BLOGGER TEMPLATES AND TWITTER BACKGROUNDS

Sunday, March 14, 2010

What is the what 3

The soldier turned to go back to his camp and thats when one of the men stuck a knife in his back. Just put his knife right there.

Significance: This quote takes place when Deng is telling his story to Achak. His terrible and painful story has so many violent events like this. He is traveling with two Dinka men when they encounter a Sudanese Soldier. He stops them and starts to ask them questions. He tells them to wait while he goes to get more men. While he turns he is stabbed in the back by one of the men. I bet the men knew that they were going to die from the soldiers so they thought the best chance was to kill the man and run. This shows what people did to survive.
Personal Connection: I cant imagine the effect that would have on me if I saw a man get stabbed in the back and die. I have been in a situation before where I am watching some pick on or beat up some one else. I didn't think that it was right but these men had no choice. '

If you were Deng, would you be afraid to be with the men after they have killed someone?

I shat at that moment and I still can't understand why they didn't smell me!

This quote again comes from Deng when he telling Achak how he survived. Deng ran back to his village thinking that it would be okay but it had been overtaken by the Sudanese army. He ran into the school for shelter. He hides in the locker and when a soldier opens the locker he poops and pees himself. This shows how scared he was. But it was a good thing that he did this because every time a soldier opened the door it smelled so bad that they thought an animal had died in there. He was in there for two day in a cramped space without any food or water.
I couldn't imagine how hard that would be, being in a small place with no food or water for two days. I have been scared. But I have never been scared enough to poop and pee my pants. That would be unthinkable.

Could you be able to react the way Deng did? Being in a small place for two days?

0 comments: