Oftentimes in literature there is a main character we are going to talk about Kek. He is the main character in Home of The Brave by Katherine Applegate. When we read , we can have windows and mirrors and windows into the lives of characters.  Window is what you have opposite stuff and mirrors are what you have stuff alike.

Living in a refugee camp was hard for Kek. This is a window for me because I have never been not with my family or in a refugee camp. One example is Kek had to learn English so it was hard to communicate and talk to people in the refugee camp.  Another reason is that learning was hard for him and school because a lot of people knew how to speak English and had experience. The last reason is there was not a lot of food to go around. Kek had to wait in lines to get a small amount of food everyday and there were long lines. This is a window for me because I did not have trouble speaking english and did experience what Kek went through.

Kek is feeling lonely and missing his family because he came to the US by himself.  This is a window for me because I have my family and they are dead and I have not gone through that. One example is Kek is unsure that his mom is alive. She is currently not with Kek and missing. When Kek reunites with his extended family, he realizes just how much missed his true family.

Getting used to new technology and the way things work in America is hard for kek. One example was the washing machine. He put his aunt’s dishes in the washing machine and thought it would wash but it ended up breaking the dishes. Another example is he did not know how to turn on the tv.

Adjusting to a different climate/Weather is challenging. Kek used to be his family and laugh stick together. But now he is in an apartment where he can turn up the heat or turn down the heat. So now Kek does not need to be freezing at night.

This must have been a really hard adjustment for Kek. I can’t imagine not knowing how so many things around me work. This has also made me realize just how hard life can be in a new place that is so different from your old home.