My Blog - Pages 100-150

Pages 109-115 interested me the most because of the way the people of Fuling and outsiders of Fuling responded to the Dam project. Most importantly, how Peter took everything in. Through the uncertainty of the Dam project, the most unsettling part of it was that the project had a secrecy set on it and it became something you did not question, just accepted. I believe that if Fuling was true to its people and being a community, those affected by this project would have a say. It’s clear that Fuling isn't much of a community at all and the culture is set by force. Hessler asked Teacher Kong if the coming changes worried him and with a strange look on his face as if in shock to have been asked such a question, his response was, “If you’re an immigrant then maybe you’d be worried. But for most people it doesn't make any difference. “This makes it obvious that because the Dam project did not affect any of his life, no one else apart of Fuling mattered which shows lack of consideration. Those outside of Fuling showed more consideration than those living there and Hessler main concern was how the nature of the river would be affected. Although the Dam project had some good to it as far as having electricity which represented progress, I believe that the town is worth more because of the strong risk of losing it, completely over decades. Everyone apart of Fuling should come together as one, the fortunate and less fortunate, and speak up about how this project could possibly change the town not only for the good, but for the worst as well.