Conflict

There are a lot of conflicts in this novel.  Although what I think is the biggest, is that war is making Jal forgetting everything he once new and loved.  When he was a child he would play with the other children talk to and love his mother and enjoy his life.  Now all he cares about is how many Arabs he can kill and what he can steal from them once they’re dead, all he wants to do is fight on the front lines and save his country.  When he pictures his child hood he sees his mother being beaten his sisters crying and his village burning in front of him.  As his life went on his concern for others became lower and lower.  In his first battle in Ethiopia, he had to beat a woman.  It took him a lot before he could bring himself to actually do it.  Now when ever he hears a sound in the bush he will shoot without a second thought.  Jal does not feel sympathy or regret.  His life is now controlled by the SPLA and although he does not mind or care.  He cares more about them then he does his own friends around him.       

Community

Emmanuel Jal .VS. Our life

These slides are describing Jal’s life compared to ours.  And making us aware of how east our lives are.   

Empathy

Empathy is a shared emotion between people.  Emptahy is important so that you can feel something for others that you necessarily didn't feel yourself.  It important because it can open your eyes to what else is going on outside your little bubble of life.