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On the morning of September 11, 2001, Brandon has been suspended from school, so he takes the subway from Brooklyn to Manhattan with his father, Leo. Leo and Brandon discuss how Brandon had punched a fellow student, Stuart, in the nose because he stole Brandon’s friend Cedric’s Wolverine gloves.
- Ground Zero Summary and Analysis of Brandon: Scars - GradeSaver
Reshmina looks around for her brother, finding footprints...
- Ground Zero Brandon: In Case of Emergency – Reshmina: The ...
Ground Zero Summary and Analysis of Brandon: In Case of...
- Ground Zero Summary and Analysis of Brandon: Scars - GradeSaver
Reshmina looks around for her brother, finding footprints that lead into a cave. She wiggles in the opening and finds a lighter and a lantern. With light, she can see a pile of guns and explosives—a large Taliban weapons cache. Pasoon appears and Reshmina screams, dropping the lantern.
Ground Zero Summary and Analysis of Brandon: In Case of Emergency – Reshmina: The Cedars of Afghanistan. Summary. Motion sensor lights turn on as Brandon emerges from the hole in the drywall into a woman’s bathroom on the 85th floor. He goes out to find people gathered at the window.
Reshmina rushes up the mountains to find Pasoon, but he has already contacted the Taliban. An American Apache helicopter appears, and a battle with the Taliban begins. Reshmina begs Pasoon to stay, and she nearly falls off a cliff.
Reshmina considers her village a “ground zero.” This phrase reflects the complete destruction of her village, the same way the World Trade Center was completely destroyed. However, the World Trade Center was rebuilt as “one new giant skyscraper” and did not remain as ground zero (297).
Reshmina returns to her village. The American soldier, disguised in a burqa, joins the family as they head to the caves under the village to hide before the Taliban arrives. As they leave, a gunfight between the Taliban and the government forces erupts. In the confusion, Reshmina watches helplessly as an American missile destroys her family’s ...
Over the course of his parts in the book, he and the other survivors must find a way to work together and make it out of this nightmare alive. Reshmina lives in present-day Afghanistan, in village torn apart by war, but still holding fast to her peaceful ideals.
