Quote#1: "He showed me the cover. "Julius Caesar. Have you heard of it?"
" I read Julius Caesar in school," I told him. Ishmael and Lieutenant Jabati pg. 104
Significance: This was good for both guys because they both can relate with each other. Everybody was scared of the Lieutenant, but after this moment the relationship between Ishmael and Lieutenant will change after this. This real change for Ishmael because he has something to relate to from his childhood. This would change for the Lieutenant because he will be able to get close to his soldiers and relate to them more.
Personal Connection: I can connect with this because the teachers at HTM are like this. They are like this because they get to know you better on one to one basis.
Question#1: Do you think that Ishmael and Lieutenant started to talk might change their relationship later in the book?
Quote#2:" I ran toward the fire, but the cassettes had already started to melt."Ishmael, pg.110
Significance: This was one of the only things Ishmael has from his childhood before the war started. Now that the cassettes are gone he has lost some of his childhood that he can't remember.
Personal Connection: I can connect with Ishmael because if they burned my cassettes I would have ran towards the fire too. Since he lost that he can't remember his childhood before the war started, and if he listens to the music maybe he might remember his childhood, maybe it might trigger his memory.
Question#2: What would you have done if you were in this situation?
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Quote #1: I think that you are right that this moment had brought out the nicer side of the Lieutenant. I thought it was interesting that even though the Lieutenant was very tough and sometimes really mean, one of his passions is to read.
Question #1: Yes, I think that Ishmael and the Lieutenant will get closer later on in the book. I agree that this probably is because Ishmael is able to connect to him now.
Quote #2: I think that this is sad because, like you said, it was the only thing that he had to remember his life before the war. I also think that it was hard for him to lose the cassettes like that because it was a memory that he and his brother had shared.
Question #2: I wouldn't have ran toward the fire like Ishmael did because they were only objects. I would be very sad to lose the cassettes because they signified a memory.
Quote #1: It is good that they are becoming friends but it is a war zone. Any friend is helpful during that time. I start feeling lieutenant is like General Longstreet from The Killer Angels book. He wants to bond and become friends with his soldiers because they are all you have now and without them, your dead.
Question #2: I think this is as close as their relationship will be, because there is no one to trust. You can be dead in a second if you trust the wrong people.
Quote #2: I agree, his childhood was the only peace he has ever had. He was united with his whole family, he was having fun and no war. Now he lost everything, he has to travel and fight to keep him self alive.
Question #2: Well, if they had already started to melt, I would have left it. I would have been depressed because there is nothing to do but shoot guns. The only thing these soldiers can enjoy is life. Their life is the most precious and the only thing they have.
Quote #1: I agree with you, and I also think its interesting how the lieutenant opened up to Ishmael. It seems like they have a lot in common and they would be there for each other in the warzone.
Question #1: I think that the lieutenant and Ishmael might become closer, but since its a dangerous war area, they would be close on minute and gone the next.
Quote #2: The cassette tapes and music signify a part of him, and when the tapes burned it was like part of him was burning too. IT was like someone was taking something personal of his
Question #2: I wouldn't have gone after the tapes because they would have been too destroyed. also they would have brought back bad memories from the other horrible events that happened that day.
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