"His lips were about to utter something, But they stopped shaking, and he was gone." Said by Ishmael on page 208
Significance: Ishmael thought he was finished with seeing his loved ones die, but as soon as his uncle dies its like he is pushed back into his traumatic memories. This scene reminded me of when Gasemu died because it seemed like he died the same way Ishmael's uncle did.
Connection: Ishmael reacted differently to his uncles death than he did for Gasemu's death. I can relate to this because if I hear about something bad that happened to someone I don't know very well, I cant feel empathy because I dont know them, but if the same thing happens to one of my friends or family members, then I know how it feels.
Question: What would your reaction be to his uncle's death if you were Ishmael?
"I concluded to myself that if I were the hunter, I would shoot the monkey so that it would no longer have the chance to put other hunters in the same predicament." said by Ishmael on page 218.
Significance: I think this quote means that if someone was about to be faced with something horrible like war, Ishmael would want to save them the trouble of loosing people close to him by eliminating war before it starts.
Connection: This is the last quote in the book, and I think it shows how much Ishmael has grown up. Before he would have given an unrealistic answer to the Monkey question, but now since he has seen a lot, he can give a real answer to the question. I can connect because once someone asked me a question that I didn't know the answer to, but then a few weeks later I discovered what they meant and I knew how to answer the question.
Question: How would you answer the question Ishmael's friend's grandfather asked?
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Response #1: I liked how you connected Gasemu's death with his uncle's death and explained that he reacted differently because of how well he knew both of them. I think that Gasemu's death was so similar to his uncle's death because both of them were probably trying to say goodbye to Ishmael, some one that they were both close to.
Question #1: If I were in Ishmael's position I would be very sad about my uncle's death because my uncle would be the last, or one of the last, family members that I had left.
Response #2: I chose this exact quote and we both had the same significance. I, too, think that this means that Ishmael would sacrifice himself instead of let the "war" go on and let all of those people lose their families.
Question #2: Since I have not been in the same situations as Ishmael that made him answer that way, I do not know what I would choose. I would try to avoid that monkey so I wouldn't have to answer either way.
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