Other times in literature, the characters have lived happy times and small problems. Well, Kek, the main character of Home of the Brave, written by Katherine Applegate, his life is the exact opposite. His country is in a war and he doesn’t know where his mom is. After he leaves the refugee camp to go to the US, he lives with his aunt and his cousin Ganwar. Read more to find out some of the things Kek is still not used to.

One window for me is Kek is not used to technology since he comes from a country (Sudan) that doesn’t have that much technology. This is a window for me because I have had technology in Turkey even though not as much as in the US but, still, there was technology and Kek didn’t have ANY. I can’t possibly imagine no technology even simple things like light switches and other everyday simple technology things.

One mirror for me is I have moved before like Kek and it is very, very hard  to get used to this new place, new things, and other things you need to get used to still. Like how Kek still didn’t know what snow felt like and thought the trees were dead when they were actually the leaves fell. This is a mirror for me because I have moved before from a country to another country and I know what it feels like to get used to different things that are new to you.