Friday, December 2, 2011

Born To Run - Michael Morpurgo Post#5

 
 
Becky chose to runaway from Craig and her mother in order to "save" Brighteyes.  She had to endure all sorts of hardships, and, in the end, found herself in hostpital and seriously injured.  She was lucky that Brighteyes was "adopted" by another, kind, person; it could have been far worse. 

  • What other realistic and safer alternatives could Becky have chosen instead of running away to save Brighteyes? 
  • How else could she have stopped Craig from having his dogs picked up by the grey Land Rover and "taken away"?

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15 comments:

  1. 1) Becky could have sold bright eyes to someone who wanted a greyhound instead of running away. Becky also could have refused to give bright eyes away or she could have moved away with her mom and took bright eyes with them.
    2) Becky could have said, “If you’re going to let the land rover take the dogs away why doesn’t it just take me to”.
    Carly

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  2. 1. Other safer alternatives that Becky could have chosen are: She could have gone to the high moor and kept bright eyes there and brought him food every day and taking him on walks around back to the house then back to the moor or maybe left to stay with a relative that likes dogs that she can trust and stay with that relative.
    2. She could have stopped Craig from having the grey land rover and “take away” the dogs by standing in the middle of the road when the land rover comes so he either runs her over or leaves.

    Lindsay

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  3. She could have told her mother where the dogs were going and then she could help Becky to stop it from happening. To stop Craig from taking the dogs away in the gray land rover she could have confronted him in front of her mother and the man who drivers the land rover and then they might agree with her and help her save the dogs.

    Lena

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  4. 1. Some alternatives Becky could have chosen would have been to:
    REALLY give Craig a piece of her mind and get into a huge argument and not talk to each other then scream and yell and throw rock at the land rover when it can to take bright eyes away and hug bright eyes and not let go until the land rover left. Or she could have taken bright eyes up to the top of the high moor and left him there and just bring him table scrapes until she could find a safer place to keep him.

    2. Becky could have stopped the land rover by
    • Throwing rocks at it until it went away
    • Blocked the doors to the kennels and not let them take the dogs
    Or
    She could have actually talked to the driver of the land rover and told him/her how she feels about him/her taking her dogs away and killing them.

    ~Hannah

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  5. 1.) Instead of running away to try and save brighteyes Becky could tell her mother what really happened to the grey hounds and they could have moved away and kept them. Becky also could have tried to make Craig do something better with the grey hounds when they couldn’t run anymore like send them somewhere they can be taken care of.
    2.) Becky could have stopped Craig from making the grey hounds get picked up by the grey land rover by telling Craig that there are much better places to send them like the adoption place or somewhere they can be cared for and Craig might agree.
    Rebecca

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  6. -I think some alternatives for Becky would be talk her mom into moving and secretly take brighteyes and not tell Craig. She could also have hid Brighteyes. She could force him to be left at the track and on that same day they move into their grammas house and move into their own.
    -She could say “Craig do you know what happens to the dogs it is not what you think they are killed” “ If you want to be cruel than go be a robber or something I would have kept Alfie”
    Branden

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  7. She could have told her mother about what she saw and ask if they could move. If her mother didn’t agree to move away than she could have taken Bright Eyes to the animal shelter. Maybe she could have asked Craig if he wouldn’t do take them to the animal shelter but he probably wouldn’t even care.
    She could have made Craig take them to the animal shelter by making him see that it was horrible to kill the dogs just because they weren’t winning him any money. She could ask him how he would like being forced to race, and just because he got tired of racing for a master that didn’t even love him got killed. Catherine

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  8. 1. Becky could have told her mom that she can’t let Bright Eyes go through what Alphie went through and they could leave Craig and take Bright Eyes with them.
    2. She could have said they are amazing animals and they do not deserve to be taken away and killed like Alphie.

    JP

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  9. 1. I think that Becky could do instead of running away with Brighteyes was to give Brighteyes to his dad so Brighteyes wouldn’t have to race anymore greyhound races. Another reason is that Becky could have asked Craig were he got Brighteyes and maybe Becky could have found the previous owner. (Patrick)
    2. Instead Becky could have said to Craig that if the land rovers going to take Alfie then you can regret having anymore greyhound races.
    Connor.

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  10. 1) I guess Becky didn’t have to run away like that. She just could have told Craig to get away from this house or I’ll call the police or something like that. We all know what Craig did to the dogs except for mom the only one that doesn’t know she’s always on Craig side. Craig thinks he’s in the 1700’s were the slavery was still legal that all he does he SLACKS off and watches. If I were Becky I would call the police.
    • She could have got a nerf gun and shot the land rover 110 defender.
    • She could have sealed the kennels’ tight.
    • She could have booby trapped alphy’s kenal.
    kobe

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  11. 1) I think that Becky should have talked with her mother and then she should have discussed the concept with Craig. Another reason that Becky could have chosen was that Becky should have gave the dogs to the dad so he could have kept good care of them instead of the greyhounds racing.
    2) Becky should have explained to Craig that these dogs have done a lot of hard work that they are not your servants all they do is run for races. They have a life if there injured and they can’t take place in another race doesn’t mean you give them to anyone else. Simmy.

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  12. 1. Instead of running away Becky could have told her mom what Craig was really doing a maybe they could have moved out with Bright eyes and went to live in their own home.
    2. I think Becky could have did:
    • Throw a rock at the tire of the grey land rover.
    • Took Alfie and bright eyes and climbed up to high more and hid until her mom made move to a new home. Jake

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  13. 1. A safer way is to keep begging Craig to keep the dog instead of running away.
    2. And she might have saved the dog’s by hiding the dogs and make them a little shed to sleep in. J.M

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  14. 1. A safer way to save Brighteyes is to keep begging Craig to keep Brighteyes.
    2. I think Craig could build a really big dog house for the dogs.

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  15. 1. A safer way to save Brighteyes is to keep begging Craig to keep Brighteyes.
    2. I think Craig could build a really big dog house for the dogs. Rielle

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