What is freedom?

"The bitter thing was all the spirit, all the gallantry, was wasted. For even more than inferiors, they accepted and looked forward to being Capped. It was a part of becoming a knight, or of turning from a girl to lady. Thinking of this, I saw how good things could be meaningless in isolation. What value did courage have, without a free and challenging mind to direct it?" (p. 111) There are two reasons why I think this theme relates to freedom. One of them is that in this village there is a type of freedom. They are capped and under the control of the tripods but they live quite a good life.They are happy and nice to each other. They don´t have to work all day and they do whatever they want to. When they are about to be capped it shows that the boy or girl is going to be a knight or a lady, which is good. They have a life that is good and everyone is happy about their life. They can also choose who they want to marry and what job they want to have. This is one kind of freedom that they have. The second reason is that when you have real freedom you're not under control at all.The people in the village are capped and under the will of the tripods even if they are happy. The people in the village they aren't allowed to say what they want and they can't think what they want. That's not real freedom. Real freedom is when they can say whatever they want to and not to be under control by the tripods. Like us we think whatever we want and we say whatever we want to but we are not allowed to hurt anyone. We are not under control. That's what real freedom is.

Dear diary, Last Friday I woke by the nightmare, a nightmare that actually happened for real. I didn’t even want to wish that this week would have to be great. It’s because I trust my self too much, and I thought I know. I’m sorry I forgot about you Deitys my gods and goddesses, I’m sorry that I loved my wife so much, but then I forgot about you. Diary... I guess he gave me the best life anyone could possibly have. I know I should think that I deserve this, I can’t take care of my wife alone, what happens when there’s another person I need to take care of. My own child is going to suffer, my family would not be a faithful one. But why did he have to give me such a sudden time to think, is it just me?

Today I went to my workshop and made a small building of my wife when she just got 7 months of pregnancy. I bathed near the Nile, admiring my building carves, her long linen clothes fitted beautifully. Until the afternoon, a guard came looking for me. The guard said he was messenger sent by king Khufu, the king wanted me to make him a small dimensional idol of himself. “You a new worker?” I asked. The messenger said ‘‘Umm... Yes sir.” then added “Here are pieces of pure gold the king wanted you to use.’’ I laughed, and I showed him my building, ‘‘You see this? Sorry what’s your name?’’ He seemed confused and said ‘‘My name , I’m sorry, I’m only here to tell you what I need to say. I will come back here the day after tommorow, good afternoon sir.’’ Aapehty left, then I put my clothes back on. I thought of going to get some food, walking around many small food shops were closing. Suddenly someone tapped me on my shoulder, I was so shocked! I was daydreaming for so long today. It was my buddy Djao, he said sorry about our lost, we talked for quite a while. He said his son is starting to become an painter, his whole family is fantastic hieroglyphs painters, it seems like he could call his family an art dynasty in the future. Djao’s family is actually how I and Ammenenshi wanted ours to be. Then Djao asks to go buy some bread for his family in the market before it closes. I also went buy some bread for I have absolutely nothing to eat at house. We drooled over the foods in the market, but we decided to eat our favorite dried fish small food-shop beside the Nile. I haven’t ate since the day before, it was really delicious. Even the cook giggled “How many years have you not eaten boy?’’ he said. My buddy laughed and added that I just been trough a hard time. After some delicious dinner. Oh my, I was so full I felt like throwing up. Djao decided he wanted to walkme home, and we chatted on the way there. When we arrived, we were just shocked, my house was so filthy. Not only the dirt and little spider net strings, but the mud bricks are falling apart. Djao help to clean up a bit, and I told him to go home before it’s darker. I said goodbye and he left, it was really lonely without Ammenenshi around anymore, I went up the roof. I look at the stars and just enjoy the night breeze. I slept through the night up on the roof, that day I didn’t have any nightmares. I thank Djao who really made my day, I felt much calmer, and I know I have someone to depend on. On Sunday, I remembered that the Messenger from king is going to come again and take me to the King’s place to work his idol there. I dressed up casually as I always did. I wore one of my favorite white tunic t-shirt I bought with my wife. And I wore my leather sandals to show respect and be politer. When I just arrived to my workshop, Aapehty was already there waiting for me. He told me to get ready with the materials, I told him to relax and being proud said I’ve been working with him for a long time. I got ready and we headed to the boat waiting in the Nile. Suddenly the rain falls, and soon after that inundation appeared just about meters from my workshop. We ran and ran, heading to the boat. My slippery sandals made me slipped and I almost fell into the river water.

On April 16th I woke up early and took a walk by the Nile river just before I was going to look at that temple drawing that I did for the Pharaoh Isis. When I got to my shop I sat done at my new table and chair and started to look at what I have drew last week. Today is actually a day that I'm not suppose to work on. I had looked at it for a while and i fixed some of the details and then i got up and walked out of the shop and did whatever I wanted for the rest of the day. When I came to the market I stood there for a while and thought about what I should do today. I thought first I might go to one of the temples that held Dramatizations in it. Then I should take my son and take him out to do some fishing, in the river. After that I have to go and be with my friends and have some fun with them too. Then I said to my self that I was going to think about what I was going to do after all of those things. I went to the temple Deir al-Hagar temple and there was all sort of different people. There was a lot of dramatizations and there were incredible! I stat there about for one hour and I was entertained because they were so amazing. Then after 25 minutes I meat my friend and he came to watch them too. We sat there and talked about a lot of random stuff. After there performers every one left and all of them were talking about it. Then I said goodbye to my friend and walked home. I called after my son which was playing a game with his friends. When he came I told him that we were going out to fish and got very glad about it. We got on our boat and then we sailed out to the ocean. We were gone for a while and came back for about 2:30pm. I caout five fishes and my son caut four fishes. We got on land and he ran off to show his mommy what he had caut. I felt good when he was so happy and full of energy. Then he ran to me and gave me a hug and said thank you then he ran off to his friends again and play there game. I saw my friends inside a restaurant and I walked to them and sat down with them. We sat there and talked for a long time about for two hours. I had something to eat and drink while I was there. We talked about what we are doing on are job right now and then it came to me, I said I was drawing a temple that the Pharaoh Isis wanted to build and its going to be big.

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1. How were the Tripods able to control the people? The tripods control the people by these small metal things that they put on their heads. Example " The difference was in his white shaved head, on which the darker metal tracery of the cap stood out like a spider web" pg# 16 2. Find evidence (quotations from the novel) to show that even though Will is comfortable living at the castle, he is frustrated that the Comte, Comtesse, and Eloise have been capped. Evidence " She asked about my health- I told her I was very well- and if I were happy at the castle. I assured her that I was. Then she said: "I am glad of that. Perhaps if you are happy, you will not want to leave us." pg# 119. This shows he was comfortable at the castle. Example "She had forgotten me already, in any sense that truly mattered. All her mind was concentrated on the tripods. Her master had called, and she was going to them gladly." pg #137 this shows that Will is frustrated. 3. Find evidence (quotes) to show how Will feels about being capped. Will feels fear when he hears about capping. Capping scared him so that he fled to the white mountains where he didn't have to be capped he hoped. Example "Why should the triopds take people away, and cap them? What right have they? They do it for our good. But I don't see why is has to happen. I'd sooner stay as I am." pg #18

How will Beanpole help Will and Henry on their journey to the White Mountains ?

Will and Henry let Beanpole join them on their journey after they got to land after the boat journey. Beanpole is a smart guy and everyone in the town which he lived in thought that he was weird. Here are some reasons how Beanpole will help Will and Henry on their journey.



One of the reasons how Beanpole will help them on their journey is that Beanpole is older and he knows the landscape better than they do because he lives there and Will and Henry don't. Beanpole will know what or which way is faster or safer to travel on. Evidence that they want Beanpole to join them and that he knows the landscape is "Someone whom we already knew to be resourceful, who knew the country and the language. It was almost too good to be true" pg #69



The second reason is that with Beanpole's smartness he can build something that might help them to get pass something or to go through something. He might make something that help them travel faster or something that will just help them in any way. Evidence of his smartness is" He had quite a tremendous brain. His speaking English, for instance: he had found an old book, giving instructions in the language, and taught himself". "His eyesight was poor, and he had worked it out that, since mariners' telescopes helped sailors to see at a distance, a glass in front of each eye might enable him to see more clearly." pg #71

How is Will just like you?...... :)

There are three ways how Will is just like me that I found out while I was reading The White Mountains :

One way how Will is just like me is that he has never seen a watch before so he took it from his dad's cupboard because he was curious. I would have done the same if I had never seen a watch before. I would have taken the watch and run away with it somewhere and then i would sit down and study it. Then after I had studied it I would have put it back just like Will. I am very curious too.

Will decided to run away to the white mountains and he packed everything a head of the game so he was ready for the journey. I would have done the same thing. I would have packed a bag pack so I could just go and grab it and run away when it was time to do so. When there is something I really want to do I try to plan ahead.

I would have said yes to Henry as well because if I didn't let him come with me he would probably set the alarm off and I would have been thinking that way to. But Í am a bit different from Will because I like to have company, someone to talk to.

This is how Will is just like me.