This is a section that is dedicated to the young bright minds of the GLC. Please feel free to post questions or topics for discussion from the book here.
This is a picture of Phnom Penh after the Khmer Rouge takeover.
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I am so proud of the GLC students for the time and thought you're putting in to your work with this book. It is an intense story about a difficult part of our world and it shows great global citizenship that you are tackling these issues head on. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why Kim's Ma didn't stop him from stealing corn from the cornfields. She knew what might happen to him if he got caught but she still didn't stop him. I know they will do anything for food but why would you risk your own child's life?
ReplyDeleteTo be honest I really like the book.But sometimes the book may have a little graphic things thats describes the things that the people go there and its very sad that I cant not be able to see myself go through
ReplyDeleteMadison - Sadly, Ma knew that she was putting her son in danger but they are desperate for food. I think Kim would've went anyway even if ma told him to stay home. He is the man of the family now (since Meng and Khouy don't live with them). Personally, I don't know what I would do in this situation. To risk any child's life, let alone your own is devastating and unreasonable.
ReplyDeleteNyree - your thoughts were exactly like mine when I rad the book for the first time. I just couldn't believe that this really happened. So many lives lost and for what? A sense of power?
ReplyDeleteThis picture gives a better image for how it was like to be in town when the Khmer Rouge was taking over.
ReplyDeleteThis is just to show how it was like to have your city invaded and be trashed.
There are parts of the book I really like. Sometimes when I read the book at home for homework I forget to stop reading. This picture really is sad. Imagine if something like this happened to New York. It kind of gives me the chills.
ReplyDeleteThis book actually help make my imagination. Eveytime I read the book i can actually imagine all of these events happening. Thinking about it, its very hard for Loung to be living on her own working hard training to be a child soilder, personally I woul just give up and want to die.
ReplyDeleteI really like this book. It is so intense and gripping. Every time I read this book, I always wonder what it would be like to be in one of the character's place. They are innocent people getting tortured for no reason. This picture shows how much cruelty has occurred to several people in Cambodia. Loung and her family have been brave throughout out the Khmer Rouge. Even though Loung has lost many of her loved ones in the Khmer Rouge, she always knows that they will be in her heart and never be forgotten.
ReplyDeletei think its sad that someone(pol pot)felt so poor that he had to kill the one's that wanted the best for they kids its ashame really and to think of how the kids felt to lose the mom or dad,and how the parents felt to lose their kids and not be able to them is heart breaking really i would beable to live there i wouldn't i would lose everything i would lose hope tears and the feeling of caring for the people that put me thourgh it i would join them to kill them and if i lose my doing i wouldn't care they take my life so i'll take theres
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