After revisiting the opening technique, I believe that the author is giving the readers descriptive details about the past of both Omar khadr and Christopher Simmons because he wants them to build and image in their head, to be able to connect to both kids personally, knowing that this is one way to appeal to people’s senses and emotions. The author also wants the readers to understand what they had to go through. He is setting the mood of disappointment, and sorrow; the readers feel disappointed that these helpless children’s future is being ruined and there is not anything they can do, they also feel sorrow for the kids and (personally) i felt hopeless because I would have wanted to be able to help and I know that there is not much I could
