It made me a little happier that in this section, Beah finds some companions. They don't share their emotions with each other, but it must be a little comforting that these people can understand his suffering. Kanei seems to be the Junior in this group; the person that is the leader.
It is almost amusing that rap saved Beah and his companions, but not when you realize how dire the situation actually was. I think the villagers should have heard them out and not punish them by taking their crapes away, but it is understandable, considering what has transpired during the war. But also, the way the leader of the village called them devils without understanding them made me a little angry.
It was a great act of kindness that the fisherman took to take care of the kids. He took their responsibility on his shoulders and nursed them back to health. He must have heard the rumors of the "Seven Children," and he risked those being true because he knew what he was doing was right.
There is a part that I had a question about. At the beginning of Chapter 8, Beah says that he could "see the leaves on the tree swaying, but I couldn't feel the wind." Did he actually mean this literally or was this a metaphor? It probably is a metaphor, but I'm not sure. Maybe he meant that he was just going through the motions of life and not actually living it. I'm not sure.
4 comments:
Wassup Aayush. I understand why you wrote what you wrote but you have to understand that since the boys found each other it might play to there disadvantage. Now since the boys are in a group poeple will see them and automatically think they're rebels. With that said nice entry. GoodJOb
yea i agree that the fisherman was really nice in returning the seven of them back to health but at the same time i bet it was hard because the seven of them were nurtured for awhile and it must be hard having to leave that behind. but really good blog!
I disagree and agree. I didn't find this section happy at all. It was a perfect example of human cruelty and ignorance, taking away someones shoes and trying to kill them just because you are afraid of them is disgusting. But I do agree that it was quite nice of the fisherman to help them, though he didn't give them his name
In answer to your question--both. Basically he's seeing that he is so deeply in shock from all the things he has seen that he can no longer feel or relate to the world around him.
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