"'Learn fast,' he says. 'You don't learn, they gonna kill you.'"
This quote comes in a time when Arn is trying to learn to play his instrument however, he is having trouble learning how to play it. When his instructor sees him struggling he gives him this advice in order to give him more motivation. Therefore, this quote shows how they would always be scared of death during the genocide, however I believe that Arn's love for music allowed him to learn the instruments faster than the other kids.
During the genocide everyone would always be scared that they would be the next person to die therefore, when the music teacher told him to learn faster, I believe that Arn learned what he trained his mind. He trained his mind to "never fall down" therefore, when he heard this he thought that he does not want his head to fall down through the work of a machete. Therefore, as Arn remembered this he forced himself to learn how to play the instrument so that he does not die. Therefore, this shows how Arn had to adapt his speed of learning in order for him to succeed in his mission to survive during the genocide.
This quote comes in a time when Arn is trying to learn to play his instrument however, he is having trouble learning how to play it. When his instructor sees him struggling he gives him this advice in order to give him more motivation. Therefore, this quote shows how they would always be scared of death during the genocide, however I believe that Arn's love for music allowed him to learn the instruments faster than the other kids.
During the genocide everyone would always be scared that they would be the next person to die therefore, when the music teacher told him to learn faster, I believe that Arn learned what he trained his mind. He trained his mind to "never fall down" therefore, when he heard this he thought that he does not want his head to fall down through the work of a machete. Therefore, as Arn remembered this he forced himself to learn how to play the instrument so that he does not die. Therefore, this shows how Arn had to adapt his speed of learning in order for him to succeed in his mission to survive during the genocide.