Book: Code Of Honor
On pages 113-115, Kamran is struggling with an internal conflict as he is figuring out how to escape the government holding area. Which piece of evidence from the novel best supports a resolution to Kamran’s internal conflict?
“My eyes went to the basket on the bottom of the cart. The gun was buried there. I wasn’t going to shoot anyone. I already knew that. But you didn’t have to shoot a gun to use it. Couldn’t I just threaten him with it?” (Gratz 127).
“I stared at the gun in my hand. It was heavy. Heavier than I thought a gun would weigh. A lot heavier than all the water pistols I’d played with as a kid. Too heavy. I couldn’t do it. I couldn't shoot an American soldier in cold blood” (Gratz 114-115).
“I aimed the gun at the keypad. Turned my head away. Slowly squeezed the trigger, waiting for the bang….The door had unlocked. But I hadn’t even fired the gun! What’d I do, scare the keypad into opening? I didn’t have time to figure it out” (Gratz 118).
“But here I was, helpless. Trapped in this cell. A prisoner of the United States government--the very country I wanted to help defend. I had to do something” (Gratz 108).
The best piece of evidence from the novel that supports a resolution to Kamran's internal conflict is:
“I stared at the gun in my hand. It was heavy. Heavier than I thought a gun would weigh. A lot heavier than all the water pistols I’d played with as a kid. Too heavy. I couldn’t do it. I couldn't shoot an American soldier in cold blood” (Gratz 114-115).
This evidence shows that Kamran has resolved his internal conflict by deciding not to use the gun to threaten or harm anyone. He realizes that he cannot bring himself to shoot an American soldier, reflecting his strong moral compass and his unwillingness to resort to violence.