Post Discussion Reflection (Nov 24th)

The discussion that we had today was really interesting and it amazed me. It has changed my thoughts about Supeet, as I thought that the snake bit Supeet's eyebrow, but I made a mistake about it. Actually, they said that the snake spit its venom to Supeet's eye and that was how he got blind. I was grateful to know what really happened to Supeet. When my group asked us the question that they made, I contributed a lot of answers. I was really confident in contributing my answers and I was also proud of myself. And I feel that I can answer more. I had really tried my best to answer more interesting answers to my group. I had also listened to them very well and it was really interesting. We had discussed about Donovan, the boss of the poachers. We think that he is a cruel person because he killed a lot of elephants by commanding his poachers to do so. He wanted to find Jacob's father and force him to tell the location of the big elephants. He wanted to do so because he wanted to be rich, as a person was waiting to buy the ivory from him. He tried to trick Jacob because he is innocent; by allowing Jacob to go into his plane for losing the poachers. 

Post Discussion Reflection (Nov 17th)

In our discussion today, I chose my favorite passage as the part where Supeet saved Jacob from the fire. It's my favorite because if Jacob was not save, that would be the end of the story of Thunder Cave. My least favorite part of the story was when the elephants were killed by the poachers. I think it is so sad and I felt angry that people could do such a thing. One of the student spotted the word 'Thunder Cave' in page 150 of the book, though I am not too sure is it a real cave or just a name given to something. Someone asked what would happen to Jacob if Supeet did not help him. I would say that he will struggle to survive or he might just die of thirst. My friend asked what would happen if Jacob never went to Kenya and did not stay with his cousin. He would have been sad and lonely. When asked, do I have any connection with the story, I felt I do, in some way. Like Jacob's dad, my dad is away to other countries for work most of the time but I am definately luckier as my parents are still together, unlike Jacob's where they are divorced.   

Post Discussion Reflection (Nov 10th)

In todays discussion, Mr. Thomas asked the class which are their favorite and least favorite passages. My favorite passage is the one that tells Jacob gave a hug to Taw to thank him for making his bike. It was a nice gesture and it makes me like the passage. My least favorite passage is when the thieves hit Jacob when he tried to get back his bike. The thieves had already done something bad by stealing Jacob's bike and they made themselves look even worst by whacking Jacob when he was just trying to get back what belong to him. During the discussion, someone posted the question about how we would feel when someone stole our bike. I think I would be really angry and report it to the police. If I saw my lost bike in a warehouse, I would make sure to let the police know about it and get the thieves arrested. The Kachina Doll that belonged to Jacob's father raised a question about its symbol. Some said it might be a symbol for good luck. When I was reading the book, I thought that the owner of the pawnshop was just giving a chance to Jacob to go to Kenya. But I was wrong. According to my group, the owner was sorry for Jacob because his mother has just died so he added another $100 for the things that Jacob pawned. After the discussion, I realized that Jacob was not a coward as I thought he was initially. Now, I think he is a boy that never gives up on what he wants to achieve until he achieves it. 

Post Discussion Reflection (Nov 3rd)

 During this week's discussion, someone asked how would we feel if our mother had died the same way as Jacob's. Many of them said they would cry for a whole day. I think whole day would not even be enough. Some of them raised the question about why did Jacob's father allowed him to use a dart to shoot the deer in the zoo since he knows for sure that it is not a right thing to do. It makes me wonder as well. It never had crossed my mind. Some of them suggested that maybe he didn't wants the job anymore and did not mind getting fired as his heart has already set for Kenya. Someone asked why did the mum actually married Sam. I was surprised that someone answered that it is because she wanted more money and wanted someone to take care of Jacob after Jacob's father left. My initial thought was that they were truly in love with each other. This response had opened up my thoughts and I think it can be true that she married Sam for the sake of money. After the discussion, some of my thoughts about Jacob's mum has changed. I now view her as a mother that would do anything for the sake of her child. I guess that Jacob silently wished that both their parents are still together.