"The man happened to be next to me on the right, and I took his head on my knees to give him relief in breathing; so he died."pg 168
When i first read this sentence, i thought Genly was just being nice by letting the man's head rest on his knee so the man can die peacefully. But after the debate we had in class today, i changed my mind. Just like most of the people in class, i am starting to believe that Genly killed the man to end his suffering instead of giving him more space to die peacefully.
Chapter 13 reminds me of the Holocaust. Genly and the other people were drugged and captured forcefully...put in a truck for a long time without food and clothing. i wonder why Genly and the others were capture....what did they do wrong?? while they were in the truck...there was a girl who wanted to kemmer with Genly...i wonder why he was not surprise at all and just walked away..was it because there was too many people in the truck and he didn't want to kemmer in front of them? i also like the unselfishness of the people in the truck..they let the weaks and the olds sit in the center while the stronger ones are willing to sit outside to give them warmth.
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