Reading+Plan

Thinking about the questions through Chapter 14.

Question 1) Taking his father prisoner was only thing that you could think about. Sad because he wouldn't be there to protect him anymore (Kelly) When I think about situations like Nick's I agree with the protection idea, but I am also thinking he might be nervous about the fact he is the only English person left on the plantation. I wonder if he is worried about what the Burmese will think about him now. (Mr. K) 8/6: There is a secret place at Hawk's Nest and Nick can trust Hilltop that the Japanese will not find about it. He is meeting Mya there, so they can talk without the Japanese hearing them. If I had a secret place, I would stay there as long as I could.

Question 2) Relationship with Mya They are getting to know each other better, they are becoming friends. They are about the same age as each other so they can relate to the same things. //For example they were both giving an elephant a bath and they both seemed to like it and they both liked spending time with each other. (the italics are evidence from the story that supports your ideas, this is a good thing)// 8/6: Nick and Mya are now strong friends because they try to do everything together. In the beginning Mya was welcoming to Nick, now they are like partners and they both want to escape.

Question 3) Nothing we can do at this point 8/6 The hardest part would be worrying about the amount of trouble you could get in. It would also be very boring to do the same thing every day. Nick gets up the Bukong comes to get him to work in the garden. Nick works pretty much all day long, then he has to go back to his room. This happens every day. When he works, he catches fish and does other things too.

Question 4) Major role of Elephants Early in the story, Hannibal was in the village with Nick and knocked Nick down. (This is a scene that Roland Smith probably put into the book to show the power or personality of Hannibal). 8/6 The elephants were used by the Burmese to clear logs out of the way to make the plantation bigger. (this shows how strong the elephants are) Also in chapter 24 we learned about how Hannibal was injured and how Hannibal attacked Bukong.