In the power of one, I observed a text-to-text. At the beginning of the book, The main character and some of the boys in his dorm room start speaking about the changtes A New man named hitler will bring and how he will make the world a better place. I read The Boy Who dared and i Reamembered reading about how the family was hearing About How Hitler was going to make changes and bring better ways to the world and was helping Germany. When they started speaking of Hitler ans a man who could be potential help, I Immediately thought of The Boy who Dared. TH 6.
Suzanne Turry p.1 In the book, The Power of One, I observed Peekay getting bullied by the judge and his friends. They were making fun of Peekay about something rather private. They were teasing him and hurting him physically, as well as mentaly. Peekay didn't let them 'win' that battle. He stood with his head high and let them hurt him, but he knew he was doing the right thing. The victim is, of course, Peekay and the perpetrator is the judge and his little gang. They were most likely hurting him because he was little and they probably thought he was a good target. They were much bigger and knew if he fought back it wouldn't hurt at all. This is only one of the reasons Peekay wanted to box.
In the book, The Power of One, the most obvious example of dehumanization was the mistreating of Peekaky in the first part of the book. When Peekay enters his new school, he is harassed by the older children because of his race,and private matters. The judge and his group of other unrelenting boys constantly call Peekaky negitive and derogatory names such as "rooinek" and "piskop". The boys understood that Peekay was to small and weak to cause any damage, which lead them to believe that they could be as mean and hurtful to him as they pleased. Even though the boys were extreamly brutal, Peekay kept his head up and rode out the storm.
In The Power of One, Geel Piet suffers from dehumanization up until his death at the hands of Lieutenant Borman. Geel Piet was considered one of the "old lags" by Peekay. He had established his reputation in the prison system and ran a small business of selling contraband. Lieutenant Borman became suspicious of Geel Piet and began to watch him. One day, Geel Piet was caught with two letters. Lieutenant Borman beat him to death to learn the names of his associates, but Geel Piet did not give up Peekay or Doc. When Captain Smit boxed Lieutenant Borman during the barbecue for the Brigadier, Lieutenant Borman said "It was only a kaffir, a dirty stinking yellow man, why you hitting a white man over a kaffir?" This dialogue represents the way Africans were thought of as animals and less than Europeans. J.A. P-3
In the power of one, I observed a text-to-text. At the beginning of the book, The main character and some of the boys in his dorm room start speaking about the changtes A New man named hitler will bring and how he will make the world a better place. I read The Boy Who dared and i Reamembered reading about how the family was hearing About How Hitler was going to make changes and bring better ways to the world and was helping Germany. When they started speaking of Hitler ans a man who could be potential help, I Immediately thought of The Boy who Dared. TH 6.
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ReplyDeleteIn the book, The Power of One, I observed Peekay getting bullied by the judge and his friends. They were making fun of Peekay about something rather private. They were teasing him and hurting him physically, as well as mentaly. Peekay didn't let them 'win' that battle. He stood with his head high and let them hurt him, but he knew he was doing the right thing. The victim is, of course, Peekay and the perpetrator is the judge and his little gang. They were most likely hurting him because he was little and they probably thought he was a good target. They were much bigger and knew if he fought back it wouldn't hurt at all. This is only one of the reasons Peekay wanted to box.
In the book, The Power of One, the most obvious example of dehumanization was the mistreating of Peekaky in the first part of the book. When Peekay enters his new school, he is harassed by the older children because of his race,and private matters. The judge and his group of other unrelenting boys constantly call Peekaky negitive and derogatory names such as "rooinek" and "piskop". The boys understood that Peekay was to small and weak to cause any damage, which lead them to believe that they could be as mean and hurtful to him as they pleased. Even though the boys were extreamly brutal, Peekay kept his head up and rode out the storm.
ReplyDeleteIn The Power of One, Geel Piet suffers from dehumanization up until his death at the hands of Lieutenant Borman. Geel Piet was considered one of the "old lags" by Peekay. He had established his reputation in the prison system and ran a small business of selling contraband. Lieutenant Borman became suspicious of Geel Piet and began to watch him. One day, Geel Piet was caught with two letters. Lieutenant Borman beat him to death to learn the names of his associates, but Geel Piet did not give up Peekay or Doc. When Captain Smit boxed Lieutenant Borman during the barbecue for the Brigadier, Lieutenant Borman said "It was only a kaffir, a dirty stinking yellow man, why you hitting a white man over a kaffir?" This dialogue represents the way Africans were thought of as animals and less than Europeans. J.A. P-3
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