Quote #1: "I had not begun to think of marriage. I needed to graduate from college first, and to graduate from college, I needed to save money while I attended English classes at the community college."
This quote was said by the narrator (Valentino) on page 225.
Quote #1 Significance: I chose this quote because I think it shows how his experiences are like in America. I think it shows how he is really focused on living in America for a while, and getting educated. I think there is also a little bit of boredom in this quote because I think that since he has to focus on school so much, he might get bored, when he thought it wouldn't take as long.
Quote #1 Personal Connection: I can relate to this because I am really busy as well. I am also trying to focus on school and extra curricular activities, and I think that it can get a little bit boring, too.
Question #1: Why do you think Achak is focusing so hard on school?
Quote #2: "It was not long, though, before more white people, and aid workers from all over Africa, began to descend upon Pinyudo. From a distance I could see the delegations walking through the camp briskly, always guided carefully by one of the Sudanese elders."..."The visitors never made it deep into the camp, and usually left the same day they arrived."
This quote was said by the narrator (Valentino) on page 257.
Quote #2 Significance: I chose this quote because I think that it shows how some of his experiences were before he immigrated. I think if the people left the day they came, then they were either killed, or they did not want to stay. I think that it is really sad how they were kept in the camps, even though they were safe.
Quote #2 Character Judgement: I think that Achak is a really nice person, and I think that his experiences are a part of him. I think that his experiences make up him because he didn't even have a childhood, and he grew up in war. I also think that his experiences are really sad, as well.
Question #2: Why do you think that people left the same day they came? How do you think he felt in the camp?
3 comments:
Qoute #1: I think this quote shows what his expieriences are like in america, just like Alex said.
Question #1: I think Achak focuses on school because he want to get an education badly.
Quote #2: I also thimk that this shows what his journey was like.
Question #2: I think People left camp because they didn't feel safe. I dont know how he felt.
Quote 1:This qote shows how much Achak likes the person, but really can focus on relation ships, becasue he wants to get an education.
Question 1:I think he is focusing so hard on school, becasue once he gets a good education, he can get a good job or even strt his own company, and then he can live the rest of his life, and maybe get married.
Quote 2:This quote shows how many different people were getting away from their home town, and it shows how his joureny was before he came to America.
Question 2:I think most people left the same day they came becasue they still wanted to get far away from the soldiers and the war. And maybe they just wanted to besafe, and the only way to be safe was to get away from the soldiers. I also dont really know how he felt.
Quote#1:Response/comment: I disagree. he is not bored at all. he is just stretched beyond his limits.
Question#1: Because he needs an education to succeed in this society.
Quote#2:response/comment:In war the ugliest part is rarely on the battle field. The worst catastrophes are the pones that befall the innocent bystanders.
Question#2: I think the aid workers didn't really care about the problems, they just wanted to be able to say that they were there.
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