Book: Code Of Honor

Question

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?

A. “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).

B. “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).

C. “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).

D. “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).

Answer 1

The best piece of evidence from the novel that supports a resolution to Kamran's internal conflict is B. “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 quote shows that Kamran realizes he cannot bring himself to harm an American soldier, resolving his internal conflict and leading him to search for an alternative solution to escape.