Jennica
Witness by Karen Hesse
This week I chose the poem Merlin Van Tornhout (pg. 76). The part that really caught my eye was that he kept on saying "I could have done that." The reason he was saying that was because Leanora Sutter saved this girl named Esther from being hit by a train and thought that he could have saved that girl but that he didn't try, he didn't think he could make it in time.
This poem kind of made me mad and sad because he didn't really care for Esther just because she was Jewish. Just because someone has a different nationality doesn't mean there any different. I mean if someones life is at state would really care what nationality they are. Think of it like this, your walking home from work, school, or wherever you see a 6 year-old girl about to get hit by a train, she's a different nationality. Would that stop you from trying to help?
What I would say is why did he not even try to save Esther because he even if he didn't make it then he would know that he tried to save her. What I think he would say back is " I knew I wouldn't make it, besides why save a little Jewish girl." The reason I think he would say that is because in the first stanza he talks about how he doesn't like Leanora in the paper because they called her a hero and she is black.
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ReplyDeleteI liked how you said with so much voice, and how strongly you felt about it in those words.
ReplyDeletePretty powerful emotion...hate. To hate so much you don't reach out to others in life threatening situations is heartbreaking. Nice job giving us information about the poem as well as providing solid details. Remember what my pet peeve is and go back to find out what "peeved" me this time.
ReplyDeleteI think your right. just because she's jewish doesn't mean you shouldn't help. I really liked how you said it with a lot of voice. I think you did an excellent job on this good work.
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