I Am David Essay

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The book I am David is about a journey from Greece to Denmark of a boy named David who has escaped from a concentration camp. David does not know who he is or where he came from. David becomes a better person and learns about the world around him through his journey. David is ignorant but intelligent and polite. He also values freedom. His main change is trust in people and his God. A man told David to escape from the concentration camp and go to Denmark. David was not knowledgeable that he knew nothing about the world outside the camp. He did not know what the compass was. ‘I do not know what a compass is’ (Holm, 3). On the journey, in Italy, when David discovered an orange, he did not know what that fruit is called and did not know if that was okay to eat it (Holm, 30-31). After saving Maria from the fire, he went to her house. During meal time, David was unaccustomed to eat with fancy stuffs. ‘David was afraid he would not know how to eat properly’ (Holm, 98). He also did not know how to wear clothes. ‘He put on clothes – or rather, the children’s mother helped him’ (Holm, 95). The boys in the Maria’s house showed David the globe but he did not know what the globe was and after David found out what that was, he was fascinated by the globe (Holm, 108). David believes God of green pastures and still waters. However, he does not know who He actually is because David never learned about God before except that Johannes told him that God was David’s God in Bible (Holm, 51). ‘He was the God of someone who was also called David’ (Holm, 131). David is not educated but very smart boy. He can speak various languages. He can speak what they speak, French, German, Italian and English. He also knows some Spanish and a bit of Hebrew (Holm, 33). David is eager to learn. When David was alone in Italy, he found a newspaper and practiced reading the words. Also,

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