Code Talker - 3/17/15

Code Talker

Author: Joseph Bruchac

Pages: 118-143

Prompt: 1) Select a quote from your reading that you liked. What made you pick it? 2) What is the mood of what you’re reading? Defend your idea. 3) Predict what will happen next.

          In the book Code Talker I found several quotes that I found memorable. The quote I found the most memorable so far is something Ned said about war. Ned said, "Never think that war is a good thing, grandchildren. Though it may be necessary at times to defend our people, war is a sickness that must be cured. War is a time out of balance. When it is truly over, we must work together to restore peace and sacred harmony once again." I picked this quote becuase I completely agree with it. I mostly agree with him saying that war isn't good and should only be used when necessary. I agree that countries should never be apart of wars that are necessary to fight in. For example in World War II the U.S. stayed out of it because it would have been wasting lives for no reason. However when we were attacked that put the countries safety at stake, so we had to fight back.

          The mood of this book varies thoughtout the book. This is because Ned is recalling his memories so he shares things that stick out, so these memories can be funny, serious, sad, or happy. The mood is sometimes funny because Ned said that his Navajo language was really easy to mess up if you aren't a native speaker of it, so Ned shares stories of Americans trying to say something in Navajo. The mood can be serious because he's fighting in World War II. This means that there's bullets flying around, bombs exploding, and countless injuries. Lastly, the mood can be happy or sad because like I said they're fighting in a war, so there are victories and loses.

          Right now in the Code Talker Ned and his task force was just assigned to take over Guam instead of Saipan. I think what will happen next is Ned and his task force will be faced with resistance from the Japanese. I think this will happen because in Saipan that happened the task force assigned there. However I don't think the resistance will be as strong in Guam because Ned said he was lucky not to be assigned there.