W. W. Y. D.
Vincent Vega
9-17-07
Vega 1
In Philip Gourevitch’s, “We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We
Will Be Killed with our Families,” murder does not have any feelings in it.
Gourevitch’s description of the dead bodies is emotionally and physically
heartbreaking. This essay proves that sometimes you just have to do
what you are told to do.
What would you do to stay alive? The Rwandans had two simple
choices to choose from. Die, or kill. The way you felt about killing someone
did not matter when it came down to it. A year after the genocide occurred,
there were still cadavers sprawled out everywhere. “The dead look like
pictures of the dead,” says Gourevitch. Ask yourself, “What kind of people
would do this?” Reading this story puts images of dead people in your head.
The story draws you into the horror by graphically telling you what has
happened. This is a good story to show how words can not only make you
imagine, but......
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