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| Task 2: Violence, Indifference, and Despair |
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| "Rest in Pieces" :Police Torture and Deaths in Custody in Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Throughout this novel Elvis witnesses and is subject to many acts of violence. He is struck by the indifference and despair with which people, at times including him, are able to turn away from these acts and treat them as everyday occurances. This task of the WebQuest looks at the horror of the violence in the novel as well as the reaction that characters in the novel have to that violence. Once again you will be looking at a combination of images, quotes, and various web resources and then completing the task at the bottom of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This site has a lot of information so you don't have to read the entire pice, although you are welcome to. The sections you should focus on are Parts V, VI, VII, and IX. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Corruption and Human Trafficking in Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Peter calmly reached into his pocket and pulled out a cigarette lighter. He flicked it on and stepped back from Jeremiah, dropping the lighter on the tire necklace. Elvis followed the ligher's fall It could not have lasted more than two seconds, though it seemed to take forever. It was hard to tell which came first, the sheet of flame or the scream. Graceland p227 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Finally, Redemption said it. "You no go ask about de children we carry?" "I was afraid to." "Well, as I hear, dere is too much damage to de organ as de Colonel de harvest dem. Also, not all survive de journey. So mny of de parts are thrown away." "Oh my God!" "Yes, dose children will arrive in Saudi alive, den, depend on de demand, dey will harvest de parts from dem. Fresh, no damage, more money for all of dem." " Graceland p243 |
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| " Had it been worth it? Was any of this worth it? Sunday was not so sure anymore. Sighing, he walked past Freedom and Confidence into the tenement, Behind him, Children were playing a new dare game: who could jump over the still buring barricade." Graceland p272 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| After you have thoroughly thought about the images and quotes write a reaction in which you choose one of the instances of violence in the novel and discuss how characters react to that violence. Do they respond with anger, fear, defeat, indifference, or some other emotion? Post your reaction on your blog. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click on the link to continue to Task 3. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||