chapter 10

wendsday april 28,2010

Ishmael feels that the worst thing about his journey is that he's not sure when or where it is going to end up. To survive every day is his only goal. He finds it much easier to be sad than to go back and forth between emotions. “How many more times do we have to come to terms with death before we find safety? . . . Even though I am still alive, I feel like each time I accept death, part of me dies. Very soon I will completely die and all that will be left is my empty body walking with you. It will be quieter than I am". Ishmael points out that even though their journey is difficult, every once in a while they are able to do something that is normal and makes them happy for a little. This happens when they get to a village where they are greeted and asked to go hunting with the men. later on that day, food is brought to the village and everyone eats and dances.The villagers asked the boys to dance with them, but eventually they stop as if they all know that they can only be happy for a tiny moment. aterwards, they leave moving on to the next village. The villagers even invite the boys to dance with them, but gradually they stop as if they all know that they can be happy only for a brief moment. Then, they leave, moving on to the next village. Saidu’s prediction about how he will die comes true in a bizarre way. He seems to die twice after the bad omen of the dead crow and it devastates Ishmael even as he feels happiness that his family is to be found in the next village.