What Is The Theme Of Refugee By Isabel's Journey

There extreme situation has forced them to look at things in a different perspective and act like adults. they have had to act mature, protect their sibling and family members, and have had to take charge. Each of the main character in the book Refugee has had to act more mature than they really are. Isabel’s journey had her have to act mature a lot of the time. One time when she really had to act mature was when she had to help her family so that they could actually get the boat to work and they could leave to Miami. She had gave away the cat she loved and the instrument that she loved to play and hear. When Isabel gave away things close to her is was sad but she knew that it was the only way her family could get gas and she did the right …show more content…
This was the mature thing to do, because if they were not lucky that the boat came by and he didn’t give his little sister away then his mom would have probably have drowned. Since the boat was there and he did give his little sister away every one of his family got to survive that we know of.
In the book each of the main characters have to protect their siblings at some point in the story at least once or more than once. They have to protect their siblings during their family’s hard situation. The girl in the book, Isabel has to protect her sibling only at the end of the whole book, Isabel dose throughout the book protects her friends and other family members. Mahmoud's journey in the book was a rough story to read, because he had to really help out a lot with his whole family. In Mahmoud's story he had to protect his sibling a couple of times, one time that stood out as the most life making to me was the ending of his story. In the ending of Mahmoud's story was interesting because, “The Nazis caught us, and gave my mother a choice- save me or save my …show more content…
The kids had decided to step in and take charge during those times. Isabel’s story of her and her family during the hard time to get to Miami from Where hard and during her travel the other traveling with her that we're having a hard time with just trying to make it to Miami couldn’t think that clearly, without thinking about getting caught and getting sent back to their home land. During these times Isabel’s boat members were having a hard time really coming up with an idea quickly, Isabel had come up with one.When she had come up with one every one would tell her to stop doing what she was doing or some would understand what she was doing and help along. “ fight against the impossible and win, Isabel thought.” One main part in her journey when she does take charge was when she and her boat members were having a hard time with their boat, because it was starting to sink and Isabel got this idea to kick off the motter of the boat and she was trying to but some of the other boat members were telling her to stop and some where helping her cause they could understand what she was think and how she was actually helping them out. Mahmoud taking charge during his hard situation was interesting, because he had to help his family and be the bigger man in the family when they had got to Hungary and were trying find a way to get to