Shouldn't we all be treated fairly, we’re all humans. In the book Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, a memorable idea is seeing everyone as human beings. This idea is shown in the three different scenes I'm going to use. Chapter 39, when Inan uses his power to see Zelie’s memory, chapter 47, Zelies asks Inan why he fights for a man who will always hate him and chapter 79 when Zelie looks into Inans eyes and sees him like the shell of a little prince.
An important idea is seeing everyone as humans. This is shown in chapter 39 when Inan uses his powers to see Zelies memories. “Its like seeing her for the first time, the human behind maji. Fear embedded in pain, tragedy caused in father's name”. In this scene, I think Inan is starting to realise that the maji are important and that they are still human. He sees that even though they have magic that they have gone through so much pain as well as them. I think this links back to when white and black people wouldn’t get along just because they had different skin tones, they thought each other were bad. But in the end, it turned out that we are all the same, and that the good people overpower the bad.
The same idea is also shown in chapter 47 when Zelie asks Inan why he fights for a man who will always hate him. “You fight for a man who will always hate you just because of what you are”. In this scene, I think it relates back to “seeing others as human beings” because at the start Inan hated the maji but now he's starting to connect with Zelie and realising that shes the same as everyone else. It shows us that Zelie understands that we are all human. I think this links back to when people think gay people aren't the same as everyone else and that they have to love the opposite gender, but love is just a feeling and you should be able to love anyone you want.
The last scene that fits into this topic is chapter 79, Zelie looks into Inans eyes, she sees him like the shell of a little prince. “Inan’s amber eyes trap me in the truth of his betrayal, but it isn’t the gaze I know. He’s a stranger. A soldier. The shell of the little prince”. Again this also shows that Zelie and Inan are starting to connect even though they are from two different places. Inan grew up being taught to hate the maji. Whereas Zelie is apart of the maji and is always being told what to do from the kingdom. Even though they are from different places they know to respect each other for what they are. I think this links back to when you meet a new friend and you're starting to get to know them for who they are. At first, it’s just what you want to think of them but once you get to know them, you get to see who they really are.
An important idea is seeing others as human beings. These last few paragraphs have shown us what it’s like to see others as human beings. “Its like seeing her for the first time, the human behind maji. Fear embedded in pain, tragedy caused in father's name”. “You fight for a man who will always hate you just because of what you are”. “Inan’s amber eyes trap me in the truth of his betrayal, but it isn’t the gaze I know. He’s a stranger. A soldier. The shell of the little prince”. This shows that if we see everyone for who they are, we can learn to connect with others and see them like everyone else, human beings.
This is amazing writing, Alayna!
ReplyDeleteYour essay is detailed, organized, and thoughtful. You have provided specific quotes as well as your own comments and links.
With the quotes that you mention in your conclusion, you could write a few words to acknowledge them. "This shows..." could be "These quotes from the novel show...."
Thats a good idea, Thank you
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ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful writing. I love the thinking you have shown, and the ways in which you have provided plenty of evidence (quotes) to support your point of view. Has reading this book changed your thinking in any way?
I think it has a wee bit actually, I think after reading this book its helped me think more equally about things and that everyone should be treated fairly.
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