i think it helped in some ways, but hurt in others. It would be bad because he doesn't have any experience with other kids, which might make him mad. Maybe even mad enough to do something stupid again, but good because he won't want to go there again, forcing him to be good.
I think it was more of a reality check for him to see where he stood in his life, and how he could improve it. So I believe it was a long-term positive, but he would always have that memory of burning a kid, ingrained in his mind.
pretty much the same thing that dalton said, but if i ever burnt a kid it would be impossible to erase that from my memory. that is the only downside for kip. therapy did alot to change kips life.
This is a very interesting conversation. Anyone who lives through that kind of horrific event will never ever be the same. Had I killed a kid, I don't know if I could let anyone love me again. I would feel un-worthy. Period. And yet, I hope, when I read the book, that Kip will let people in, let people love him. He was so little...so angry...so sad about his mom's death when he burned the other boy. And he does seem to be a good person now. It's just a really sad situation.
Ms. Walton, you used a contraction, you said "don't". I agree though, you just looked at it two different ways. I think that the therapy was good in the fact that he now is really smart, but that was because of his mom, but h got to practice it a lot when locked up. So i think it was good in that way, but he also lost his ability to really talk to people and make friends, which stinks. I believe that he gained a little but lost a lot more in the way of social skills, which is more important in the long run.
i think it helped in some ways, but hurt in others. It would be bad because he doesn't have any experience with other kids, which might make him mad. Maybe even mad enough to do something stupid again, but good because he won't want to go there again, forcing him to be good.
ReplyDeleteI think it was more of a reality check for him to see where he stood in his life, and how he could improve it. So I believe it was a long-term positive, but he would always have that memory of burning a kid, ingrained in his mind.
ReplyDeletepretty much the same thing that dalton said, but if i ever burnt a kid it would be impossible to erase that from my memory. that is the only downside for kip. therapy did alot to change kips life.
ReplyDeletebut it seems like is is angrier after therapy, than before. I think it helped with a few things, but not anger, because it seems to make him angrier.
ReplyDeleteOverall, i think it really depends on if you're looking at it for the long run, or short run.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting conversation. Anyone who lives through that kind of horrific event will never ever be the same. Had I killed a kid, I don't know if I could let anyone love me again. I would feel un-worthy. Period. And yet, I hope, when I read the book, that Kip will let people in, let people love him. He was so little...so angry...so sad about his mom's death when he burned the other boy. And he does seem to be a good person now. It's just a really sad situation.
ReplyDeleteMs. Walton, you used a contraction, you said "don't". I agree though, you just looked at it two different ways. I think that the therapy was good in the fact that he now is really smart, but that was because of his mom, but h got to practice it a lot when locked up. So i think it was good in that way, but he also lost his ability to really talk to people and make friends, which stinks. I believe that he gained a little but lost a lot more in the way of social skills, which is more important in the long run.
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