I won't go much in detail with my posts because I haven't equipped much notes but I feel Sosna & Navid & Mr. Rogers have gotten that handled. So here's my intake in Part Two.
We are introduced to a character, Pascal Aguila who to me sounds like a new Gandi in a sense. No offense if any taken! But really, he's like an ideal vigilante for the people. Which is wonderful really. A man who fought against corruption but no one ever found his murderers is unmistakeably depressing.
Spoiler; BE AWARE.
My heart dropped when I heard of Raphael's arrest. In the police station I was amazed by his clever prevarications! Yet for me personally I wouldn't approve of him swearing on his mother's soul of not having the bag in his possession. Which in a sense is true, but in a world where they have respect for the dead, I don't think that's acceptable. Goes to show the law enforcements need to utilize better techniques than just persistent demanding/accusing/threatening.
Can you picture yourself as a 13-14 year old smoking? I was blown away! The community finds that COMMON. Which goes to show the government is more horrendous than expected, not giving two seconds to look at the health of others, especially kids. I know this is not really relative, but I expect the life span for the citizens of Behala around fifty or earlier.
Here we had the introduction of many characters, Grace, Father Julliard, and Pia Dante. {As of my notes.} I'm very tempted to discuss of Part 3 but I shall wait to see what other bloggers compose.(:
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Actually, it is REALLY common for that to happen, believe it or not. Kids smoke at a young age in those countries. I found it kind of nasty; the way they described the torture scenes. But i was happy about his escape from them. But i'm surprised by his loyalty to the pact with his friends. He was asked about being the only "source of money in life for his aunt and cousins". I'm surprised that he didn't break! But overall, it was a happy mood at the end.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Navid. Raphael was SOOO brave! I am positive I wouldn't have been able to resist the fear and desperation that the scene in the jail must have caused him. I was very moved that he allowed his interpretation of Jose Angelico's bravery to inspire him.
ReplyDeleteFor me, the most striking segment of part two was the fact the the three boys were so cunning and able to manipulate Father Julliard and also Olivia. They showed great initiative in their internet research (which is my goal with all students) and also such cunning to be able to understand how to play his sympathies to meet their goals. I am not saying I wish everyone behaved in this way, but the first-person intensity of the experience of these characters makes me respect their state of mind and why they made the choices that they did.
Thanks for the information Navid! That's quite disturbing to know. Their poor health! ><
ReplyDeleteI guess those qualities make him such a great protagonist!
I'd expected you to say that Mr. Rogers, no offense but for some reason I always expected teachers to relate lessons/ events in books to their students' lives.
Andy Mulligan keeps making Raphael a very well played character, I guess that's one factor of the book that keeps us motivated to keep reading?