Suheir Hammad & Marjane Satrapi on War

          "I will not hate for you or even hate you." these quotes from the poems struck me because she is saying she wont stoop down to there level. She wont even give them the time of day. "I will not kill for you or die for you." This struck me because she is saying she wont fight there battles. She will not give her life for them. "I will not forget where i come from." This struck me because not very many people remember where they come from and don't even know their families history.

          A similarity that really stood out was that at the end when the poet referred everything to smoke that reminded me of Marjane and how she always smoked. Rarely she wouldn't smoke. What struck me about the book and the poet is that they both talk about destruction. They talk about war and violence. They talk about bombs and smoking. They talk about a life of struggle.