Interrogation... Yes it solves the murder but does it really solve the murder

          In my book, The Rag and Bone Shop, Interrogation is starting to make me realize that it doesn't always represent justice. Sometimes it confuses others, and makes them say things that aren't true. Like in my book, Jason, the main character, is forced to say that he committed the murder of his neighbor. It seemed to me like he was being tortured by the interrogator just so he could end the case, taking credit of "solving" the murder. 

Torture,a method of inflicting pain, is one of the things that I think is a big part of the book. But it's not only in the book. Torture is something that is considered a "must" in alot of other countries (usually the result of a person's actions towards others). To me, torturing someone is not something that should be done, at all. It is cruel, mean- hearted, and just down right evil! 

Law & Order is a show I love to watch and when I read this book, I realized they do the same thing too... Most of the time, they make someone tell a lie and do not even realize that they have tortured them. They keep questioning the suspect, day after day, making their hair fall out, and making them force out a lie just so they could leave him/her alone. 

So the real question is. Interrogation... Yes it solves the murder, but does it really?    

There is always something hard going on in a book. Any, book.

      In every book, whether it be from Green Eggs and Ham to Romeo and Juliet has some type of hard thing that is going on in the book.
      I'm currently reading a book called The Rag And Bone Shop by Robert Cormier. I just started the book so I am not to sure what to think of it yet. But I do know that there is a 12 year old kid that is being questioned for the murder of his neighbor;  Alicia. I noticed that social issues is the hard thing that is going on in the book. 

      Alicia's brother is always trying to get her very emotional, and he successfully gets the most of her. This is what caused her to feel depressed before the day she died which is pretty odd to me. Jason, the 12year old kid I was talking about, has his problems too. He has been known of crying and being by himself alot. Not having any friends. And because of this, he has decided to never cry again. This is one of the reasons he is having trouble w/ the death of a special person to him(Alicia). If he let himself cry, it would be alot easier to talk about it. 

      The detectives aren't making it any easier from him too. They are constantly on his case suspecting that he might be the murderer of Alicia. This is putting A lot of pressure on Jason even though they know that he is still only 12 years old. 

      All books have one or maybe more, hard issue that is expressed in the whole entire book. So far, I find that social issues is something that is troubling the lives of some characters in the book. 

      Until I get further into the book, I won't be able to tell if there are any other issue that is troubling the characters. But so far, I am enjoying the book.

  

There is always that one character that really understands life.

              Chapter 9 pg 53: "Sure it will hurt. But so what? Pain is just a state of mind..."      "Life is Dangerous"
                                        

              Freak is the best person you could ever meet. He's smart, funny, weird (everyone is weird in their own way), and has his own personality. Note the boldness in the word own. But he is one of those people that really understands the way life works and takes advantage of what he has in life because he knows that one day, either tomorrow, tonight or even within the next minute, it will be his time.

              Its quite funny to me how Freak and I are both in the 8th grade and I'm not even thinking about life the way he is. Of course I know death is a natural part of life, but I',m not going to risk my life are to something that really isn't needed just because I know that death will eventualy come. This is why Freak is such an interesting character. Even though he is living with Morquio Syndrome which means he is never going to grow past 3ft. which is nothing to be worried about, he chooses to try and become the worlds first robotic man, making a very risky life or death situation. But hey, it is his decision.

              Charlotte from Charlottes' Web, reminds me of Freak. She understood life, and what her role in life was, and made decisions that helped others. The only thing that differs between the two of them, is that Charlotte did not want to put her life on the line. Instead she lived her life how she thought she should. 

              I guess I could understand why Freak wants to become the Worlds first robotic man, but to me, it's a bad decision. My mom and grandma are always telling me, always do the right thing  because tomorrow could be yor last day on earth and you will regret whatever bad decision. So live your life making good decisions. From "you will regret..." and on, is what I am really trying to get across. Freak should just forget about becoming the Worlds first robotic man and make good decisions so that he will be able to live his life as a kid.

              No one has two lives. Which is why we have to live our only one, as a good person who makes good decisions either to help someone else, or ourselves. Hopefully people understand that and live there life to the fullest.