Essay Planning Continued - CoBaB (Children of Blood and Bone)

Essay Planning 

The incident of the festival helped me to understand the idea that violence is wrong and ineffective (in most cases) because usually, it doesn't help the situation at all- it only makes the situation worse. We see this when the narrator writes, 'Please-" Zu steps forward. "Don't move!" the commander shouts back, pulling out his sword. "Search us if you must," Zu responds. "We will agree to an examination. But please, lower your weapons." She raises her hands in surrender. "I don't want anyone to get hur-" It happens so fast. Too fast. One moment Zu stands. The next, an arrow pierces through her gut.'

For absolutely no reason- they shot an arrow through Zulaikha's stomach for no reason at all. She was raising her arms in surrender, she was just a child, what could a girl of her age do to an army of fully grown adults armed with many weapons. Even her magic couldn't do much harm. They didn't stop there either. The continued to slaughter men, women, and children. War was caused by the guard's hands'- a war that didn't need to take place. A war the guards could've prevented.

Furthermore, the incident of the festival helped me to understand the idea that violence is wrong and ineffective (in most cases) because it is! It is so wrong, so many people died and so many people were angered. We see this when the narrator writes, 'He punches his fist forward. Streams of fire crash through the settlement in smouldering waves. The flames incinerate everything in their path, blazing through the guards, destroying the camp. The stench of burning flesh fills the air, mixed with the scent of blood. Death strikes so quickly, soldiers don't even have a chance to scream.'

Kwame was so angered at the fact that so many of his people were murdered by the guards. He used blood magic to try to stop them but his sacrifice only stalled the massacre and Zélie was still taken.