Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Growing Up
Why do you suppose Jonathan wants to go to the war so badly? I realized that Jonathan probably didn't receive that much attention since he is a kid. He wants to grow up and be just like his father so he can recieve some praise for a while as a soldier. Everyone loves to hear people praising them however no one will ever put their life in danger to hear praises. In this case, war is the fight for independence not a game for praise. The narrator tells us, "Do it !" and "Go and Fight !". Jonathan's thoughts are pushing him to go to the war however he doesn't understand he could lose his life or even be a prisoner of the war (he might never return home). He also needs to be trained physically to be in the war. Truly, I think Jonathan should just enjoy his life as child and there is always time to grow up.
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I agree with Nimmy because Jonathan is a child not a man. Jonathan is not ready to join the war like Nimmy said, "Jonathan needs physical training before he joins the war!" Also Jonatahn should be doing normal activities like a normal thirteen year old boy would do! Truly in this case Nimmy is corret.
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