Author's Ideas or Themes List
Unwarranted disdain / discrimination from adults. Setting an example?
Kami of Pascal p169 No just as a younger brother but because he's half Hutu. Why tolerant of Jean-Baptiste?
Tolerance
Despite violence, kindness still exists.
The power of assumptions
practice what you preach - avoid being a hypocrite p 51
Do right - fear nothing
difference as strength
Helplessness
Born right p74
Bus patrons include all sorts of people p126
Father Michel of Pascal at confession "I'm sure we're going to have a lot to get through." p136
RTLM cockroaches: p157
Pascal: steal, lie
Jolts arrive yet Ingabire 'deals' with them.
Jolts kill Iggy but Nadine stays beside her.
Our experiences age us - growing up fast. Children as adults.
Father Oscar: Says one thing but does another
Jolts kill those on the street, yet Pascal tries to protect his sister from the sight.
Henri's father is involved in the killing spree, yet he warns Pascal.
Father Michel's sermons do not match his actions.
Miss Uwazuba's marriage
Mother and father
Pascal at age 11 protects his sister
Pascal is orphaned
Pascal saw the most horrific sights. Not discussed for 5 years.
faith given to Father Michel
Resistance is futile
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