Book to Article connection (conflict to book)

If i were to connect my book with a conflict that were going on today, I would connect it to the Arab-Israeli conflict, in particular, the Arab 1 Man, 29 Killed Massacre. The audience that is intended to read this is America. The author intended for this article to be read and to have Americans change their minds about the conflict. The author states that ONE man killed 29 people and injuring many more before being overpowered and being killed himself. His evidence is that people were warranting for the arrest of those who killed him and some praised him for his actions.

Similarly, in the book, Vahan is being taken to a death camp and they make several stops on the way. The men taking them to that place (the turkish) are laughing at the expense of the Armenians (Vahan's people). They get praised for taking the Armenians to the camp and kill them in any way possible. The Armenians in the situation do not get any compensation for being held hostage. Similarly, the Arabs did not get compensated for being shot at.

Letter to character in book

Dear Mrs. Altoonian,

You should not have sent Vahan to "live" with Selim Bey. The reason why I say this is because instead of taking care of Vahan, Vahan takes care of his horses. Also, he isn't treated with respect because Selim Bey is a Turk!! Vahan doesn't like the fact that he has to clean up after his horses do their business. Selim Bey also "befriended" Vahan, Vahan believes, but behind his back, he killed the rest of the Armenians in the city. He also brought a 9-10 year old girl for the soldiers to have fun with because he didnt care. My point is is that Vahan doesnt like the situation he is in, so you should figure out a way to get him back.

Sincerely,

Joseph Lamb

Genocide prevalent in the book Forgoten fire

“At that moment, a woman carrying a cloth sack stepped out of the bakery. Without allowing myself a second to reflect on what I was about to do, I started toward her, bowing my head a little so that she could not see my face; For several weeks, I jostled and pleaded for food, ran from those who would not give to those who might” (Adam Bagdasarian, 2000, pg. 105) This is an example of dehumanization because the Turks put Vahan in such a bad situation that he became a beggar, the lowest of the low in his country.

“When the sun barely touched the tops of the trees, we were led off the road to a flat place by the River Tigris. It was the same river Sisak and Oskina and I had swum in the year before, and it was congested with thousands of corpses.”(Adam Bagdasarian, 2000, pg. 47) This is an example of extermination because the corpses were of other Armenians that were killed by gendarmes and Turkish soldiers.