It took a lot longer than expected but we're concluding the discussion topics for Part 1 of Left To Tell and will be moving on the Part 2: In hiding (about 50 pages). I want to move through these 50 pages in about 2 weeks or less. There are so many other books that I want to read and discuss. I also want to start an official online book club... so stay tuned.
So far in Part 1 we have been given a history on Rwanda, Immaculee's family life, and life in her village. She discussed her education from elementary school through University. At this point in the book, all hell has broken loose so to speak. The country is at war and the Hutu's are literally trying to exterminate the Tutsi's. They are being slaughtered and the government is not only doing nothing to stop the genocide, but they are actually encouraging and supporting it. Immaculee has been seperated from her family and is seeking refuge in the home of a pastor who happens to be part of the Hutu tribe. The fact that he was married to a Tutsi (before her death) may have impacted his willingness to hide Immaculee in his home. Immaculee has no idea where her family is and all she has left at this point are her prayers and faith in God, literally. God bless the people of Rwanda and people affected by war all over the world.
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War broke out during Immaculee's third and final year in High School. The students at the all girls school where she attended were allowed to listen to the news reports. Most, if not all, of the news reported could be described as propaganda. Announcers claimed that Tutsi rebel soldiers lived in the forest like animals, ate human flesh, and consorted with monkeys. They said the rebels literally had horns growing out of their heads. Many people actually believed this mess.
Why do people put so much trust in the media? What would cause someone to believe that a human being could have horns growing out of their head? Is media really that powerful or were the Rwandas simply crazy for believing this? On Page 12 Imaculee states that "..as a young woman in a very conservative society, I was still expected to be seen and not heard. How ironic that I was the one left to tell our family story."
Do you think God is trying to tell us something by leaving Immaculee, a woman, to tell her family story? I believe he is putting her life on display for a reason. Do you think gender has anything to do with it? Your thoughts...? -Fatimah XOXO |
Fatimah F.
I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. I now reside in the Atlanta area. I am a Mother, Daughter, Granddaughter, Sister, Niece, Cousin, and Friend. Archives |