Wednesday, July 7, 2010

What advice would you give the main character? When and why?

My advice to the main character (Ishmael) would be to stay strong and have faith that things would all work out. When he was sent to the rehabilitation center it took him many months to finally have a change of heart.

If I had to give him advice it would be after he went through rehabilitation. I would tell him that he's doing good and that it's important to stay strong and never give up hope. Never give in and to stand his ground. I would tell him to never have the desire to kill the rebels. They will have their own punishment some way or another. It's not worth his time. They tried to ruin his life and they would continue to if he let them get to him.

Why I would give this advice to him after he went through rehabilitation would be because I wouldn't want him to go back to the way he was. I think the best time to talk to him would be after he has changed. I would want him to move on and continue to be the person he his now. If I had told him before he was in rehabilitation he probably wouldn't have listened to what I had said.

4 comments:

Leena said...

I agree with you completely, Erin. He needed time to change as a person and change his views of life. Killing people doesn't have to be the only way and I guess he realized that. Did he ever go back to the way he was at the beginning?

KylyBrynn said...

Erin! Very well said! I think your advice to Ishmael would have been helpful. He eventually found his way, but I think your advice could have pushed him a bit more! Nice job girl.

Erin said...

Leena, no he didn't go back to the way he was in the beginning. He ended up living in NYC and telling people his story about who he used to be.

Leena said...

Oh that's good. Maybe people will learn from his mistakes.