chapter 10

Chapter 10


There were many touching moments that Ishmael showed us and the quote “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.” I think that quote by itself sums up what he is going through. In chapter ten Ishmael feels that it is better to be sad than to go back and forth with his emotions. That right there is not a good way to approach your emotions. I think the metaphor of the moon is exactly how Ishmael’s life is going and I think it now gives him a little hope as before he had no hope one bit. Now he knows that he has a chance to survive like the moon does every night.