Dawn- Post 4 by Zibraan Ali

This last chapter I read was really unexpected. I thought that Elisha would have stopped and wouldn’t have killed the captain but he did. Also the author brings in the ghosts in this part of the story. I think that the little boy’s ghosts played the biggest role. I did like how the author ended the book even though I didn’t understand it well. I still think that the ending could have been better but the author knows the best. I liked how the author ended with this “Fear caught my throat. The tattered fragment of darkness had a face. Looking at it, I understood the reason for my fear. The face was my own” when I read this I saw that the author kind of left the readers in a state of wondering of how Elisha felt or what he wanted to do. Overall this book was pretty interesting and confusing but I liked it. What did you think of this ending and the book? 

Dawn- post 3 by Zibraan Ali

This story is taking a really nice turn in chapter 5. I did see it coming because most times most books don’t end with a bad ending or a character. I did like the fact on how the author brought in Prophet Elijah (who was the begger) that changed Elisha’s mind. Elisha’s name is another name of Elijah so I liked that the author used Prophet Elijah. Also I liked how the author brought in his parent’s ghosts and his friends’ ghosts also to show him the right way to go. I did not understand the fact where the author mentioned things about how the stomach knows when it is time to die or not. I thought that it was kind of not relevant to the story. The author has been really deep on what is happening and he explains it very well.  I would like to know you point of view on these matters. What did you think about the use of prophets, parents, and friends? Also what did you think on the stomach situation? This book is pretty good right now and I like it. Also I noticed that the author brought up a lot of characters in this book. I thought that wasn’t that nice of a thing to do but what do you think? Overall I think that Elisha won’t kill the captain and I think that he would be supported by his friends. 

Dawn- Post 2 by Zibraan Ali

Chapter 3-4 was mostly about the past. The author was telling the readers all about the past life of Elisha and the other characters. Also I thought that this part wasn’t that important though it is just a thought. What did you think? Also bring up a new character is really smart of the author. It symbolizes a lot of things and it shows how Catherine showed Elisha how to love. It also might teach Elisha many more things in the future.  This chapter to me wasn’t really that good. I thought it was just a brief history of Elisha’s past. I think the author should have just gotten to the killing part of the Captain. There is not a lot to say in this chapter though I have a few questions to you. Why do you think the author randomly brought up this new character? What is the importance of these chapters in the book? I would really like to see your sights on this chapter.

Dawn- Post 1 by Zibraan Ali

This book is called dawn and as far as I know this book is the second of the trilogy part written by Elie Wiesel. While reading the first section of the book I saw how the author mentioned the importance of dawn. Also I noticed how the author explained night and day and how people were killed at dawn. The starting of the book is pretty interesting to me and I think that the author did a good thing with the start. Towards the middle I sort of got lost and then I got caught up. Since Dawn is a fictional book after the holocaust I didn’t really connect with the book because I have no personal connections or experiences with the holocaust. Even though I didn’t really connect with the book I really do like where it is. I think it is kind of obvious that Elisha had to kill the captain. While reading the other chapter I saw that the author had gotten of topic and started telling about Elisha and Gad. I thought that it was kind of weird and not that nice. I think the author should have stuck to the story.  Also I thought that it is really brave for Elisha who is only 18 to survive all the things that has happened to him. While reading this book I got a lot of questions. Some of them are how did they capture the captain without that much of trouble? I think the author didn’t really put that much thought into it. Overall the book is pretty interesting and I am looking forward to what happens next