Forgotten Fire
By: Adam Bagdasarian
Book Report By: Kareem Dalloul
` The story follows a young teenager called
Vahan Kenderian and his family who live altogether in Bitlis which is in
present day Turkey. The Kenderian family are a very wealthy Armenian family,
his father is a very notable magnate. One day Vahan’s father disappears, two
weeks later his uncle disappears. Three weeks later two Turkish gendarmes come
to the Kenderian’s house, they asked for the two eldest boys in their
family. His brothers Diran and Tavel
were shot right before him and his families eyes. Vahan and his family were
forced to go to a Prison. They walked for 5 hours, every hour,
people were shot or poisoned from the water of the Tigris River. Night fell and
Vahan’s Grandmother and sister were both dead. Vahan, Sisak his brother and his
mother and his other sister were the only ones left. Vahan’s mom begged him and Sisak to
run away, which they had to do. Sisak got vey sick and died on his way to the
nearest village. Vahan is left all by himself in the middle of nowhere.
Will he survive? Will he ever see Oskina his other sister or his mother again? Read the book to find out.
What
is The Historical Setting of the time?
The
Historical setting is during the Armenian Genocide which 1.5 million people
died in. It’s target was the Armenian Citizens, it started in April of 1915 and
ended in 1916.
Who
are the major characters?
Vahan:
Main character, Very Brave.
Sisak:
Vahan’s brother, very inspirational died on the street from being sick.
Armenouhi:
Very nice to Vahan, committed suicide.
Mumpreh:
Vahan’s Uncle, Very funny
Salim
Bey: “The Butcher of Armenians, governor of Van, Responsible for the deaths of
thousands of Armenians.
Diran:
shot by Turkish gendarmes, shot at the same time as Tavel
Sarkis:
Vahan’s father, very inspirational
Toumnia:
Vahan’s grandmother, very wise and kind
From what point of view is the story told?
The story is being told in first person, the author
used I and my.
What is the theme of the novel?
The theme of
the novel is overcoming challenges. It is overcoming challenges because the
main character is going through a lot in this book his dad dies he sees his two
eldest brothers getting shoot right before his eyes. These are all challenges
that he overcomes he keeps getting shot but he doesn’t fall he keeps on going.
Vocab.
Words:
1. Scholastic: of or concerning schools and
education
2. Courteous: polite, respectful, or considerate in manner
3. Abrupt: sudden and unexpected
4. Anticlimax: a disappointing end to an exciting
or impressive series of events
5. Warily: cautiously; carefully
Reflection:
This book matters because this is
history, this is what happened before us. What makes me mad is that many people
don’t even know what the Armenian Genocide is about. My Grandmother’s cousin’s
grandfather walked on his feet from Armenia to Lebanon when the genocide
started. More than 1 million people died. I would definitely recommend this
book to kids my age but I will warn you this book is very tragic and gruesome.
The book is very detailed that it’s as if I were in the book. The author wrote
this book based on the experience his great uncle went through. I rate this
book a 10/10, I loved it.
Mla
Citations
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"Armenian Genocide." Wikipedia.
Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Mar. 2014. Web. 17 Mar. 2014.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide>.
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"Definitions." Dictionary.com.
Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2014.
<http://dictionary.reference.com/>.
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"Forgotten
Fire." Forgotten Fire. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.atour.com/library/government/20040211a.html>.
"index." index. N.p., n.d.
Web. 19 Mar. 2014.
<http://sb.westfordk12.us/pages/8gweb/8gla/charweb/4/04VahanKenderian/index.html>.
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