The Cellist of Sarajevo Lesson Plan

Discuss Kenan's thoughts on the rebuilding of cities. What conclusion does he come to about the rebuilding of Sarajevo? Do you agree with Kenan's stance?

Kenan wonders how a city is rebuilt after great destruction, who rebuilds it, and why. Are the people who destroyed the city the ones who rebuild it? And is a city rebuilt with the idea that it will remain forever or is it reconstructed with the understanding that it will simply be wiped away again at some point in the future? Kenan decides that the character of those who rebuild a city is of the utmost importance. While the men on the hills are decidedly evil, Kenan believes the makeup of those who destroy a city is...