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"There is no news.  Not inside the fence.  I mean, we hear things.  The whisper network is never silent: talk of protests on the outside, marches. The government trying to censor the outcry on social media. Word of a second camp being readied.  But it's whispers mostly, bits of rumor from the staff here who aren't military, the ones who feel twinges of guild that make them feign not a friendliness but a base level of civility." (Ahmed 139)

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"There is no news.  Not inside the fence.  I mean, we hear things.  The whisper network is never silent: talk of protests on the outside, marches. The government trying to censor the outcry on social media. Word of a second camp being readied.  But it's whispers mostly, bits of rumor from the staff here who aren't military, the ones who feel twinges of guild that make them feign not a friendliness but a base level of civility." (Ahmed 139)

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"The disappearances started last week.  At first I didn't notice, but there's been talk. The whisper network, Soheil called it.  Someone goes missing, taken in the night or ordered to report to the Hub for questions for some reason, and that person never comes back. I guess they - the Director, his private security detail, the guards - try to keep their actions quiet. Except when they don't." (Ahmed 121)

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"The disappearances started last week.  At first I didn't notice, but there's been talk. The whisper network, Soheil called it.  Someone goes missing, taken in the night or ordered to report to the Hub for questions for some reason, and that person never comes back. I guess they - the Director, his private security detail, the guards - try to keep their actions quiet. Except when they don't." (Ahmed 121)

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"And you and everyone in here, every guard, every politician, every neighbor who watched us get taken away and said nothing - this nightmare is on you." (Ahmed 129)

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"And you and everyone in here, every guard, every politician, every neighbor who watched us get taken away and said nothing - this nightmare is on you." (Ahmed 129)

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"I was with David" (Ahmed 16)

Layla is willing to break the law (curfew) to see the people she loves.

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"Americans have been hurtling through space at the speed of light except us" (Ahmed 55)

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"Sometimes I'm stubborn for no reason" (Ahmed 45)

Layla's mother says she is stubborn

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A quotation from the book that Layla said. "Do we have phones in phones in our trailers? Even prisoners are allowed phone calls," I say. This shows that Layla is very sarcastic and stubborn. Page 69

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"Crying only makes me angry with myslef. There's no use for tears here. But my rage- that I'll hold on to." (Ahmed 106). This quote shows how Layla cope's: she lets go of her sadness and self pity and instead focuses on her anger and rage.

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“What’s that thing people always say about history? Unless we know our history, we’re doomed to repeat it? Never forget? Isn’t that the lesson? But we always forget. Forgetting is in the American grain.” This quote shows how passionate Layla is about the problems in the US, how even though the saying is "Unless we know our history, we’re doomed to repeat it" is so popular and said so often, history still repeats itself, things don't get better. The quote shows how she's willing to speak out against the horrible things happening to her and not just put her head down and listen. She's a fighter, stubborn, and passionate.

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"No. I'm planning on getting out alive. Think about it. There's never been a wall that people haven't been able to get by" (Ahmed 110)
This quotation shows that Layla is determined and isn't ready to give up easily.

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" My parents will go ballistic if they catch me sneaking out after out after curfew" Ch. 8  Pg. 104

I think that this quote shows that Layla is defiant. That she won't be suppressed by the government because of her beliefs and culture.

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"Layla do you have any idea how foolish you were to even ask him? You put yourself in danger(Ahmed, 142)
This show that Layla is resistant against the rules and isn't afraid to break them to try to get help.

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“The scariest monsters are the ones who seem the most like you.”
― Samira Ahmed, Internment

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An example of DIRECT characterization;
"How can you be so calm about this?" I hissed.

Her character shows anger and annoyance to the whole situation. This is expressed directly because of its descriptive word "hissed".

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An example of INDIRECT characterization;
"We do actually speak English" I say. "Just an FYI"

Though it is not direct we can see in this sentence, Layla's lack of realization in what position she's currently in. As well as her bravery-- and like not fearing (mostly) what could happen.

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ilir this was meant to be in the qoutations

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ilir this was meant to be in the qoutations

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layla
''it seems like a million years ago now, and david a million miles away''
layla loves david so much she will break the laws just be with him. later on in the book she says and showes how much she has missed him.

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"The unit is sparse, narrow. Square footage-wise, it feels smaller than or kitchen and dining area at home, so I'm guessing abin fever is going to come on fast and strong." (Ahmed, 72)

Layla may have claustrophobia, and she likes being in big open spaces like the outdoors.

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"A tiny bubble where the cameras and guards and drones aren't looking at us" This relates to Layla's character because it shows how she doesn't like being watched and how she's trying to resit the governments actions.

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"The scariest monsters are the ones who seem the most like you'' (Ahmed)

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"The scariest monsters are the ones who seem the most like you'' (Ahmed)