In your opinion was Shattered a good title for this book?

I think Shattered was a great title for this book. I think this because it keeps your wondering well your reading the book why did the author choise Shattered for the title of the book, but after a while you realize that the title is Shattered because Sarge explaines his life as a broken beer bottle on page 182.

Question- What does Berta mean when she says "You dress as you wish, but remember were all naked before god"
Answer- When Berta says that, I think she means because we can't see god.

Book club 6

Why did Berta want Ian to meet Eduardo, the Spanish priest?

Berta wanted Ian to meet Eduardo to learn of what happened to her as a child. She wanted Ian to know the struggles she had, and the friends she made. Being that Eduardo was one of many who helped Berta escape, he was the best to tell Ian of the tradedy. Berta may also have wanted Eduardo to tell Ian because she didn't want to. Maybe she was like Sarge, and didn't want the memories of that awful time to come back to her mind.

In the following sentence why is the word ever slanted?

"Maybe nobody else cares, maybe nobody else ever remembers, but I will never... EVER forget."
I think the author slanted the word ever because he wanted the reader to realize that it is perminate and its one of those things that will never go away. I also think that he made the word ever slanted to express Sarges feelings about the war. Proof from the text is how Sarge said that line in anger after Ian had said that he needed to leave the war memories in the past.

Book Club #6

Q: Do you think Jack will stay sober or will he go back to being an alcoholic?

A: I think that Jack will stick with his program and stay sober. I think this because in the book, Ian did a good job at convincing Jack that he needs to quit drinking before he can move on with his life. To me, Jack seems like a man of his word, and even though he ran away once already, I'm confident that that will be the last time he does so. I'm also pretty sure that Jack doesn't want to live on the streets anymore. He may not act like it, but I don't know one person that would be comfortable being homeless.

Book club #5,

Q: If you could name this book differently, what would you name it?

A: I would name this book The Club, because it explains the whole book, like this book is about homeless people, and soup kitchens, and the soup kitchen is called The Club, and homeless people go there for free to eat.

Why would Jack (Sarge) say, "You know in the beginning my greatest fear was that I would be killed. At the end my greatest fear is that I wouldn't be."?

I think Sarge said this because he didn't like what he saw. Why he said his fear was of being killed is pretty much like any other person just starting the war. After seeing all that goes on you just want to give up on life just like Sarge was saying. I know this because Sarge is always saying that he regrets going to the war and being a peacekeeper because of all the things he saw. As a result this could cause suicidel thoughts.

week 5

What did Sarge mean when he said, "you know, in the begining my greatest fear was that I would be killed. At the end my greatest fear was that I wouldn't."?

When Sarge said that quote he was trying to tell Ian how awful the war really is. Being told stories, and learning about the war doesn't show the real gruesomeness of the war. When Sarge first joined, he didn't know what lay ahead. He just wanted to help his country, and go home a hero. But as he progressed through the war, he wanted to go home a hero, but only in memory not physically. After seeing the murder, death, and sacrifice, he knew those thoughts would never leave his mind.

What do you think Ian ment by "I don't know if i'm protecting her or me." When he wouldn't tell Berta what was keeping him up?

I think Ian ment he didn't know if he was keeping her from getting upset about Rwanda or if he was keeping himself from getting upset about Rwanda.

Book Club #5

Q: How does Jack try and forget about Rwanda and why?

A: Jack uses alcohol to try and forgret about Rwanda. He does this because the tragic events that occured in Rwanda were so brutal that the memories will last a life time, so Jack has to turn to alcohol. I think this because in the book, Ian and Jack are having a conversation at the park. Ian apologizies for making Jack think about Rwanda, and Jack replys, " Some things are better talked about. It wasn't like I'd forgotten about it...it's not like I'll forget about it."

describe how scared you think Ian must have been walking through the park on his own.

I think Ian must have been really scared because when he saw the three guys in the beggining he was really scared. I also think he wouldn't be scared tho because when he wasn't scared to walk around the soup kitchen alone when he showed up tp work early. I think Ian was a little scared but not as scared as he was in his first encounter with the three guys.

Why would the author say that the park was filled with kids playing on the playgroundand walking everywhere when theres homeless people all over their?

I think that the author added this because to say that no one notices them or wants to notice them because they don't care for them. Also he might of said this to show the difference between the day and night. The proof is that Mac had said that no one knows about the homeless or cares for them. He gave this exact line saying "when homeless people die know one knows because they don't make the front page like others."

Book Club #4

Q: Do you think Mrs. Watkins will take Ian's interview seriously even though the interviewee was a homeless person?

A: I do think Mrs. Watkins will take Ian's interview seriously even though the person Ian interviewed was homeless. I think this because in the book, Mrs. Watkins spend a fair amount of time preaching to her students that homeless people are just regular people like you or I and are not worthless, but just worth less. I don't think she'd discriminate against who Ian interviewed, whether the interviewee was a street person or a successful business man.

Book Club #4

Describe how Ian must have felt walking to the bagel store with the metal bar up his sleeve.

Ian must have felt very worried while walking to the bagel store with a metal bar up his sleeve. Sarge was taking him to the bagel store, and had also told him earlier that having a metal bar up your sleeve was dangerous. I know this because in the book, Sarge said it was good to have the bar as protection. He also said that it was risky because if the police caught him he could get charged for having a weapon

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book club #3

Question: Why would Sarge tell Ian to join the military?
Answer: Sarge told Iain to join the military because when Ian was interviewing Sarge about the military Sarge had mentioned Ian should go to the military for the training.

Proof from the text: Ian said "I'd love to be able to do things like that, to be able to take care of myself" Sarge said "If you're smart you would just stay away from places where you might need those skills, either that or join the army and get the training"

Book Club #3 Answer:

I think that by "I did...I guess I still do", Sarge means that wife may have died, so technically he doesn't have a wife, but he still has one in his heart. I think this because in the book Sarge is homeless. If he had a wife, or even a family for that matter, they would probably be homeless with him. This probably means that she either died or divorced him. Either way, Sarge's past is turning out to be pretty rough.

Answer: I think that Sarge gets mad because when he went to war he lost many friends and saw many things he didn't want to see, and probably broke his family up, slowly.
Proof: Sarge explains how him in the war broke his family up and he said that he wished he hadn't.

Book Club #3

Why do you think Sarge left the club/soup kitchen just because Ian din't know what happened in Rwanda?

I think that Sarge was a peace keeper in Rwanda before he was homeless. I think this because Sarge seems tough because he scared away the three men who took Ian's shoes. I also think Sarge got upset because what he did in Rwanda was important and he did it for him. I think Sarge is a peace keeper also because he read there were peace keepers in there and Sarge wanted Ian to know what happened.

Question 3

Explain why Mac didn't like the three ladies who came to help in the soup kitchen, but also liked that they volunteered.

Mac did not like the three ladies who volunteered because he knew that they were just there for the publicity. He also knew that they wanted to help, but not in the way suitable. By suitable I mean that he knew they went home a complained about the dirt and the smell. Mac liked that they came because he liked having more than two people to run the show. (Ian and himself) I think this because in the book Mac tells Ian that he would rather people volunteer who are committed to the job. He would rather them go home congratulating themselves, than go home making fun of the homeless. Mac also said in the beginning of the book, that he likes it when people volunteer because it is just himself feeding the homeless, and keeping everything in order.

Why does Sarge get so mad when Ian or someone esle brings up the subject about him in the war?

Book Club #3

When Ian was asking if Sarge had a wife, what did Sarge mean by, "I did...I guess I still do"?

Book Club #2

If Sarge isn't homeless because he drinks or has a mental problem, why does he live on the streets?

Why would Ian think that all the people that go to the Soup Kitchen look old?

What do you think would have happened to Ian if Mac wasn't at the soup kitchen when Ian's mom dropped him off?

Is the bum guy that saved Ian an acctual bum or is he someone we yet have to meet?

Question two:

Explain what Mac means when he says, "you can walk in somebodies shoes, but those shoes still belong to them."

Why would Sarge be following Ian threw the park ?

What do you think would have happened if Sarge wasn't there to chase off the three guys who tried to get Ian's shoes?

Why would Sarge want Ian's change, but wouldn't accept any big bills?

Describe Mac Macdonald's personality.