"Even after September 11, we carried on. We heard about how bad it had gotten. 8"
I found this sentence interesting because it brings the happenings of September 11 into the book. I think this is foreshadowing that the happenings of September 11 will somehow effect the family. They carried on living with expired visas even though the security has gotten much stronger. I also was wondering about what the narrator meant by "had bad it had gotten". How bad what had gotten. Getting work? Going to school? Walking down the street? Immigrating? I am looking forward to reading how the family deals with the "bad".
Those are some good points Sara. I was wondering too about what she meant by things 'getting bad.' I wonder if she means that the family faced some kind of persecution after 9/11. Thanks for bringing my attention to this sentence!
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What do you mean by 'persecution,' Dan?
ReplyDeleteInteresting log Sara. I also like how it brought September 11th into the book. What do you think it means by 'getting bad'? I think it has something to do with immigration(that's kind of big in the book huh??)and how it's harder to immigrate.
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I agree with your log Sara I think it was interesting that they brought September 11th up so casually but I really think it is going to play a big role in this book. Also I really what to know what they mean by 'getting bad' as well because as far as I know after 9/11 it was bad it didn't really get bad.
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