amir is the complete opposite he likes books and writing. If I was in Amir's place I would try to impress my father with his skills of literature like publish a book at a young age.
ReplyDeleteIt can be hard sometimes to live up the expectations of other, especially when you don't share the same love for it. I can relate to Amir as I am also interested in Books rather than football.
DeleteI am read a book called Night. Our main person is Elie Weisel. The challenges he went through were tough on him. He had no choice of going either right or left. He thought that he was going to die. If I were in his eye, I would be scared of the world. I would have to be careful. Death would be around to collect the souls.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I wouldn't be able to think about the world the same way if that happened to me.
Delete"In the book "Night," Ellie and his father face the challenge of being forced to work in a concentration camp. I think in some way they lucked out with this because they could have been easily sentenced to death instead. Ellie along with all the other Jews are doing their best to put their trust in their Faith to help get them through this. Even though every day that goes by they know it could be there last, they still believed that they will be saved soon by allies.
ReplyDeleteI think I would have tried to stay low but not get out of line.
Deletein the book i am reading kite runner the main character Amir is a lack of better word bitch all throughout the book we are shown how when thing get hard he runs or gives up. like on hassan multiple times when thay are bullied hassan fights back not him or when babahas cancer.
ReplyDeleteI agree Amir needs to learn how to be a man.
DeleteI am reading the book "A Long Way Gone" Ishmeal Beah is the main character and he has to go through war first hand. He is forced to kill others. If I was him, I would have chosen to hide and run for as long as possible.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, I would not kill others even if I was forced too. I would chose to hide.
DeleteI am reading the book 1,000 splendid suns. the way the main character in my book faces challenges is through feeling unwanted. Mariam was born a bastard child as they called her. but she didnt know that her father a very powerful man was hiding her from everyone for her first 15 years. I think Miram handles this the best she can considering only being 15 but then more and more hardships just keep getting thrown at her. She is handling her problems alot better then I would be able too.
ReplyDeleteIn The Kite Runner, the main character, Amir, has everything handed to him and he does not seem very grateful for anything. He treats his only true friend very poorly and only hangs out with him when nobody else is around, he watched him get raped and did not do anything to stop or even acknowledge that it happened and the whole time his friend is always loyal to him and never does anything wrong towards him.
ReplyDeleteI would say that Amir is not really a true friend then if he stood there and watched all these terrible things happen and did not stand up for his friend.
DeleteIn my book Night, the main character is Elie/ Eliezer, he faces many challenges before and after arriving in a concentration camp. He was taken away from his home, forced into living in ghettos, and forced to travel in a small cattle car with no food or water to Auschwitz. After arriving he was forced to leave his mother and sister but was able to continue with his father. Elie is trying to survive by following all orders and giving up his humanity. If I was in Eliezer’s place, I would most likely give up all hope. Elie to me is an incredibly strong person in many ways, him having to ration food and water and be a strong figure for his father and others in the camp.
ReplyDeletemy main corrector struggles to hold a baby without it dying before it is born the way that she handles it is by burying a piece of clothing but the husband handles it by blaming the baby's death on her and being abusive. if i had to handle it, i do not know how i would be able to and i hope that i wont need to
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