tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post4266065171610129202..comments2023-05-13T05:07:14.263-08:00Comments on Leclaire's English 10 Blog: 2012-2013: All Boys, All Blogged: December 10, 2012Kristin Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15076857976818237278noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-75277720202510005032012-12-10T06:19:14.735-09:002012-12-10T06:19:14.735-09:00On page 103 it says "one night I dreamt I was...On page 103 it says "one night I dreamt I was shot in the head." The drugs really change him because in the rest of his dream he is getting sick from seeing all the violence just like the begening of the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-69017225919304765522012-12-10T06:19:12.761-09:002012-12-10T06:19:12.761-09:00I think that he doesn't share anything about h...I think that he doesn't share anything about his rehabAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-13873869694574413272012-12-10T06:18:59.555-09:002012-12-10T06:18:59.555-09:00I think that the connection to nature is more base...I think that the connection to nature is more based on perspective. The book is just Ishmael's memories, so if he remembers a day that was really bad, he will remember the trees as looking sad. I know from personnel experience that when I feel bad, everything looks bad. I don't appreciate things as much. Now that his life is better, he doesn't describe the forest or the rivers because they look normal again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-23017018259202151032012-12-10T06:18:41.831-09:002012-12-10T06:18:41.831-09:00I have o disagree wit both of you. When Ishmael wa...I have o disagree wit both of you. When Ishmael was recruited into the army they took all music from him. He listened to music while he was running and when he was having a good, peaceful life. I think music helps him remember the "good old times" not the war and killing. I don't think its the way for him to forget his past, more to remember like i said earlier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-41107776413691418942012-12-10T06:18:41.011-09:002012-12-10T06:18:41.011-09:00Ya because that's what he listen to as a kid.Ya because that's what he listen to as a kid.prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275934988559223563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-28022275211160793312012-12-10T06:18:24.637-09:002012-12-10T06:18:24.637-09:00Page 169 a man from the rehab center is speaking t...Page 169 a man from the rehab center is speaking to Ishmael after the visitors leave. "You and your friends really impressed those visitors. They know now that it is possible for you to be rehabilitated." Why do they have to prove to others that it's possible when they have to fight to prove it to themselves?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-949232675233637392012-12-10T06:18:12.843-09:002012-12-10T06:18:12.843-09:00why do you think he is scared to get close to some...why do you think he is scared to get close to someone? i would be scared to get close to someone would you?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-43031427486918055682012-12-10T06:18:06.174-09:002012-12-10T06:18:06.174-09:00Why do you think Ishmael does not keep in contact ...Why do you think Ishmael does not keep in contact with Esther after he goes to live with his uncle?<br />"I went to Esther's home several weeks after that. My timing wasn't good, as she was on her way to work... It was the last time I saw her" (181).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-81924480462676133562012-12-10T06:18:03.513-09:002012-12-10T06:18:03.513-09:00Ishmael had a really rough past and he lost almost...Ishmael had a really rough past and he lost almost everyone who he got close to was hurt or died. I think that he just couldn't handle losing another person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-5731046608171240202012-12-10T06:17:57.445-09:002012-12-10T06:17:57.445-09:00Will he ever be able to have a normal relation wit...Will he ever be able to have a normal relation with a girl?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-83992690452279524712012-12-10T06:17:45.157-09:002012-12-10T06:17:45.157-09:00With him not really having steady relationships if...With him not really having steady relationships if he got married would he just divorce her if she ever did one thing that he did not like or he felt like she was leaving?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-27207531132386554342012-12-10T06:17:34.718-09:002012-12-10T06:17:34.718-09:00I think he is reluctant towards the idea is becaus...I think he is reluctant towards the idea is because the soldiers and villagers where not sure what it was and the soldiers took away his music so it might bring back memories of the warDillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187724710061528711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-37276732481612676952012-12-10T06:17:05.987-09:002012-12-10T06:17:05.987-09:00I think that they are also a symptom of PTSD I think that they are also a symptom of PTSD Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-84944588128757171682012-12-10T06:17:02.009-09:002012-12-10T06:17:02.009-09:00Maybe it represents that their is now nothing cont...Maybe it represents that their is now nothing controlling him on what they do like a shadow mimicking the person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-14859838692176752162012-12-10T06:15:59.291-09:002012-12-10T06:15:59.291-09:00Because he wanted to go with them and be with peop...Because he wanted to go with them and be with people but he was still alone in his thoughts and wasn't ready to let other people know that he had gone through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-56913976746595887892012-12-10T06:15:58.801-09:002012-12-10T06:15:58.801-09:00When the woman in the interview asks him, "Do...When the woman in the interview asks him, "Do you have any guarantee that you will return to your home country?"(191) Why do you think this makes him upset?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686037639714357548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-33894606738591892492012-12-10T06:15:44.354-09:002012-12-10T06:15:44.354-09:00I think he might just be used to the outdoors of h...I think he might just be used to the outdoors of his village and sitting on them reminds him of where he lived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-56632792079820708772012-12-10T06:15:28.828-09:002012-12-10T06:15:28.828-09:00I think that sometimes it reminds him of the past ...I think that sometimes it reminds him of the past Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-86443992105386243482012-12-10T06:15:19.495-09:002012-12-10T06:15:19.495-09:00will hen end up really never completely forgiving ...will hen end up really never completely forgiving him self, because he as done some terrible things and been on harsh drugs and it just would be a very difficult thing to over come and with his lack of trust will he possibly begin to not even trust himself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-15902084641868522322012-12-10T06:14:21.054-09:002012-12-10T06:14:21.054-09:00I think that he wanted to feel wanted but he was u...I think that he wanted to feel wanted but he was used to being alone. It is also a good part of getting back into the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-48961937351045872272012-12-10T06:14:15.571-09:002012-12-10T06:14:15.571-09:00Yes, his war past not his childhood past.Yes, his war past not his childhood past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-91520866821867045202012-12-10T06:13:59.495-09:002012-12-10T06:13:59.495-09:00Why do you think when he is happy the memories of ...Why do you think when he is happy the memories of the war plague his mind and cause him to fall into a dream why do you think this only happens when he is happyDillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187724710061528711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-39508256181359553832012-12-10T06:13:40.685-09:002012-12-10T06:13:40.685-09:00Maybe the shadows also represent their past? I don...Maybe the shadows also represent their past? I don't know just throwing it out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-72046937386155755332012-12-10T06:13:26.001-09:002012-12-10T06:13:26.001-09:00It would be hard to forget something like killing ...It would be hard to forget something like killing people for years as his childhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990017186380425465.post-4461168900688623382012-12-10T06:13:18.454-09:002012-12-10T06:13:18.454-09:00It makes it harder for him to say "I love you...It makes it harder for him to say "I love you" and harder for him to start a good relationship. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com