Dear Mr. Naïm Al-Farjouk,
Hello, sir. My name is Katelyn Moe and I am a 10th grader attending the Dayton Regional STEM School and have read the book, A Bottle in the Gaza Sea. Your character, Gazaman, or yourself, is a very interesting character to me. I would like to discuss your character with you. Gazaman’s attitude and personality intrigued me and caused me to wish to learn more about him. Knowing who he is, his age, and his life is not what I wish to learn more about, though. I am wishing to learn more about his personal life, his true personality, and how he feels about the person he begins to write to.
Gazaman, or yourself, found an Israeli wine bottle in the sand on the beach in the Gaza Strip, a part of land owned by the Palestinians. He opens it and reads the letter it holds. The letter is from an Israeli girl, a high school graduate, named Tal Levine, she left an e-mail address as she wished and hoped for a reply. Eventually, she receives an e-mail reply from you, Gazaman. She asks you several questions and you evade answering them until the end when you tell her that you are going off to college and will not be speaking to her for three years.
In the book, during one of your narration sections, you mention something about feeling like you are falling in love with her, as you did with a different Tal. Did you really feel this way about her? Do you believe in a thing such as love? Did you think that you should have told her? Do you wish you could turn back the clock so you can tell her? Did you ever think of the possibility that she could have had the same feelings for you, even though she had a boyfriend? I do look forward to your response and learning more of your character.
Sincerely,
Katelyn M. Moe
DRSS Student
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