Chapters 7-8

Chapters 7 - 8 made the book a lot more interesting for me because everything that took place made me realize how much the people really value the stike and all though some people are backing out and going back to work, the majority of the people really stick behind it and support. The main even that takes place is the trial. This really showed the strength of the group, especially Tiemoko's bringing his own uncle to trial. The trial in general showed strength because it was the first those people have had, and the embarrassment that came with the trial, for Diara, was enough to set an example for the rest of the people. 
 

Away from the trial, i thought the interaction with Ad'jibid'ji and Niarkoro was interesting with the question Niakoro asks about the water. The death of Niakoro also surprised be. Thinking like a great IB student, i considered what the death of Niakoro could represent metaphorically, and thought that maybe it represents the death of a tradition, or a tradition dying. This is the outcome of the ongoing conflict of the colonization and the internal battle between men and women within the community.