Another student wrote this about the book:
From start to finish
This book is rife with tension--
Tension that breaks hearts.
But also tension
That makes the reader take heart
Into life's battles.
Crowe has found a way
To blend youth and love and war
Into a strong drink
That will leave you parched--
Not for words he left unsaid,
But for a calm world.
Do you agree with this analysis? Why or why not?
I agree with this analysis, I agree with every single word this student wrote. Every event in this novel
ReplyDeleteBreaks the reader's heart. At the time when a war is going on in the world, another war is going on inside seventeen-year-old Ashe's home between his parent's. Facing all these problems during a young age!
Just thinking about it makes you feel sad then how about if someone face it, of course, it will break your heart.
Mowada.
I agree as well. The novel was sad, but yet I really enjoyed it. I feel this is a great novel for people to make connections with. Although not the Vietnam War, we do have wars going on today, and many people can make the connection to their loved ones that are fighting or have fought. Unfortunately divorce is also something many people can relate too. In addition to the importance of making connections, it is also important for people to think about what others around them may be going through. Have you ever thought of the violence in our area as a war of the streets?
DeleteI agree with this analysis, I agree with every single word this student wrote. Every event in this novel
ReplyDeleteBreaks the reader's heart. At the time when a war is going on in the world, another war is going on inside seventeen-year-old Ashe's home between his parent's. Facing all these problems during a young age!
Just thinking about it makes you feel sad then how about if someone face it, of course, it will break your heart.
Mowada.
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ReplyDeleteYes, I agree because all this event happens for him at the same time like the war event and his parents and how he handle this problem at the young age so I agree with this analysis for 17 years old he still the child for all this issue and in this age the don't think about to solve all this issue by or self they need help for every think , but him he don't need any help to solve his parents issue and the war too .
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I agree with you, Makarm. Throughout the book, Ashe is faced with many difficult situations and the author constantly uses the tension to make the reader always wondering what is going to happen next.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with this because the book does see very sad. He was worry about his family and the war at the same time. He have trouble at home and even school. He was very young and he have to go through so man thing.
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The book's sadness is, in part, what makes it so powerful. That, along with how easily the reader can connect with the things Ashe goes through, allow the book to both be sad and leave the reader wanting for more.
DeleteYes I agree with this analyze. In death coming up the hill Ashe did think that he were in a battle between his two parent. He did find someone he love that make him feel at ease and he did find something that make him want to protect. That thing were his sister.
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I agree with this because we as readers can see the heart breaking event within Ashe's parents of their different views towards the war and how that creates conflict in the family. Despite all that, Ashe still loves his parents. Another heart breaking event can be found in Angela's family when they have no news of her brother. Not knowing his whereabouts can lead them to expect horrific occurrences. I can't imagine if my brother was sent to war and I didn't hear back from him. I love what Crowe did by putting Ashe and Angela together and having relatable situations. Who wouldn't parch for a calm world after reading this novel?
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Yes, I completely agree with you on this. It was very sad reading the book, with all the family conflicts and war details at home. It is very difficult having someone you love sent off to war, and I cannot imagine not knowing that person's whereabouts as well. I also loved when Ashe and Angela got together, because Ashe needed someone to confide in about his family and other problems.
DeleteI agree with this analysis. Especially because of the way Crowe ended the book. A lot of people have issues with their parents and most people know what it's like to have lost someone in their lives.
ReplyDeleteThe tension throughout the book is very powerful and it brought to light a lot of issues like the one with Ashe's parents like you said. The book was relatable in many aspects
DeleteI do agree with this analysis. I agree because the ending leaves you without an answer, a cliffhanger, but knowing what truly happened to Ashe isn't the biggest desire left in you. Reading the book you get an intimate look on the heartbreak and the effects the war has on the home front. You desire to see the peace that, in comparison, we have. Families are torn apart because of a war we weren't meant to be a part of. People killed in protest to save lives. We see all this chaos and madness and we long for the calm. We long to see the "light at the end of the tunnel", so to speak. We are so rocked by the level of true emotional tension and chaos in the book that we yearn for that "peaceful resolution", but we are left without it.
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I agree. This book gave readers a look into how a war can tear a family apart. Especially during the Vietnam War, our nation was fighting on the front lines over seas as well as at home. There seems to be conflict everywhere Ashe looks, whether its at his parents, at the war, or at the rallies and protests. As the reader, we certainly are looking for that light at the end of the tunnel because there is so much turmoil, but, as you have said, we are left without really knowing what happens.
DeleteExactly. And there's a level of disappointment in that, but at the same time, there's a lack of it. I feel like, as the reader, we come to an understanding that, while the ending isn't fed to us in words, we - or at least I - came to realize that the ending doesn't need to be spoken. It's given to us in what was written before, it's kind like reading in between the lines.
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