I thought that this part of the chapter was really scary for the family. They didn't know what the police were going to do or make them do next. I liked that they didn't just give up and let the police take them and leave right away. They tried to talk them out of taking them to the "big house"/police station first. Also in this quote I like how Nadira talks about how her uncle said the word "home". From the powerful description, I could hear the way Uncle said "home" in my head when I was reading.
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Yeah, It would be really scary to know that you're very close to being caught. Yeah, I agree. It is a powerful description. Nice quote choice! :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Elana. This first part was very scary, and you didn't see it coming. I also agree with Elana when she stated how Uncle said "Home". I think Nadira too felt a bit of happiness because how he said it made her feel more at home. This was an excellent quote to choose because it shows Uncle toughening up towards the police, but still being thoughtful and nice about it.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing, I kinda don't understand why he opened the door in the first place. What do you think? :-/
ReplyDeleteI think that they all should have jumped out a window, and run away, but knowing that didn't happen, I think they made the right choice by opening the door. Otherwise the police would know that they are hiding something. I also think that it was scary for them, but I don't think that Uncle was being tough. You could tell, he was scared too, because the way he was talking was polite, reserved, and soft.Which is not like he usually is.I do agree though that when he said "Home" it made Nadira feel more at home.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Shino I thought the family would have escaped or hid somewhere. It was better though that they decided to let the police in. I was worried for the family because the police seemed kind of mean.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Shino that they made the right decision in opening the door or else the police would just have come back because they know they are hiding. But I also think that they are still uncomfortable saying that that is their home even though they don't really belong there. This isn't their property to call their own truly. It's like staying at another house or place for a while. You can call it your own for different reasons like privacy. For instance 'get out of my room' or 'I'm going to my room' but it never really belongs to you.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Elana. This chapter was really scary. The family's worst nightmare came true in that Uncle is going to have to go through what Abba is going through, and there is nothing anyone can do about it. Poor Auntie is so upset about Uncle that when Taslima starts cursing and such Auntie gets on her case about it. Everyone is at their personal breaking point, and they're teetering on a cliff, waiting for the slightest breeze to push them off. Let's hope that breeze never comes.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Elana. I think think that this chapter was very nerve racking and made me feel bad for the family.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to me that Uncle speaks of his home in the United States with pride, if not also compassion. In previous chapters, he seemed to disagree with American customs and ideas like sending his daughter to college and letting his wife hold a job. He is very old-fashioned and treasures the culture of Bangladesh.
ReplyDeleteResponding to what Talliya and some others said, if they hadn't opened the door, the police would've knocked it down.
ReplyDeleteOooh, and I agree with Alli. I hadn't thought about that when I was reading it, but now I totally notice that!
I thought that this quote was cool, because of the way the author worded it. I could also hear Uncle say 'home' when I was reading, like Elana and others could.
I think that the family was really scared about what might happen if they let the officers into the house, and Uncle was trying to make it look like he was strong and brave. He thought that if he was strong, maybe the officers would leave and not disturb the family.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Adrienne that this quote was cool because of the wording. Also with what Allison said; how he is now speaking of his home with pride.
This quote made me wonder if Nadira felt closer to Uncle (even though he yelled at her the other day) when he said "home" and she realized she was in his home. I am unclear to what the author means by "certain tinge". Was it the tone of Uncle's voice? Or maybe he said it with an accent?
ReplyDeleteI agree that this would be a pretty scary experience. I mean, seriously, if random police came to your door and you knew that you were illegal without papers, you would be pretty scared too! Also, replying to Talia Smith, they HAD to open the door. If they didn't, they would break down the door and possibly shoot someone and that would be a seriously BIG mistake. They had no other choice but to open the door...
ReplyDeleteYeah, they would probably shoot Uncle if he didn't open the door. I also liked how he said 'home'. It's like a way of being rude without anyone noticing. Or something like that.
ReplyDeleteThis part did seem really scary. The part that did seem kind of suspicious about their uncle's arrest was that the police officers couldn't show them any kind of warrant. They said that because he wasn't documented he didn't have rights, but how did they know he wasn't documented? They said it was a routine checkup, but if it was routine, they wouldn't necessarily already know the family wasn't documented. So uncle's arrest seemed unfair and suspicious to me.
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