All I am asking for is my body, Part I, Dialogue.

Who is Makot?  Do you feel sorry for him?  What are your thoughts about him and the way he copes with his parents? 




Makot is a young boy who is full of adventure. He lives in a Filipino camp with his parents, he is in the 7th grade, but only played with children that were younger than he was, it was known around the town that he only played with kids that were smaller that he was because he was a sissy and liked to boss the little kids around and mold them how he wanted them, Makot had money to spend, so he would buy the smaller kids fun chow, candy and always take them to the movies. I think this is why all the smaller kids would play with Makot because he would always buy them stuff and at lunch time he would always bring them to his house and make them yummy food, that the smaller kids did not have at home. But in return the smaller kids where always doing the dirty work for Makot, like stealing coconuts and mangos and them selling them to buy a rifle. I think that part of the story is kind of weird because Makot has money to spend, so if he really wanted to he could of got all of the money that he needed to purchase the rifle, but instead he told the smaller kids that they needed five more dollars, so they stole the fruit and sold it. Maybe it was just his way on being in control and bossing the smaller kids around? Either way I think since Makot was in charge of these little kids it made him feel superior. In control. I think that he loved that feeling so that is why he played with the smaller kids, and since money was not an issue to him, it was an easy way to real in the children. 

Yes I do feel sorry for Makot, I feel that there is obviously something going on in his home life that makes him the way that he is, I am not sure what his father does for a living or his mother but I dont think that it can be anything good. It has created a reputation for Makot and I dont think that he parents care or maybe they do not know because they are never home, and if and when they are I dont think they give Makot the attention that he is seeking. Seems like they just hand him money and that seems to do the trick. But I do think that in future reading something is going to happen to make Makot realize that money is not happiness and he needs to find himself for who he really is.


My thoughts on Makot are that is he is a sad boy inside that just wants to be liked and wants to have friends around him at all times, no matter the cost, because that is not a issue. He is almost buying friendship, but he is blinded by that because that is all that he is seeking, attention. In time I think that something is going to happen to make he realize that he cant buy happiness. I think that he will eventually notice or talk to someone about his home life and explain why he does what he does and why his home life is the way that it is. He is just a boy who wants people around him because he is lonely and his parents are never around. 


I think that Makot copes with his parents by taking there money, and surrounding himself with little kids, it makes him feel like he is in control and has authority, its what is laking at home so he makes it up with the small children. He feels good about what he is doing because he is feeding his friends and taking them out and buying them treats. I think its his way of living and wishing that his parents did it for him, so he does it for others.