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Some pros were we could read alone at our own pace and whenever we wanted to, but it was a little boring and sometimes hard to keep up and read everyday consistently

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I made questions well, and I was prepared well week to week keeping up with the book, I think next year I will naturally improve when we switch to normalized school.

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A pro and con was that we had to read every part each week and that was enough time for me. A con was that it got tiring over time.

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Life is short and value, and that you should never stop pushing or fighting because one day you will win and come out successful or happy.

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A pro of reading this book this way was that it was organized and helped not overwhelm us by preventing us from reading too many pages. A con of reading like this is some weeks it was hard to remember to read each week and sometimes I had to read a lot of pages on the last day.

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How has Louie's character and personality changed, and what specific events do you think made that happen?

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I was ready for the discussions and had questions based on the reading. I need to learn to make better questions although.

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Do you think Louie has any regrets or thing that he wishes he had done differently based on the story?

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What do you think the theme of this book is?

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I think that the theme is to keep working and never give up even if it gets hard because Louie worked hard to make sure that he would make it out of tough situations.

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I think Louie wished he didn't go to war but it made Louie who he was today. Even though he seems traumatized he should be proud of himself for pushing himself.

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What I did well is preparing for discussions and making sure I always brought something to discuss. What I could work on is trying to improve my questions to make them think more in depth about the book.

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Reading a Novel this ways pro is that we didn't have to read a certain amount every day, but instead had to read a certain amount over the time of a week. The con was that I personally didn't find the book very interesting so it was difficult to read and stay focused.

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How would you change the story if you were Louie and what different decisions would you make that he did not make in this book?

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The book led me to understand to people survive and persevere in the harshest environments to fight for their life because they are fighting to get back to something or because they have faith.

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Life is about pushing yourself to be successful just like Dhruval said. If you feel like you can't do something remind yourself that you can and never give up and keep pushing.

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Louie's character at the start of the novel was him being a laid-back kid who was bullied by most of his neighborhood for being Italian but by the end of the story Louie had changed into a strong, mentally and physically person due to the events he faced such as being stranded at sea for 47 days and being tortured at the prison camps.

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What the book helped me understand about real life and the real world, is that you have to push yourself to do your best and to never give up. Even when things are hard and you may want to/feel like giving up.

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If you were in louie's place do you think you would have been able to fight at war? How would you handle it and feel being in risk of death?

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Did the novel change your pov on Louie from the start of the book compared to the end? If so why and how did this change?

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I think Louie has become a lot stronger from his experiences in track and furthered that toughness by experiencing war.

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I don't think that i would be able to live through it because there are so many all is lost moments that make you want to quit because you think you hit rock bottom.

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Yes, during the beginning Louie was seen as a weak boy who was scared and not independent, but throughout the war and story I saw him evolve and become a lot stronger completely changing my view on him.

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I agree with Dhruval that Louie become a lot stronger, but mentally. Going to war is very intense and traumatizing, and he had to go through all of that and learn to not give up and keep going.

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How do you think Louie has changed as a person from facing these events at war? How different you believe he would be if he hadn't gotten stranded at sea and instead returned home?