Moon’s anger was becoming a problem, he threw temper tantrums and had no idea how to deal with them or how to control them. At the beginning of the story, he couldn’t stand being ignored, he hated when his parents would talk about him like he wasn’t standing right there and he absolutely despised when they talked about him like he was just another one of their patients. He also hated not knowing what was going on, he knew a boy from Pakistan would be staying with them, but he didn’t know where the boy would be sleeping and it made him angry thinking about some stranger sleeping in one of his brothers beds while they were gone. At first, he managed his anger by doing what his school counselor has suggested, “Stop what you’re doing, take deep breaths and count slowly.” He had it pretty much under control, the counting technique was working for the most part. …show more content…
Moon was blown away by how well Ashraf could play the bongos and recorded him, he listened to the tape all the time after the boy left. When Moon found out Ashraf was dead and believed to be killed, he couldn’t believe something like that would happen to such an innocent young boy, he was furious. Moon’s teacher asked him to play the drums at Ashraf’s memorial service and to bring the tape with him. Moon played as loud as he could and put all of his anger into his music. After he finished playing, his parents were shocked by how passionate and loud he played. Music really helped Moon keep his anger under control and helped him connect with Ashraf, it really is a universal