The book “Refugee” is a historical fiction novel written by Alan Gratz. The book is about three children, Josef Landau, Isabel Fernandez, and Mahmoud Bishara. They all live in different decades and different countries, all needing to escape their homes. They all face dangerous challenges, trying to get to a safe location. As their stories unfold, the theme of sacrifice plays a significant role in the stories of Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud. Josef’s story effectively displays the theme of sacrifice at the end of his story, when his mother has to sacrifice one of her children. Josef Landau is a 12-year-old Jewish boy living in the 1930s. At the end of the novel, Josef, his mother, and his sister hide in Vornay, France, but they get caught by Hitler’s …show more content…
Isabel Fernandez is a Cuban girl living in 1994, after the Cold War. Cuba is extremely poor and is short of food, water, and medicine. Isabel, her family, and her neighbors, the Castillos, evacuate Cuba to go to the United States. They almost reach the shore of Miami, but the US Coast Guard ship finds them. If they board the ship, they will all be sent back to Cuba, and the whole journey will be for nothing. However, with no warning, Lito, Isabel’s grandfather, jumps out of their boat to distract the Coast Guard ship. Gratz states, “He kissed Isabel on the cheek, surprised her, and then stood and jumped into the ocean.” (Gratz, 277). Sacrifice is exceptionally important in Isabel’s story. Lito sacrifices himself for his family to go and live a new life in Miami. Without Lito’s sacrifice, none of them would have made it to the United States and they would have gone back to Cuba to …show more content…
Mahmoud Bishara is a 12-year-old Syrian boy living in 2015 during the Syrian War. Mahmoud and his family leave Syria to arrive in Germany, as Germany is accepting refugees. On the journey to Germany, Mahmoud and his family’s dinghy explodes and they all fall into the Mediterranean Sea. They struggle to stay above water. Suddenly, they saw a passing boat. Mahmoud begs the refugees in the boat to let them in, but they refuse and say that there is no room. Mahmoud then convinces the boat to take Hana, to save her. The author writes, “At least take my sister! She’s a baby girl. She won't take up any room!” (Gratz, 162). Mahmoud’s sacrifice saved Hana’s life. Sacrifice is important in Mahmoud’s voyage because without his sacrifice, Hana would drown. This sacrifice shows the strength and selflessness of Mahmoud’s
How much are you willing to sacrifice for another? Whether they are a family member or a complete stranger. In the novel The Kite Runner Baba was was willing to risk his life when he had stood up and was trying to stop the Russian soldier from rape the young woman as payment for letting them pass through one of the checkpoints. Then there had been Amir it was when he had suffered extreme injuries, nearly losing his life when he had fought Assef, so that he could save Sohrab for the abuse he was suffering from the Taliban. Both Character Baba and Amir were willing to sacrifice themselves for another person, regardless of who they were. Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, teaches the reader sacrificing your life can lead to another person’s happiness through Baba saving the woman from the Russian soldier and Amir fighting Assef.
Several encounters shape how the author sees migrants and increase his disagreement with the ideals he learned in the academy. As he tries to help a mother looking for his son, the idea of a humanized man evokes. He understands that people care for the migrants and he feels identified with the woman’s attitude, as he has seen it in his
The narrative Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario, tells the true story of a young boy’s dangerous path from Mexico to the United States, in hopes of reuniting with his mother. Along Enrique’s trek he sacrifices his safety, well-being, and even the possibility of his life to be with his mother once again. Lourdes, Enrique’s mother, gives up the ultimate sacrifice of missing her children grow up, causing their love and affection they once held for their dear mother to dwindle, all of which so she can provide money and security for her family. Sacrifice is a key theme in this narrative because without the difficult decisions made and the loss the characters so tragically endured, then they would not have been able to reap the reward of a reunited,
Throughout Anh Do’s autobiography ‘The Happiest Refugee’ he expresses his values and attitudes towards the fulfilling journey he has been on. He shows his courage, determination and step up bravery throughout numerous heart pounding situations he is faced with in the fiction based novel. Anh do has an exceptional ability to adapt to ever-changing situations, a lack of self-pity and always shows resilience to everything he deals
“The greatest sacrifice is when you sacrifice your own happiness for the sake of someone else.” Sacrifice does not come easy, but one sacrifice can inspire many as seen in the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. In the novel McMurphy sacrifices himself to undergo a lobotomy to inspire the other men on the ward that they aren’t crazy and they can stand up for themselves.
He lives a peaceful, meaningful life appropriate for his age. One day, his world was turned upside down by cruel and surreal events. After the Nazis invade Hungary, they ship his family to the Auschwitz concentration camp. During that ordeal, the beasts separate him from his town, then from his mother and young sisters. In similar fashion, his Jewish community, composed of loving families, is abandoned to the psychopathic designs of Adolf Hitler.
A refugee is a person who is being persecuted for their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; refugees are everywhere around us and we don’t even know it. Salva, in A Long Walk to Water, was a refugee, and still is. He, along with many others, was a victim of the War in Sudan. He was fearful for his life so he had to flee his home and wound up in America, fulfilling his purpose by giving back to all of the people in Sudan, where he once was victimized. Like Salva, all refugees go through different stages when moving to another place, most common is having a hard time accepting losses and overcoming homesickness, but with help from many different people and things, they can get past this.
In today’s society, sacrifices play a big role in our everyday lives. They range from small, such as sacrificing that piece of cake to keep you feeling healthier and a little better about yourself, to big sacrifices such as a firefighter sacrificing his life for a complete stranger. At the end of the day, they all all make a difference for better or for worse. In the play “The Crucible”, many various sacrifices were made during the process of exposing the possible witchcraft that was going on in Salem. These sacrifices were a result of fear. People were afraid that they would be accused of witchcraft and would do anything to avoid being pinned. A few of the sacrifices that were made were people 's lives, the happiness
In the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden both authors develop the main idea of sacrifice for others while expecting nothing in return. Hosseini’s main sacrificial character is Hassan who constantly sacrifices himself for his friend Amir’s relationship with his father and Amir’s comfort. Although Amir is aware of Hassan’s sacrifices he remains distant and cruel while still expecting Hassan to sacrifice more for him. Hayden develops the idea of sacrifice with a father waking early to work for his family who in turn act cold towards him. Both authors further the idea of the sacrifices made with metaphors, anecdotes and, textual evidence.
“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, love like you'll never be hurt, sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth.” Said a famous writer named William W. Purkey. Throughout the Kite Runner there were many mistakes that were made that each person let control their entire life. But like this quote says, you have to let those things go and continue to live your life and not let your mistakes define you. ? In the novel The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini’s repeated the use of rape, sickness, and sacrifice to represent many different things throughout the novel.
One story that does go against the grain is the one of Planned Parenthood. The shooting that occurred in Colorado left three dead and nine injured which does not constitute as a mass shooting. Due to the fact that Planned Parenthood has always been a part of controversy among the nation, this story was big enough to make the front pages of the news. All news outlets covered the story from ABC News to Fox News and all their articles show similarities and differences. In the ABC News story there was twenty-seven mini paragraphs deciphering the occurrences that day. They covered who the shooter was, how long he was in Planned Parenthood for, and how many people were dead and injured. The article also added some background information here and there. Then turning to the FOX News article, there are five mini articles and a video with the news coverage. They
Most refugees have to shift and alter their lives to survive because war is so common in today's society. Even women and children are not exempt from the ravages of war. This is generated in the story, "My Parents Bedroom," where the author, Uwem Akpan explains in a first person's point of view a cultural clash in the main character's country. The author focuses on the genocide in Rwanda, which created a clash between cultures. Akpan reveals that the main character, Monique, faces hardships and difficulty in understanding her parent's fears. Similarly, in the "Lost Boys of Sudan," Sara Corbett interviews a group of boy refugee that attained political asylum in the USA. These boys expressed to Corbett their experiences, fears, and concerns.
Consequently, the families, and the parents especially, feel isolated from society in their new homes. Especially in Ghada’s case, the reader observes how the children, who naturally become more integrated thanks to their education in the school system, begin to feel less close to their parents. Indeed, this characteristic of both Khadra and Ghada’s families demonstrates the unique situation in which many Muslim migrants find themselves. For some, their move is seen as temporary at the beginning, which provides no incentive to integrate. However, this ultimately makes their lives in the new country more difficult and lonely.
In the poem Refugee mother and child written by Chinua Achebe and Refugees written by Kapka Kassabova, an important idea of loss is conveyed by using interesting language techniques such as simile, alliteration and metaphor. They both link to the idea of the abstract loss and Achebe, itself, links to physical loss.
In relation to social transformation I have gathered materials that focusses on programs provided for ‘refugees’ living in New Zealand. The purpose of my findings are based on the societies support for ‘refugees’ in terms of human security and directions of life before settling in their new destination. There are stories about ‘refugees’ that need to be shared and stories that need to be forgotten, because it can produce controversy within the society or the universe. But where can these ‘refugees’ go if the place they call home is unsafe or too risky for the lives of their families and for themselves. It’s hard enough to migrate into a new country, but it is devastating for refugees who have experienced the loss of homes and loved ones.