The Importance Of Bashkim In We Are Called To Rise By Laura Mcbride

In the novel, We are called to Rise by Laura McBride, Bashkim is an 8 year immigrant child from Albania. In contrast to his impulsive and volatile father, perceptive mother, he is introverted and passive. There are many ways in which Bashkim demonstrates his sensitivity in the novel. The unanticipated response he received from Luis dismayed and nauseated him. His letter was innocent,candidly written and consisted of a brief summary of his life. Bashkim must have looked forward to reading the letter because he could not help glancing at it.When he finally read the letter he was appalled by it and felt ill. He vomited in his teacher's shoes in front of the whole class which made him feel worse. He liked those red shoes on her and would …show more content…
He quietly observed his father telling sad stories about him to the customers to gain pity and increase sales. It made him uncomfortable when everyone was looking at him with pity, feeling sorry for him. Since there was nothing he could do about it, he decided to play with his little sister to distract himself and get away from the situation. His mother noticed how unhappy he looked and tried to cheer him up with a dollar. Bashkim appreciated the effort but he knew it could not change anything that happened. In comparison to his peers Bashkim will behave more maturely in certain situations than other children. One may infer that he could subsist under any circumstances because of his experiences. Regardless of what it may seem like he is a vulnerable child, emotionally affected the same way as any other. In the novel, We are called to Rise by Laura McBride, Bashkim is an 8 year immigrant child from Albania. In contrast to his impulsive and volatile father, perceptive mother, he is introverted and passive. There are many ways in which Bashkim demonstrates his sensitivity in the