Reading response
to “Cherub: The Killing”
Part 2
I
am still reading Cherub: The Killing by Robert Muchamore. Now, I have
spent a total of 12 hours reading it. Last time, I explained how this book
relates to labels. However, now I'm explaining how it relates to bullying.
In
this book, the Cherub Organization’s head trainer, Mr. Large, is an extremely
tough drill sergeant. A drill sergeant’s job is to push his or her cadets
extremely hard and toughen them up, in order to put them in shape. However,
their job does not involve bullying the cadets. Mr. Large crossed this line
multiple times and punished cadets for the fun of it. However, this ended after
a training exercise, when he crossed the line again, by bullying a cadet and
her group. Because of this, Mr. Large has been demoted to an ordinary training
instructor. Bullying affects everyone at one time or another. It is important
to stand up to bullies and it is good to see bullies face consequences.
This sounds like an interesting book. I agree that it is good for bullies to be punished for what they did and that they should be stood up to.
ReplyDeleteJake, I completely agree with you! Sometimes when people get power and become "in charge", they take their responsibilities too far and end up using them in a bad way, when really they are given their power to help people. I also think that it is awful when people use their power to intimidate others and "joke" with them, when really the person being bullied doesn't find it funny at all.
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