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?
Malala is the main character in my book. She has to go through a lot of difficult situations through out her childhood. Malala has to stand up for herself by fighting for her education. She goes through the pain of being shot and still is able to fight for herself. If i was Malala it would be very hard for me to stand up for myself because you would have to be very brave. I would want to do something about it though because it isn't fair for women to have no education.
ReplyDeleteThat is very sad to hear that Malala had to fight for her right to education, then being strong enough to get shot in the face and make it out alive. Malala is a very stong character.
DeleteI agree that Malala has a very strong and brave character. Fighting for education only being a teenager is super impressive. I also would not be able to stand up for myself in this struggle. I just would not be brave enough to do that. That's why I think so many people look up to Malala and her inspirational and brave story.
DeleteI have felt awful about how the women are treated in this book since the very beginning but I am very impressed with how brave Malala is for standing up for the women in her home country.
DeleteI agree with you Ashley. It would be hard for fighting for her education because that would be hard to do. Also the fact that she was shot in the face would be a difficult situation to deal with.
DeleteI agree that Malala does face many difficult challenges at such a young age. She does not let any of it get her down though. I also can't believe that she just doesn't give up because everyone doubts her and does not believe in her.
Deletei feel like Mariam and Malala are very strong girls, sounds like a good book.
DeleteI agree with you Ashley, Malala is very brave. I would also not have enough bravery to stand up for myself in a situation where you are risking death at any minute. Education is very important though.
DeleteI am reading A Thousand Splendid Suns and the character, Laila, faces a lot of hardships and struggles. It all begins when there house gets hit by a rocket and causes her to be very injured. She is then taken into Mariam and Rasheed house to recover. When she was recovered, she would have to help Mariam clean the house, cook meals and anything else. I honestly wouldnt know if I would of handled the situation the same way she did. She was in rough condition and managed to pull through.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Laila did face alot of hardships with her entire family dying in the matter of a couple years. Laila also got extremely hurt when the rocket exploded on the house. I do not think I could do what Laila deals with as well.
DeleteI agreed with this too, because I think Laila lost a lot in a very short amount of time. She lost her brothers, friends, family, and Tariq moved away with his parents. She is pretty much all alone now. Just like Mariam was toward the beginning of the book when her mom killed herself and her dad made her marry Rasheed and sent her away. She lost everyone just like Laila.
DeleteWow! This book sounds very interesting. I feel like all of the books we are reading have to deal with a lot of struggles and hardships. They all have to fight for what is right and get through it.
DeleteI am also reading this book and wrote about Laila too. I wrote mostly about everything that has happened to her before she got hurt, but after she got hurt is also a terrible experience as well. Laila is a very strong girl and I do not know how she deals with all of it because I know I could not.
Deletei agree 100% , Laila went through the most if you ask me. Taking care of kids all the time. Getting abused from Rasheed mentally and physically. She is a very strong women.
DeleteI am reading "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and I view Mariam's challenges as very difficult because she has to deal with Rasheed everyday. From cleaning the entire house, and cooking for him when he constantly puts her down and says her cooking is no good. Mariam handles hardship very well however, she powers through everything to make Rasheed happy. If i was in Mariam's shoes i would not handle it as well as she does. Rasheed took Laila off the street and married her after Mariam said no. I could not handle the situations Mariam faces as well as she does. If i were Mariam i would leave Rasheed and tell him that Laila can be his new maid.
ReplyDeleteI notice similarities between Mariam's and Malala's struggles. They both have to deal with the role of the woman in the household of being responsible for cooking and cleaning. Even through all those struggles they have to face, they are still strong. Both of the stories are inspirational, especially for women.
DeleteI am reading "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and i agree with you. I also think Mariam does everything to make Rasheed happy, and she handles his attitude well by not letting it get to her. I would not be able to handle Rasheed's temper and all the things he makes Mariam do.
DeleteI agree with you Miranda. I don't know how Mariam can still deal with Rasheed after everything he does to her and how he treats her. I also agree with you that if I was Mariam I would leave Rasheed because he is practically forgot about Mariam unless he needs something or he is mad at Laila.
DeleteI also agree with you Miranda. I would not be able to deal with Rasheed if I got treated like that. I am also reading this book and I wrote about Laila but I think they are both is extremely rough situations right now and I would not know what to do in either.
DeleteI agree with you on your point of view on Mariam and how her life is rough. She had a rough childhood with them being poor, her mom killing herself, and then her dad giving her up and not wanting her. Now she is married to a guy who doesn't appreciate her and everything she does. But, she does not say anything or complain about her life she just keeps going on.
Deletei totally agree Rasheed is such a bad person and i couldnt standing being treated the way he is treating Mariam.
DeleteI am reading "I am Malala". The main protagonist Malala Yousafzai has to deal with so many different challenge through out the book. I was really impressed with Malala's story and how she faced all of the challenges . I think that the biggest challenge, and also the challenge that Malala is most passionate about is he fight for education for girl in Pakistan. Since Malala was a little girl, education was a huge part of her life. Her fight for education took a unexpected, cruel turn when Malala got shot in the head by the Taliban. But I think this incident made her even stronger in the fight for education in her home country. Another big struggle Malala has to deal with is the fact that she grew up in a country where women have basically no rights and were forced to stay at home and take care of children and the household. But Malala had always had a strong character. She was lucky to grow up in a more liberal family, because her father always made sure that she was treated well and making the best out of the situation. The fact that her father owned a school in Pakistan changed a lot in Malala's fight for education for girl. She was able to attend school since she was only a few years old.The last problem is that she wants to go back. One big struggle Malala is dealing with right now is that, Malala and her family are living in England. She enjoys her new freedoms and living in a peaceful enviroment, but being away from home and the rest of her family is really hard for Malala. That's why she hopes to go back home to Pakistan in the future.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion I think Malala has a very strong and brave character.I would have not been brave enough to fight publicly for education for girls in a country where the Taliban and the corrupt government have all the power. If I were in Malala's situation I would have probably given up by the time the Taliban attack happend.
I look up to Malala. I think she is a great inspiration.
I couldn't imagine going through all Malala has. You can see the struggles she has gone through to bring education back to girls. Malala seems very strong and brave.
DeleteI know for a fact I would not have been as brave as Malala. I don't think I would even be able to continue school once the taliban came. I would be living in constant fear for my life. Malala is truly and inspiration.
DeleteIn the book Night, Elie has to go through many struggles such as being stripped away from his mother and sisters, and being forced to leave his home and go to a concentration camp. After they reach the concentration camps, they are forced to work all day, while surviving on very little food and rest, aside from being beaten and whipped for no real reason. He doesnt really have a choice on how to handle it other than keep doing what hes doing and hope that he doesnt get punished any further. I would just try to stay low on the radar and dont make myself stand out, to avoid any punishments. Other than that he doesnt have much of a choice on what to do
ReplyDeleteI would try to lay low as well.
DeleteI agree on trying to lay low to avoid being punished or even being killed but it would be hard to lay low because the Nazis may think that you are week and kill you.
DeleteEliezer has many challenges throughout the book from trying to avoid going to the crematorium to trying to stay alive with very little food and water. If i was him i would have probably gave up and died because it would have been so hard to try to stay positive and have hope that I would be rescued.
ReplyDeletesounds like a very interesting book id like to know what your books about
DeleteYour book sounds like an interesting book. I would of liked to read that book but got choose to read a different book. Our books seem to have to do with the topic but different things happening.
Deletesounds like a good book to read, this was my first pick. I would like to hear more about the book. :)
DeleteIshmael Beah faces the struggles of running from the rebels and trying to find food and not having his friends or family. If i was the main character id grab a rock and try and to knock them out and take there gun and fight them
ReplyDeleteI would also do that
DeleteI am not reading this book but i would also grab the gun and fire back and kill them if they were trying to kill me.
DeleteThe main character of Night is Elie Wiesel. The most of the challenges that he goes through are, mainly, life threatening. The main challenge is trying to survive in the Auschwitz concentration camp. In there, the struggles are trying to stay away from trouble from anybody, especially the guards. The way that Elie handles the problems he faces is a little hard to explain. When it comes to problems, Elie knows if he is or is not able to avoid them. Some of the solutions of his problems were just made of luck. For example, when Elie and his father were almost thrown into the crematory, but were ordered to leave before they were going to step into the fire pit. If I was in his shoes, I would do my very best to say away from trouble, but I probably wouldn't survive that very long in that way. I would have been very afraid because during that time, there may not be a tomorrow. However, I wouldn't kill myself because I wouldn't want to lose my life over actions made by a madman.
ReplyDeleteI agree, and this had to be really hard for what elie had to go through in the concentration camp
DeleteIn the book "A Long Way Gone" Ishmael Beah is faced with many struggles. He is always running from the rebels and can never get any rest, they are always on his trail. If I was Ishmael I would probably stay in the Forrest that he was running through. I would also try to get a weapon and defend myself.
ReplyDeletei agree with you tanner he should stay hidden an try to escape and protect himself by all means
DeleteI agree with you tanner i would Definitely have a weapon with me to protect myself from the rebels. This kid doesn't have time to sleep or take sick days every Monday. Hope your gut ache gets better.
Deletei would agree with tanner, with trying to move from village to village without getting killed or shoot at. so far it has been a interesting book.
DeleteI agree I would try and hide in the forest with something to defend myself with. The if he needed he could use that weapon to help him get food or kill an animal to feed himself.
DeleteThe main character in the book a Long way Gone is Ishmael Beah. He is going through a lot of harsh things throughout this story. He is being chased by the rebels that want to kill the kids and there parents, or train them to be a rebel. If i was the main character in this book i would run until i couldn't run no more to get away from the rebels were trying to kill me. I also would make sure i always had a gun with me to protect myself.
ReplyDeleteI would also keep a gun to protect myself
Deletei agree with you jacob im reading this book also and i would say grab a gun and shoot back also
DeleteI agree with you that I would always carry a gun to stop the rebels from killing people.
DeleteI would also like to have a gun with me or at least some kind of a weapon
Deletei would agree always carry a gun to stop the rebels from kill people and there self
DeleteIshmael is the main character in Long Way Gone. Ishmael gone through harsh situations on his traveling journey. He has been shot at many of times by the rebels and has some close times with bullets flying past him. He also has been captured many of times but is released because of his rap song. If i were his situation i would be scared but i think i would just let them take me away.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine it would be very hard to stay alive. Especially with how graphic reality could get. However, it, fortunately, wouldn't be impossible.
DeleteThis book seems like he has to go through a lot of tough times. Do you ever get worried for the main character. Keep up on the good work Nick.
DeleteI think its cool how the rap songs always seem to save them. How it shows the people who capture that they are really just kids.
DeleteThe character in my book is Eliezer who is put in a concentration camp and he deals with it by trying to look as healthy as possible and by repressing as much as he can. If i were him I would do what he did and try to look as fit as possible.
ReplyDeleteLooking fit and healthy would be a good thing to do. How was he able to do this though if there wasn't much food?
DeleteIts crazy, Elie is just a 15 year old kid trying to act 18 and his dad is trying to act 10 years younger than what he is to survive the health part of the test to live another day!
DeleteThe character in my book A Long Way Gone Ishmal Beah is faced with many challenges while being pursuied by rebels. If i were him id turn and fight instead of running from his problems he should turn and fight them.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that if I was Ishmael I would stop running fight back.
DeleteId do the same and try and fight the rebels like u said
DeleteI agree with you but i Think Ishmal Beah is to scared to fight back.
Deletei feel like if Ishmeal fought the rebels he would lose because he has no military training and never fired a gun before. so i think Ishmeal made the right choice.
DeleteThe main character in A Long Way Gone is Ishmael Beah. He has had many challenges since the war started because he has had to run away from rebels shooting at him several times, and every village he goes to he ends up leaving because the rebels attack. He has lost several family and friends throughout the book, and has been separated from his family. He never has time to grieve because he is always trying to flee from rebels. He has used his rap songs to save himself from villages thinking he is a rebel. If I was him I would find a gun and stop running and fight the rebels because usually the when the rebels attack their is only a couple of them attacking.
ReplyDeletewow this book sound interesting. i might have to read it sometime. i hope the book keeps getting better for you. keep up the good work Noah.
DeleteI am also reading A Long Way Gone and agree with the fact Ishmael doesn't have the time to grieve because he is always running away. I would also fight back.
Deleteits sounds alot like the book I'm reading, A Long Way Gone was my second book choice.
DeleteI think he should fight back but i think hes to much of a sally to fight back the rebels.
DeleteI am also reading A Long Way Gone and I would also fight back and do anything I could to survive, I would be scared but grieving over leaving my family would get me no where
DeleteEliezer is the main character in my book Night. He had to go through the pain and torture of being a concentration camp. He has to try and look as healthy as possible without getting selected by a SS. officer. I think this is one of the scariest thing someone could go through let a lone being a kid going through this. You never know whether or not you will die today. then the horror of watching a loved one die and knowing there is nothing you can do about it.
ReplyDeleteI couldnt image how it would feel to watch someone you care about be beaten or starved to death, much less be thrown in the crematorium
DeleteI agree I wouldn't want to be the one watching this all happen to all the innocents
Deletethe main character in my book Ishmeal, is going through similar stuff. like worrying about not being selected or not. and going through something like that as kid really sucks.
DeleteThe main character in my book is Ishmael. Ishmael has gone through the most horrific experiences a child could go through. In A Long Way Gone, war has impacted him in the most brutal way possible. With the disappearance of his family and not knowing their location. Later Ishmael runs away from Kamator without his brother, Junior. Leaving everything and everyone behind. Ishmael became afraid to think. He describes the natural beauty and family memories to provide a counterpoint to the violence and inhumanity he experiences. If I was in Ishmael's shoes, I would fight through my emotions and try not to think so much about the bad, but the good that can come after.
ReplyDeletethis book sounds very interesting, it sounds a lot like Malala with the war and the horrific experiences for a child to go through.
DeleteIshmael is so afraid he doesn't know what else to do besides run, that is his only way or surviving. I agree with you to fight through my emotions because I would always just think of the worst and not be able to get through it.
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ReplyDeleteIn my book, "A Thousand Splendid Suns." One of the main characters is Laila, she has been going through a lot lately. First her brothers die in war, then her best friend gets hit by a stray rocket and it blows her to pieces. After that, Tariq moved away with his parents and wanted to marry Laila before they left. That way Laila could go with him and his family, but she did not marry him since she could not leave her family. Then Laila's parents died because their house was hit when they were inside. While Laila was outside putting things in the car getting ready to go. The explosion sent Laila flying but she survived and is now recovering at Rasheed and Mariam's house. There is no way I would be able to handle all of the things that Laila had. I would probably freak out and leave town to go find Tariq, because it can't get any worse than it already is.
ReplyDeleteDecision making like what you have in your book is a very important factor in my book. It's among the things that makes your book really worth reading.
DeleteMalala is a girl in a country where girls are not treated very well at all. Girls in her country have always been treated a lot differently than guys even before the taliban came to Malala’s village. After the taliban came situations for her became worse. They started blowing up girls schools and any day Malala’s school could be next. If i was in her situation I honestly do not know what I would do. I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night I would also feel really sick being in school because it could get blown up at any moment. I would probably quit school and maybe find a way to just borrow/ rent textbooks from the school because my education is very important to me.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Jessica! I would be super worried how things would be. Education is very important and it isn't fair that women get treated that way.
DeleteI totally agree with you! I think the way they go about things is very extreme and I can't believe they go through all of that just so girls do not receive an education. I would honestly probably give up trying to get an education for awhile in fear of my own safety.
DeleteI agree! I would hate having to go to school knowing it could get blown up. it would be the worst thing ever though not knowing if your school was blown up and having to wait until you get to school to even see if you still have the school there. i would be scared though because in one of the chapters a man that malala works with just got shot one day randomly, i would be scared that the Taliban would decide to blow the school up with all the girls on it or if they would come in and start shooting the girls.
DeleteI totally aagree with you. Malala is going through alot just for her education which is very important. Lots of people look up to her and think she is doing the right thing.
DeleteThe main character in A Long Way Gone is Ishmael and he goes through a lot of harsh situations and sees so many bad things happen to others. He has to run village to village to survive and try to find food and water. He's been shot at by the rebels and has gotten captured a couple of times and tries anything to escape.
ReplyDeletei don't know how he could have gotten through that. if i was him i would have been terrified. this sounds like a very interesting book.
Deleteis the reason he has to run from village to village because the rebels are shooting at him? did he do something to make them mad? why are they shooting at them and making him run for his life.
Deletei agree he goes through a hard time with the war.
DeleteSounds a little like my book Malala, but that would be so hard to try to survive through that and trying to fend for yourself wouldnt be easy.
DeleteIn a long way gone the main character has many challenges in his way. Some of them are struggling to find food, places to stay, and staying out of the rebels hands. To keep fed he goes from village to village either taking food or finding someone that will help him. To stay out of the rebels hand he tries to not stay in one village for to long and keep moving. If i was the main character I dont think i could make i through what he has to. It would be very hard to keep motivated and to not just sit down and give up.
ReplyDeleteim reading the same book and i think the worst part would be looking for food.
DeleteI am reading Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie is the main character and he has been taken away from his mother and sister. Elie was taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Elie had to keep his body in shape and fit so he could avoid selection. Elie had to do everything to survive. He was told he had to see the dentist and when he did go to see him he said he had been feeling a little sick so the dentist told him come back in a few days, elie came back and he told him that he still wasnt feeling well so the dentist told him next time, he better come back healthy, a couple of days later the dentis was killed for taking the golden crowns for his own profits.
ReplyDeleteI thought that was pretty cool that Elie was able to keep his gold tooth at this part of the book by saying he wasn't feeling well, but unfortunately it didnt matter later on.
DeleteIn I am Malala she and her family face a ton of diversity issues they are facing the Taliban and are having to move to mountains with family members and has to worry about the females schools being bombed because the girls are not supposed to be going to school.
ReplyDeleteI am reading "I am Malala" and I view her as a very strong and determined person. Malala has to face many struggles at young age such as being shot in the head, being treated very poorly compared to the boys, and not receiving the education she wishes to. Even though Malala has faced all of these struggles, sh still manages to stand up for herself and what she believes in. If I were in Malala's place, I would not be able to remain strong like she is because so many people doubt her and look down on her for what she does. I think Malala is very strong-willed and determined to accomplish everything she wants.
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ReplyDeleteIshmael faces a lot of hard ships. He goes from a normal life to a war zone. He has too run from town to town trying not to get killed. He also witnessed his friend die from disease and had to try to stay in good health.
ReplyDeleteIn my book, Malala is dealing with a very hard childhood. Women are treated poorly and not allowed to do many things without having a male escort them if they go somewhere. Her hometown is currently being attacked by the Taliban and no one can do anything about it. She continues to fight for women's education to not be taken away because she feels it is very important just like her father. I respect Malala for doing this and not being afraid to stand up for herself and others. With everything that is going on in her village, I would choose to run away and get out of there before anymore people get killed. It is a huge risk to keep doing interviews with newspapers and I wouldn't be able to do it like her.
ReplyDeleteIn my book as well the women are not treated well at all and cannot do anything with out their husbands. Many of them cannot even go out in public with their face showing because the husbands find that disrespectful. They just have to stay home clean, cook, and do the dirty work. Also in my book there is a war going on and fights in the government. The war is right by their town so parts of it are being hit with bombs. But, the women in the story do not complain about anything, they just take it all in.
DeleteIn, "a long way gone" the main character goes through many challenges. weather it is starvation, dehydration, wounds, drug addiction, and PTSD he comes out on top and handles himself very well considering the circumstances. i know i could have not handled my self as well as Ishmeal did especially if i was 10-12 years old.
ReplyDeleteElie Wiesel, the main character and author of Night is faced with the struggles of living in the concentration camp during WWII and Elie quickly adapts to the environment to the best of his ability but is still thrown around and beat on the daily. I think the worst thing Elie has had to suffer from thus far is being dragged away from his mother and sister but is still with is father, but his father is having a hard time fitting in and is always making mistakes. If I was Elie, i would be kind of like him and just stay down and not stand out, but their were a couple times when Elie could have stood up for himself, but didn't.
ReplyDeleteIn my book there are a few main characters and two of their names are Mariam and Laila. They are both younger women in this time period. The women face a lot of troubles in their love lives especially. Mariam never got to pick who she was married too, her dad and his wives found someone and they made them get married. Laila actually liked a man but after he passed away due to the war going on she got put with a man who helped her get back on her feet. She ended up feeling like she had to marry that man. Mariam and Laila are now both married to the same man and the same thing is expected out of both of them. Neither of them went or finished school, so now they just have to stay home cook and clean. Also if they get pregnant they are the ones who stay home and take care of the kids. Their husband now tells them what to do and how to do it, the women in this time and place do not have much of a say in anything.
ReplyDeletein my book so far a couple more characters have been added to the book. So far they have been running from village o village trying to find food and shelter. They carry guns at all times.
ReplyDeletethe main character in A Thousand Splendid Suns is Mariam. She has gone through alot through out the book/childhood. Her mother has pasted so now she has to be with her dad that has any wives. if i were Mariam i would try to get close with my dad and be proud of being so strong.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book A thousand Splendid Suns and one of the main characters in Laila. Laila has been going through a lot of rough times in such a short amount of time in her life. At first it started with her 2 brothers dying in the war. Laila's mom was more upset about their death than she was but it still hurt her a lot. Then Lailas best friend told her that he was moving away and that made her extremely sad, especially because he was her only friend. He asked her to marry him thinking they could move away together but she had to say no because she could not leave her family. Then her house got blown up with her parents in it so they passed away as well. After that she was a mess and did not know how to go about the rest of her life. As she was packing her car up with stuff an explosion happened and Laila went flying. She got injured but she luckily survived. Now she is at her neighbors house Rasheed and Mariens recovering and doing things for Rasheed. I would not be able to take all of these horrible things at one time. I do not think I would ever be happy again without my parents or my best friend with me anymore. I would take it day by day and hope it would get better.
ReplyDeleteI am reading I am Malala. In my book Malala faces many problems. She is trying to stand up for her education and gets shot in the face. Malala's family also goes through many hardships involved with the taliban's attacking her home town Swat. This is not fair because no one can really do anything about the taliban's but listen to what they say or they are likely to get killed. I would probably like hide and run away if i was Malala because i dont think i could live through this. Malala s a very brave girl and i give her alot of credit for sticking up for herself.
ReplyDeleteI am reading a thousand splendid suns and my main character is Lalia. She first of all have a child every other chapter. Then gets beat from her husband. And yet she still remain strong and ended up having a great life afterwards.
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