Oftentimes in literature authors have windows and mirrors. In the book called Home Of The Brave by Katherine Applegate, The main character’s name is Kek and he is a refugee who is from Sudan and moved to America his mom is missing and the rest of his family is dead. I had widows and mirrors and here I will share them. Windows and mirrors are something that shows you and a window is something that is new to you. 

I never had to realize the wealth and  privileges in America but Kek realizes the wealth and privileges. For example he went to school and he went to his class room and his teacher told him to sit at a desk but  he said “no man can afford such a nice desk like this”. Also when Dave was showing him the new technology on earth he learned what a lock a light switch was. He thought a washing machine was for cleaning dishes. And that is why kek does not realize the wealth and privileges. I never felt this way because I never stopped and thought I Just used the thing. 

Another window for me is learning a new language. Kek learned a new language. His first language was an African language but it did not state it in the story. One way this is a window is because at school he goes to a class where he learns how to speak english and everybody speaks a different language. Another example is that learning a new language is a window for me because he does not know what a lot of words are so when he hears a word like in french fries he needs to know what those words are to extend his vocabulary. He also is learning a new language so he might get confused with other words from his old home. 

And that is why in the story home of the brave the main character Kek realizes wealth and privileges and learns a new language. I can tell that doing these things were hard but Kek kept trying and that is why the book Home Of The Brave by Katherine Applegate is a great book.