Literacy Blog #3

 What I have found interesting in my novel is the way that the author uses the different characters to help illustrate what the book is about.  Mitali Perkins, the author, has created two sections of the book to describe the different views of the two sides of the Burmese Civil War. Chiko, also know as "Teacher", is one of two main characters in "Bamboo People". Chiko is from the Aboriginal side of the war and is abducted into the Burmese military by Captain Win-Min, one of the leaders of the Burmese Military. Tu-Reh, the other main character, is a young street boy from Yangon.  Tu-Reh is from the city, where the government is trying to commit genocide against the Aboriginals; however, Tu-Reh is completely oblivious to the war, until he finds Chiko lying in the forest with a leg that has been destroyed. Tu-Reh brings Chiko to the Healer's hut in order to help Chiko. I find this interesting because eventhough Tu-Reh is a non-aboriginal boy, he still wants to help others on the other side of the war. Tu-Reh is a character I find that Mitali Perkins, portrays as a charachter of Good Samaritian ethics as he helps Chiko from dying even though they are on opposite sides of the struggle.  I think the reason why I like this book is because of the psychological ways the book attracts you into reading it. I also like the way Perkins uses very descriptive words and paints a picture visually in your mind. In all I find that the book is very good because of its psychological non-arbitrary ways to pull you into the book.