Reader Response 1: Pages 1-16
The narrator begins speaking about how our life is balanced between our misfortunes and blessings, which I agree with. I know exactly what the author is talking about, as it is common in our society to say things like "Why did this happen to them? They are such good people." Just as the narrator's father doesn't like talking about large age gaps in marriages, I think the uneasiness that we feel when talking about the topic is still around today. I think it is a taboo topic, because it is not very common in our society to marry someone may years older or younger than you are. It' sad to see a family that is divided; Ibn's brother has a strong precipitate towards the mother due to her young age. A family should …show more content…
The Land of Aman seems so stringent and scary, in regards to the process of becoming a citizens and how long you are able to stay in Aman. Fluka used a vocab word: “‘Everything here is new and unfamiliar, so free yourself from the betters of bad habits’” (116). The Land of Aman seems to be the polar opposite of the Land of Halba. For instance in the Land of Habla, there are many people who live in poverty; in the Land of Aman, no one lives in poverty. The Land of Aman is similar to 1984, in that society is very rigid and uniform; every building looks the same, each serves a different purpose, and everyone has a strict work and life schedule. I see a pattern as Ibn travels through the different lands; the first land shows the effect of little technology and modernization, and as you travel from one land to the next, the land becomes more modernized. Although the Land of Halba shows the positive effects of modernization and technology, the Land of Aman shows the negative effects of too much technology and control. This makes the Land of Aman similar to Brave New World. Another direct connection can be made to 1984; as Fluka said “...and we have placed freedom under surveillance” (125). Ibn still seems preoccupied with Arousa, which confirms one of my previous …show more content…
Why are the people just gazing off into the distance and being mute? It seems as though the man in the woods that Ibn talks to is talking in a code language filled with metaphors and symbolism. What does it all mean? Will Ibn ever make it to Gebel since he did not complete his training? When Ibn reaches the Land of Gebel and stares at it in amazement, it reminds me of the book The Polar Express. After their long train ride, the children see the North Pole and are in awe at how beautiful it is, just as Ibn was in awe when he saw the Land of Gebel. Even though the Land of Gebel regards itself as “the land of perfection”, will it turn out to be perfect for Ibn? I love how the book ends as a cliff-hanger, and the ending of the book is whatever the reader wants it to be.
Reader Response 9: Overall, I liked The Journey of Ibn Fattouma. I liked how you could see the progressions between the lands. Also, I liked how the lands compared and contrasted each other. In addition, I loved how the book ended, as the ending could be whatever the reader wanted it to be. I liked the last line of the book, “Knowledge of all this lies with the Knower of what is unseen and of what is seen” (148). Although, I think the book was redundant at times, because I knew what was going to happen from the patterns I interpreted from the previous
The narrator begins speaking about how our life is balanced between our misfortunes and blessings, which I agree with. I know exactly what the author is talking about, as it is common in our society to say things like "Why did this happen to them? They are such good people." Just as the narrator's father doesn't like talking about large age gaps in marriages, I think the uneasiness that we feel when talking about the topic is still around today. I think it is a taboo topic, because it is not very common in our society to marry someone may years older or younger than you are. It' sad to see a family that is divided; Ibn's brother has a strong precipitate towards the mother due to her young age. A family should …show more content…
The Land of Aman seems so stringent and scary, in regards to the process of becoming a citizens and how long you are able to stay in Aman. Fluka used a vocab word: “‘Everything here is new and unfamiliar, so free yourself from the betters of bad habits’” (116). The Land of Aman seems to be the polar opposite of the Land of Halba. For instance in the Land of Habla, there are many people who live in poverty; in the Land of Aman, no one lives in poverty. The Land of Aman is similar to 1984, in that society is very rigid and uniform; every building looks the same, each serves a different purpose, and everyone has a strict work and life schedule. I see a pattern as Ibn travels through the different lands; the first land shows the effect of little technology and modernization, and as you travel from one land to the next, the land becomes more modernized. Although the Land of Halba shows the positive effects of modernization and technology, the Land of Aman shows the negative effects of too much technology and control. This makes the Land of Aman similar to Brave New World. Another direct connection can be made to 1984; as Fluka said “...and we have placed freedom under surveillance” (125). Ibn still seems preoccupied with Arousa, which confirms one of my previous …show more content…
Why are the people just gazing off into the distance and being mute? It seems as though the man in the woods that Ibn talks to is talking in a code language filled with metaphors and symbolism. What does it all mean? Will Ibn ever make it to Gebel since he did not complete his training? When Ibn reaches the Land of Gebel and stares at it in amazement, it reminds me of the book The Polar Express. After their long train ride, the children see the North Pole and are in awe at how beautiful it is, just as Ibn was in awe when he saw the Land of Gebel. Even though the Land of Gebel regards itself as “the land of perfection”, will it turn out to be perfect for Ibn? I love how the book ends as a cliff-hanger, and the ending of the book is whatever the reader wants it to be.
Reader Response 9: Overall, I liked The Journey of Ibn Fattouma. I liked how you could see the progressions between the lands. Also, I liked how the lands compared and contrasted each other. In addition, I loved how the book ended, as the ending could be whatever the reader wanted it to be. I liked the last line of the book, “Knowledge of all this lies with the Knower of what is unseen and of what is seen” (148). Although, I think the book was redundant at times, because I knew what was going to happen from the patterns I interpreted from the previous