Kenan Trebničević was living in Bosnia during the time of the ethnic cleansing that happened. In his book, The Bosnia List, Kenan tells about his experience with the war that him and his family had to live through. Kenan had very skeptical views about how his homeland turned out to be after the war, but once he traveled back to Bosnia with his family his perspective was greatly changed. Kenan was about thirty years old when he decided he was going to make a list of all of the things that he wanted to do when he got back to Bosnia. After traveling back, he soon realized that things were much different than he anticipated, and he decided to make a new list. When Kenan made his original list it had a lot of hate in it. The first item on his …show more content…
Huso was a great friend of Kenan’s in their childhood. When Huso and his family left the apartments, Zorica’s family took over their previous place. Kenan went over to Zorica’s apartment to play with her young boy. He was scared that he was betraying Huso by being there because of the fact that Huso’s family was forced out of the place and no he was just freely playing in the apartment not even thinking of Huso. So, Kenan called Huso and Huso was very outraged that he was even upset about the whole situation in the first place (Trebinčević 182). Huso said, “my home was your home”, which summed up that Kenan shouldn’t be ashamed that he was in Huso’s old apartment in the first place (Trebinčević …show more content…
So, when he started to make his new list he thought it was difficult to think of the good among the evil (Trebinčević 296). When he sat down and really thought about it, there were just enough people there to help him and his family stay alive and to escape the horrible life they were living (Trebinčević 296). The first item on Kenan’s new list was, “Thank God for Obren, who warned Dad and Mujo away from the Partizan Sports Hall” (Trebničević 297). The Partizan Sports Hall was a popular place that Kenan and his family occupied a lot. This is the place that Kenan was able to learn karate as a child from his coach Pero. But, it was also a place where innocent people were being taken during the ethnic cleansing that happened in Bosnia. It was very important that Obren was there to warn Kenan’s father and his friend to steer clear of this place now, otherwise they probably would have been killed right
In order to not become like his father, Okonkwo consciously strives to be prosperous, violent, resourceful, unable to show “soft” emotion, and denies music orientation. “And no Okonkwo was ruled by one passion—to hate everything that his
The pasts few months have been a challenge, becoming a dad to my first child. Making a major move for my family and myself. Moving halfway across the country, starting a new career, and going to college too. There was so much worry and stress. I did not know if I would do good in my job or my schooling. My family and I made the decision to give it all to God. He
The Bosnian-Herzegovina genocide or “ethnic cleansing” went on from April 1992 to December 1995 around the end of the Second World War. When Bosnia became its own independent nation on April 5th 1922 it wanted to “cleanse” its country of any non Serbian residents. The killing of Bosnian Muslims during this time was stated by international tribunals to be an ethnic cleansing however the events that took place in July 1995 in Srebrenica was so horrific it was deemed a genocide. The United Nations should have intervened a lot sooner than they did and should have sent more than just peace keepers to protect the human beings that were being slaughtered.
In view of a memoir, The Bosnia List, there are various emotions that children will experience during wars and events of persecution in their homeland. Kenan demonstrates that he was anxious when he is wandering through the streets when he is required to leave his apartment to get necessary items for his family. While the war is going on, he encounters a couple new individuals that come to his family’s apartment. Kenan mentions that he feels safe, but also worried because these individuals could do anything and get away with it. He begins to lose faith in his people because all of the people he trusted before the war turned against him and his family. His family was no longer secured in their homeland they are afraid and hope for the best.
The personal nature of the story is communicated through the author’s experiences and by the people of Gorazde themselves. Taking abandonment as an example, we follow Sacco as he travels down the “blue road” which Bosnian Muslims cannot escape their suffering, the very same road which the UN shares with Serbian ethnic cleansers. Here we have the international abandonment of the enclave. Relayed to us by the people of Gorazde, is their abandonment of one another based on ethnicity.
In “Walking Since Daybreak,” Modris Eksteins fuses personal narrative and wartime history, describing both the regional devastation and the ensuing refugee crisis that characterized post-war Europe. Expanding on a myriad of historical research of the era, he details the destruction, desolation, and disorder that not only illuminates the post-war position of Eastern Europe, but more specifically, the mental states of the Baltic peoples - devoid of direction. Through stunning prose often absent in historical analysis, Eksteins delves into a familial case study of eastern Europe, deftly honing in on the reduction of life “to [its] fundamental form, scurrying for survival” (pg. x).
World War 1 has been a famous war throughout history. Many films have been made surrounding it, sometimes realistic and sometimes not so much. Paths of Glory and All Quiet on the Western Front were two such movies that depicted the Great War. Each movie is unique in their own sense and although no movie will completely convey the harsh reality of the war some movies are better than others. Depending on when and what year the war would have looked vastly different to different soldiers. Some would only know the reality of the trench while others would recognize “tanks” rolling over the ground which were impenetrable to normal gun fire. Which side of the war one was on would have also lead to different views, as in when one side is winning the other is losing, and when morale is up on one side normally morale is down on the other.
On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand and his wife were visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, to inspect the army. At the same time, seven young Bosnian
“Has his condition changed any?” Berlin looked over towards Sana standing in the door. Berlin paused and shook his head no. He had only been in the king’s presence when Sana was requested in court. And even then he tried to stay as as far from the center of attention as possible. Now, with his highness so close to him, Berlin was afraid to even breath wrong let alone speak.
Bosnian Genocide was a terrible act of murder which started when Muslims and Croats voted for independence in referendum that was boycotted by Serbs In 1992.When the European Union recognized Bosnian’s independence the war broke out and Serb’s occupied the country.
The depiction of the red walls and the red earth in his household is used to make the reader think about violence and the fierce acts that Okonkwo’s is known
1. Which one, genetics (nature) or the environment (nurture), do you think plays a larger role in the development of who you are? Please provide me with what percentage you think each contributes, e.g., 50% genetics/50% environment.
Novel critic Greg Doran states that Galloway “paints an inanimate portrait of three people living in wartorn Sarajevo” to illustrate “how the human spirit responds to conflict” (Doran 153). This analysis interconnects with the didactic nature of the novel, which conveys a strong lesson about identity and hope. The story about how three people experience a temporary change of personality in the face of conflict and lose sight of their values due to this conveys a message to the reader. Though Arrow, Kenan, and Dragan all deviate from the path they were on after losing hope, a small part of them still cling to the past, a small part of them still hope. The stronger the hope of the characters, the more they will pursue their values and beliefs. Thus, as the characters in the novel regain hope, they regain their identity. Hope is symbolized by the Cellist in the novel, and upon hearing the Cellist playing, Arrow and Kenan remember the values they once held dear. Arrow realizes she does not wish to kill anymore as she does not hate anyone, and Kenan decides to fetch Mrs. Ritovski’s water. This conveys the message that hope is powerful, and hope is what drives people to follow their values and beliefs, guiding people to regain their identities. The Cellist shows that even in the darkest of times there is hope and that hope should be held
From the beginning of time, society has made the “moral” perspective the desired response or reaction to all situations and scenarios. The term moral means concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior, and the integrity or dishonesty of human character. To be morally sound, one must address the true meaning and purpose of morality. In the story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” citizens often leave due to the reality of their society. The ones who walk away from Omelas are cowards, not “moral” heroes of any manner. By leaving Omelas the former residents are abandoning the child to suffer in Omelas, its bitter reality, which involves no one changing the course of its life.
The land of Kosovo has been plagued with tension for hundreds of years being claimed by several surrounding countries. The two biggest contenders, Albanians in Kosovo and Serbia have been fighting for the land, which culminated in a full war from 1998-1999. The war brought international attention to the war crimes committed by both sides, and proved that the two countries had years to go before coming to a solution. The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) led by Kosovo Albanians, and the Serbian militia led by President Slobodan Milošević committed heinous crimes against their enemies. Crimes range from ethnic cleansing to rape and destruction of whole villages. The violence created a serious refugee problem that is still relevant today.