Dialogue Essay: Pearl's Attack On Pearl Harbor

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Everyday, Ko leaves the house taking his fishing boat and comes back at midnight with plenty of fish that could feed the town for a week. But, one day, Ko came so early rushing into the house burning the Japanese flag. The flag was so valuable to me that I pushed him so he doesn’t burn the flag, but it was too late. I asked him angrily, “Why did you burn it, did you lose your mind?” he looked at me back yelling “Don’t you understand, Pearl Harbor attacked”. At that moment I didn’t know what Pearl Harbor was, but all I knew it was something valuable to him. Without more talking I helped him in what he was doing until he started to throw some of our valuable Japanese furniture out. I stopped him telling him “Are you crazy” I don’t care if he …show more content…
We all froze at the door surprised of his look, but Jen, she ran right to him. We all sat together asking him millions of questions trying to know what happened to him. Ko was asked too many questions at the interview, many of them are reasonless. For example they asked him about the fifty gallon drum thinking that they have some sort of explanations in them. One of the most unreasonable question that the interviewer asked Ko is “who do you want to win this war?” However, his answers were diplomatic and smart choices which saved his life. Afterward, he became alcoholic, he make alcohol and drink it at daily bases and I’m watching him daing. I wasn’t sure if I should stop him and force him to face the misery of the real world or keep him drunk so he doesn’t feel as much pain as the rest of us …show more content…
Until one day, Jen came back to the house saying that I want to be catholic. Ko was on fire screaming at her for just saying that; I was as angry as he is, but for a different reason. I cared about her and the her faith in God, where Ko cared more about her marriage! All the sudden a woman from the Catholic church break the conversation looking straight at Ko and telling him that she can choose what she want. Ko replied “How old is she to make a choice like that”. The woman left, Jen left, and Ko went out side leaving me alone again with my own thoughts. I was qouit during that period of time, I didn’t see any reason to talk or argue, because no one in here knows what is right or what is

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