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    The student enjoyed how the author used figurative language in the poem to describe the main character metaphorically as a bomb. By publishing newspaper articles about the war, the main character feels they are causing destruction similar to bombs. The last line, "another village explodes", resonated with the student by showing that society remains in a dangerous repetitive cycle that is more harmful than helpful. The main character's writing of current events in the newspaper exposes them to the trauma and suffering of their society, demonstrating how damaged it has become. The title "It is Dangerous to Read the Newspaper" reflects that experiencing such events through the news can be terrifying and damage readers in the way it has damaged the main character and their realization

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    The student enjoyed how the author used figurative language in the poem to describe the main character metaphorically as a bomb. By publishing newspaper articles about the war, the main character feels they are causing destruction similar to bombs. The last line, "another village explodes", resonated with the student by showing that society remains in a dangerous repetitive cycle that is more harmful than helpful. The main character's writing of current events in the newspaper exposes them to the trauma and suffering of their society, demonstrating how damaged it has become. The title "It is Dangerous to Read the Newspaper" reflects that experiencing such events through the news can be terrifying and damage readers in the way it has damaged the main character and their realization

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    The student enjoyed how the author used figurative language in the poem to describe the main character metaphorically as a bomb. By publishing newspaper articles about the war, the main character feels they are causing destruction similar to bombs. The last line, "another village explodes", resonated with the student by showing that society remains in a dangerous repetitive cycle that is more harmful than helpful. The main character's writing of current events in the newspaper exposes them to the trauma and suffering of their society, demonstrating how damaged it has become. The title "It is Dangerous to Read the Newspaper" reflects that experiencing such events through the news can be terrifying and damage readers in the way it has damaged the main character and their realization

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    Sakamoto 1

    Lauren Sakamoto

    Dr. Malashewski

    IB ENGLISH

    17 August 2023

    Readers, Writers, and Texts Reflection

    Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this poem and all the elements that worked in harmony to

    compliment it so well. One element that really took this poem to the next level was the figurative

    language aspect. I liked how the author metaphorically described the main character as a bomb.

    The author said “I reach out in love, my hands are guns” this is giving the impression the main

    character wants to help and empathizes for those suffering. But ultimately the main character is

    unable to help the soldiers serving their country. The main character sees publishing newspaper

    articles about the war as bombs. Due to the fact all they’re able to do is publish articles.

    Figuratively the bombs signify the news that is being published. It’s almost as if the main

    character feels like they are causing the destruction by sharing the news with others. The

    figurative language the author added to the poem leads readers to bigger ideas and lets readers

    connect emotionally to the writing. The last line really resonated with me “another village

    explodes” because this proves society is no better than it used to be. This society is in a repetitive

    process that is doing more harm than good and far from ending. The main character's society has

    been and still is a dangerous environment. This circles back to the title “It is Dangerous to Read

    the Newspaper” as the main character is writing the newspaper experiencing the trauma and

    suffering through writing the current events. This comes to show the main character is
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    consistently writing about these sorts of events. This not only shows how damaged the society is

    but also the damage done to the main character. The main character has come to a realization of

    how terrorizing their society has become. Anyone who has read the newspaper will also

    experience and undergo what the main character is feeling. This concludes back to the title “It is

    Dangerous to Read the Newspaper” as anyone with any sort of emotions will feel absolutely

    mortified by what their society has turned into.

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