The Mosquito Coast

Dear John,

Since we leave America my live changed completely. I had to live a life without my friends, TV, school and any other electricity. On the ship which we drove to Honduras I met Emily who became my first girlfriend.

When we arrived Honduras Haddy, he is a new friend of my father, took as to Jeronimo. There lived some people called Zambuz, Jeronimo was the place my father dreamed of. At the same day my father began to build a machine called Fat Boy, which with he could create ice.

After some time the Zambuz left Jeronimo. One time some with people came from the mountain, they wore guns. AT first my father was very friendly but when he noticed that the wanted to stay here he lend them to over Fat Boy and they went in. As my father noticed that the fire of Fat Boy still burned he noticed that they will die. Because the people in Fat Boy began to shoot we had to leave the jungle because Fat Boy could blow up every moment.

When we arrived the coast my father didn’t want to live in a village so we had to live in a boat. Here nobody was happy, my mother and my siblings because we saw other people but we weren’t allowed to went to tem and my father because we were to close to the civilization.

On time when he wanted to cam back on the boat he got a shot in to his neck. We carried him to a tree, my mother wanted to call help but it was too late he died.

On the one hand I’m very sad because of my father bur on the other hand I’m happy because now we can come back to America. We only go into the jungle because my father wanted it, he lied at us he always said that America was damaged but it wasn’t true.

Some times in my dreams I hear him screaming that he is the only man on the world. In a way a piece of me dies with my father.

I miss him very much but I’m happy that I will be back in America soon.

Yours Charlie

Questions:

Why did your family go to the jungle?

My father always wanted to live in the nature and as one time the boss of my father said that his concept wasn’t good he decided to go to the jungle. This was the life dream of my father.

What do you think about your father?

He was a good man. Sure for some he was a strange man also sometimes for me but I love him. He is a very important part of my life.

What do you think about his death?

I’m very shocked. I don’t know why the shoot. They didn’t know him, I can’t understand that. I’m very sad, sure now we can go back to America but who should earn the money??

Who is Mr.Haddy?

He is a nice man, he always help us. My father met him on the ship to Honduras and they get friends. He will help us to start a new life in America.

How you feel now?

I don’t know…..I can’t explain it. I should be sad and that I am but I’m also very relieved. Because back in America I can go into school and meet my friends.

"Thank you Charlie and good luck in America".
"Thank you".