The struggle at Gilo River was a big accomplishment for Valentino. At the thought that he couldn’t swim, he had to go across a crowded river while soldiers are surrounding and shooting. The water was filled with blood and women, men, and kids of all ages are struggling to get across the river. Along with being shot at, alligators surrounded and started to bite at people. Hundreds of people died. Throughout this section of the book, what do you think was the most powerful point of imagery? In this situation, would you stop and help other people get across, or would you only worry about getting yourself across first?
-Val Hall
-Val Hall
5 comments:
If I could and I thought it was safe enough I would defiantly try and help as many people as I could get across. In the book it said it took a whole day just to get everyone across because so few could swim, and know having to get across was a matter of life and death. Most of the people couldn’t swim so it was very hectic. But thankfully as many people got across as they did.
-David littlefield
I would try to help someone else across, especially if i was close enough to getting off myself. It would be better to get across knowing I had tried to help someone live, than not trying to help someone at all. I would want to help because I would feel guilty for a long time, and I know that person deserved to come across with me, no one deserves to get attacked by alligators or anything else bad.
-Meg O'Neal
If I was put in that situation I would probably only worry about getting my family, my friends and myself across the river. I know it sounds a little harsh but what else could I do; there are guns being fired in every direction people, screaming, drowning and crocodiles in the river killing anyone they can sink their teeth into. There would be so much chaos I would probably just get myself killed trying save everyone I saw in trouble.
Lindsay White
I would try to get across as many people as I could, helping the young children coming across that cannot swim. I would feel like if I helped people across, and I got across myself then I accomplished a lot more. The most powerful point of imagery throughout crossing the Gilo River is when everyone is surrounding and struggling to get across the river, the shooting is loud, and the people are screaming of pain and fear.
-Val Hall
I belive that this part of the book is one of the most powerful points of imagery through out. The details of the deaths and the surrounding events were harsh and unreal. This is a part in the book no one should enjoy reading about but still keep you reading the book.
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