At the end of “Angry Home,” Henry decides he will go to China to finish his schooling, but not until the war is over. This is just another example of the choices Henry makes throughout this story. Do you consider Henry to be disobedient? Why or why not?
Reading Assignment: "Angry Home" and "Letters" pages 235-245 Wednesday
Blog Response: Due Thursday night
I do consider Henry to be disobedient because disobedient means to not obey orders that have been given to you. Henry does not listen to his father sometimes, like in the part where he disobeys his father by walking out the door to get the pictures he promised to save for Keiko. He also disobeyed his father because he tried to hide the pictures in the first place. He isn't disobedient in a bad way (he did what was right by keeping his promises), but still disobedient.
ReplyDeleters suprise838
I think that when Henry made such a decision based on his promise to Keiko, he is not being disobedient. He agrees, that when he makes sure Keiko is good and well, he will do what his father asks. I find this also sacrificing, because he is willing to promise leaving Keiko after he sees her safe. I think it would have been wrong of Henry to do the opposite.
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I do not think Henry is disobedent in this chapter at all. His father is the one with a selfish heart and does not see the good in people. Henrys father wants Henry to leave to go to bording school but Henry will not leave until the war is over because he promised Keiko he would waitt for her, even if she was an old grandma he would wait for her. It was his promise, and he could not break that.
ReplyDeletemsgemini11
I would consider Henry as disobedient because his parents want him to go to China to finish up school and he would go but not now. They are his parents and I think he should treat them with more respect. I f they feel like a decision is right for him then that should be that.
ReplyDeletetsace12
I consider Henry to be disobedient to his father because he doesn't obey what his father says. He does what is best for himself not what his dad wants him to do. Other than his father though, he is obedient because he obeys people and follows the rules.
ReplyDeletelcpink30
I understand how one could see Henry as being disobedient, and how one could think badly of him for going agianst his father, but I also think that Henry could be seen as very couragous and admirable because of everything that he does for Keiko and her family. Henry agrees to go to China to finish his schooling, to make his parents happy, but he also says that he will not go untill Keiko is back and the war is over. I think that that really showed that Henry was more loyal to Keiko than he was to his father. His father had told him not to do all of the things that he did, yet he still did them, but when he made a promise to Keiko he intended to keep it.
ReplyDelete~C.H.Lafandala
No, I don't consider Henry to be obedient because he is thirteen now which is when his father made his own decisions so I believe he should also be able to make his own decsions. He may not be listening to his parents or following what they are telling him to do, but it's for a very good reason-Keiko. He promised Keiko that he would still be there, waiting for the day that they would be sent free and he really likes Keiko, so I think he made the right decision by staying.
ReplyDeletecichocothunder25
I would consider Henry a little disobedient, but in a good manner. He does what he think is right, even though his parents might not like it. An example from the story is when Henry made a promise to Keiko he would wait for her, but his parents gave him tickets to China but Henry will not go until Keiko returns.
ReplyDeletens r4ndomz
I think Henry was not being disobedient. I think that since he is thirteen he can make his own decisions. Since his father was able to move and make his own choices at that age Henry should be able to too. If Henry does not want to go his father should not force him. Like i said Henry is old enough to think for himself and make his own choices whether his father agrees or disagrees with them.
ReplyDeleteahnighthawk!
I don't think Henry is disobedient because he is 13 and according to his dad that is when he becomes a man and he can make his own choices. Also I think he wants to wait for Keiko even though he doubts she will return.
ReplyDeletelfguns7
I don't think that Henry is being disobedient because he's thirteen now which is when his father considers him to be a man and when his father made his own decisions. So I think that it's fair for Henry to choose especially since he said he would go just not until the war is over. I think that his choice is very admirable since he wanted to stay until Keiko comes home even though he doesn't know how long that will take.
ReplyDeleteabgolfer
As we progressed in this novel, I began to think that Henry was heading down a disobidient, unrespectful road..but as I looked at all of his decisions and actions from a different perspective, I began to realize that he was just tryingto do what, in his mind, what he thought was right and for the best. Most of Henry's choices that were made, that went against his father's beliefs, I do believe were for the best. When Henyr's mother brought up schooling in China, I sensed a hint of irritation and aggrivation within Henry. MY reasoning for this was that Henry was probably thinking," Havent's I already done enough?... i have gone "scholarshipping" as you requested and stayed at an all-white school for you even when I was bullied to the point where I wouldn't even speak in school" But instead of saying his thoughts out loud, Henry agreed, but he did create one rule: that he would not go until the war is over. Honestly, I would have done the same thing if I were to be currrently in his shoes. I see Henry as many different things: caring, loyal, courageous and thoughtful, although I do not, the slightest bit, think of Henry as disobedient because, like I hinted at before, what he does, he does out of his love for Keiko and her family and what he thinks is right. It isn't always easy playing by someone else's rules, so sometimes, you just have to make your own and accept the consequences, which is exactly what he does.
ReplyDelete~appologies for the late response, there was a misunderstanding about the dates, between when the reading was due and the blog response was due.
lclorenzo5
I think that Henry is disobedient, because, Henry has undeniably disobeyed his parents, and for me, if you do not do what someone tells you to do, then that means you are disobedient. Like if you break someone’s trust, they will not tell you secrets anymore, because they are untrustworthy, even if they did all the secrets before. Also, people who leave their house at night alone to visit, and give things to a Japanese girl when that person has been told not to, are disobedient.
ReplyDelete-mbjohann72
I would think that Henry is disobedient in a way, but more selfless and courageous. I say this because he has made a promise to Keiko to stay and wait for her to get back, so he refuses to go to China at the time. Also, he has a reason to refuse, because as it says in the story, Henry's father started making decisions at the age Henry is in, so Henry should also get the same rights.
ReplyDeleteGG The Emu42
To me, whether or not Henry is disobedient is a matter of subjective viewpoint. On one hand, he was breaking rules laid out by his father, so techinically, he was disobedient to his father. But on the other hand, all the things he did for Keiko proved his love and devotion to her, and all things considered, the fact that he did what she was asking of him - taking in the pictures, bringing her the curtain fabrics and other things - makes him obedient to Keiko. Honestly, my viewpoint is that Henry's loyalty was to Keiko, and loyalty and obedience go hand in hand.
ReplyDeletemjaphrodite20
I don't consider Henry to be disobedient because he wants to wait so he can see Kieko agian. In my opinion his father is very... strict at the least. So when Henry decided to go to China after the war, he was making the right decision.
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