Read pages 24 (“So they waited for Jiya to wake.&rdquo
– 38 (“I shall talk to him alone and tell him all the benefits that a rich man like Old Gentleman can give him, and how little we who are so poor can give him.&rdquo.
While you're reading, keep these questions in mind. You don't need to write any of these on the forum, but just start thinking about them for our class discussion.
- What do you think of the quote, “’Yes, he will be happy again someday,’ his father said, ‘For life is always stronger than death” (p.24)?
- Why does Kino’s father say that Jiya must not forget his family?
- How do Kino’s mother and sister treat him?
- How does he begin to recover?
- Do you agree with the passage on p.32, when Kino’s father says, “’We love life because we live in danger. We do not fear death because we understand that life and death are necessary to each other” (p.32).
- What choice does the Old Gentleman offer them?
- If you were Kino’s father, what would you do?
- What further impressions do you have of the Old Gentleman after reading this chapter?
Also, check out your vocabulary words on the separate post written on the forum!