Adem's Cross

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The book I have read was Adem's Cross by Alice Mead. The setting of the book takes place in Kosovo in 1992. I found the story to be depressing at times and at others there is a sense of hope. Many events occurred in this book but only several stood out. On Adem's first day of school he and his fellow students were tear gassed by the Serb soldiers. The Serbs were planning to blow up a river and Fatmira, Adem's sister, and four girls from a college read poems off of five bridges that crossed the river, which lead to fatmira's death. The Serb soldiers that were not getting paid enough money and would beat up people for their money boxes, which had happened to Adem's father. The soldiers also took over Adem's grandmother's shop next to the house and used it as a home. One day a couple of soldiers caught Adem walking alone and carved a cross with special markings on it that meant the Serbs will rise again on his chest. Adem got sick of living in constant fear and though

Life in Kosovo is different than in the U.S. in many ways. In Kosovo you farm for your food and you trade for clothing and other products and money. In America you go to work and earn money and buy all your goods. Everything in America has a money value. All the families work together in Kosovo and in America not many families work together to accomplish anything. I learned from the book that families can be torn apart because of war. People can grow a sense of insecurity and a feeling of being violated. I learned that there is hatred for no reason and that everyone is fearful everyday and the impossible is more possible that you ever imagined.

Adem's escape was important because he would not have to live in constant fear of the Serbs. The night Adem obtained the carvings on his chest Adem was taken to the resistance alliance leaders. They took pictures of his chest to be broad cast on the news. A little while later a British journalist came to Adem's house to d

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Approximate Word count = 659
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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