“The boat can’t wait for the tide, nah?” he asks in Bangla. –page 45
I found this line interesting. Water keeps reoccurring throughout the book in all sorts of forms. “The boat can’t wait for the tide”. The way I decoded it is that Aisha and Nadira are the boat. They aren’t waiting for the deportation to take its course, the tide, which results in their impatience and early action setting them back. That would be the same as if a boat sailed out of a dock, even though a raging storm was taking place; and all the supplies fell into the water and the boat flipped over. The boat going out early and not in the right conditions set back the journey. Now a huge amount of time and lot more work has to get done in order to set sail again.
I think that phrase exactly matches Aisha, and Nadira’s heated talk with Mr. Rashid. I think Aisha’s early action by having a heated talk with Mr. Rashid set back their journey to get their father back, and a legal status. (I think her action was driven by impatience. That talk was a set back and realization, because he said there would be a bunch of complicated work to get done. I thought it was important that Nadira realized: “I noticed all the folders in the usually neat office: stacked upon his desk, on extra chairs. Our family is just one folder, I realized, and a not very important one.” That talk, which I think was out of despair, resulted in Aisha realizing how much trouble there were in. She broke down, telling Nadira that she was scared for Abba. That’s only the second time Nadira saw her break down. In this case, it may have been better if the boat waited for the tide.
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very long, thorough log falcon. good job really going deep with things. how you explored the water analogy and used it in your reply added an interesting angle to things as well. Nice use of quotes as well. overall a well rounded piece- what do people think of the reappearing water analogy and Nadira's little meltdown?
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ReplyDeleteThis blog is increadible. I love the references you made to Nadira and Aisha about the boat. You said their like a boat, what I got out of that whatever way the boat swings they swing.. Their either on the same page or on their on page. That was just an awesome way of opening that paragraph. I had never thought about that situation in that matter, but you have opened up my eyes ti think in a different way. I also really like the sentence you chose. Keep it up!
Great Job
~DaVaughn
This was beautiful sofia. i love how you took a sentence so simple like this one and put a major meaning to it. It really does seem like they are the boat and all there troubles are a storm setting them back. She definitely should have had more control of herself, but i almost am not sure that if it didn't happen if she would have ever broken down or showed herself to Nadira. It almost seemed that the talk with Mr.Rashid brought out the real fear in her and made her want to start working really hard on helping her family.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I love the way you went in depth and put so much meaning to something so simple. Do you think that author thought about this book the way you did? What do you think of this Mr.Rashid dude? You noticed a LOT of great things and I loved reading this.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with all of you guys.
ReplyDeleteGreat Job Sophia!
Props. I love the metaphor you used for the boat. That was a very desciptive piece! I loved it! You made some really great points about how the talk she had with Mr. Rashid was a setback and many other things. One thing that you might want to add is when you use a quote, put the page number in parenthases after it.
Ex:
"But they did let us in!"(76)
But other than that GREAT JOB!
Yes Celeste. I agree that adding the page number would be a good idea so that the reader can follow your train of thought in the book.
ReplyDeleteYeah. Next time I'll add page numbers. I love that everyone interprets "the boat can't wait for the tide" in different ways. It is very cool to read their interpretation.
ReplyDeletegreat job! I loved your sentence, and it was one of the ones that stuck out to me to. I really didn't like that Mr. Rashid guy...i don't know but it kinda seemed like he didn't care about them at all.
ReplyDeletewhat do u guys think?
really great log
ReplyDeletei feel like Aisha is reaching a breaking point. but what happens when she breaks?
does she get really mad and do something good, or destroy everything that she's worked so hard to build. or yet another thing, does she get depressed and just not do anything at all?
i really wonder what happens
you're right about the water being a recurring theme.
it is really interesting, all the different ways that water can be used to describe something. i didn't think of water in some of the ways i do now, because of the book.
~ari
wow great log falcon. I disagree though, even if Aisha had a minor breakdown, they made process, and I think its great they didn't "wait for the tide". I really liked what Ari said about Aisha breaking. "i feel like Aisha is reaching a breaking point. but what happens when she breaks?
ReplyDeletedoes she get really mad and do something good, or destroy everything that she's worked so hard to build. or yet another thing, does she get depressed and just not do anything at all?"
water definitely shows up a lot in this book, and i think it will play an even huger role later.
great B(log)
Wow Sophia! Amazing blog! When I read that line, I found it pretty useless...you really showed me how it is important! Wonderful way of breaking it down and really thinking about the inner thoughts! Water is definitely a recurring theme. I agree with you, I think it would have been better for the "boat" waited for the "tide". But maybe not?? We'll have to see! Nice work!
ReplyDeleteI definitely love the decoding of the phrase. I think that gives me as a reader something to think about. I don't think I actually could have literally figured that out. I like what Zuckerman said. "Does she really get mad and do something good, or destroy everything that she's worked so hard to build?". I think Aisha's anger gets the best of her sometimes. I know her intentions are good, and her anger seems to be that triggers her and allows her to keep going but sometimes I feel it can cause something to just totally turn around and make her face the facts of what she said. I really enjoyed reading this blog, Falcon! It was really fantastic, and I agree with what many said. I think water is going to be a major element in this book, something that connects something to something else, if you get my drift. Good job!
ReplyDeleteFalcon, you made lots of excellent points but the best one I would have to say is:
ReplyDelete"The way I decoded it is that Aisha and Nadira are the boat. They aren’t waiting for the deportation to take its course, the tide, which results in their impatience and early action setting them back."
I love how you "decode" it as Aisha and Nadira and how you take in to account that this is them being impatience and how "early action is setting them back."
Like Samara said I think you really thought deeply and hard about such a simple sentence.
Great Job!
jena
p.s. sorry about the confusion with the other comment i have no idea what that account is, again sorry.
I love the analogy that uncovered involving Nadira and Aisha being the boat, and all the different tides. I would never have thought if that! Hardcore brain power, man. Great interpretations.
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