The+No-Guitar+Blues

The No Guitar Blues
We have read and discussed many aspects of Fausto's decisions. Below, I have set up a few interview questions for some of the characters in the story. I would like each of you to pretend to be one of the characters and to write a detailed response of three or more sentences to one of the questions below. Just click the "Edit this page" button and type your response below each question. Please respond to just one question. More than one of you __may__ each respond to the same question. Please add your name to the end of your response.

Reporter: Fausto, Why did you ultimately take the reward from the nice people? Fausto: Well i knew that I could buy a guitar and I did find the dog. I really wanted a guitar. I knew it was wrong but i wanted that guitar too much. They had to be rich they might not of even cared. If they were not rich I could have stole there money. I took the money right away because i wanted the guitar way too bad. Matt

I did'ent take the reward from the nice couple! That lady put the $20 in my pcket and I had no say in it! I would have told the truth if I knew it led to this! To made my self fell better I put the money in a church basket!
 * Melody*

II took the money from the rich people because I had no choice. I had to take it if I hadden't they would have gotten suspecious or something. Once I told them the highway story I couldin't have made my way to tell them that I'm lying. They would never belelive that I was telling a tall tail. They were forcing the money upon me. ---Andrew-

Reporter: Fausto, why then did you put the twenty-dollar bill in the church's collection basket, rather than use it to buy a guitar? Fausto:I put the money in the donation basket because it did not feel right to keep it. I should not have lied to the rich people. The dog wasn't actually lost, it was just having fun. They should sill have that money. Spending there money would be wrong. The donation seemed like a good thing to do,so I did it.

Reporter: Fausto's conscience, What advice did you try to tell Fausto during his decision-making process? Fausto's conscience: I tried to tell him that his decision wasn't good, because he was guilty afterwards that he lied. He realized that he was doing the wrong thing when the people were trying to give him the $20 bill. He felt guilty that he lied because he didn't find him by the freeway, he just found him around the block.

I told Fausto that he shouldn't lie. It's not right to lie. He said that he found the dog by the freeway but the dog way only walking around.He gave the money to the church because he felt guilty. -Rayven A.

Reporter: Rich couple, Would you have invited Fausto inside, fed him, and rewarded him if he had found your dog a few blocks away instead of by the freeway. Why or why not? Rich couple: I would feed Fausto and reward him becuase he w as honest about finding the dog, ge really could have been lost. Maybe I would'nt pay $20.00 but i would give $5-$10. It would have been nice if he had done so and just told the truth to me. I would have still rewarded him if he had just told me he found my dog by the street 6 blocks away. Colin

 Rich Couple: Yes because, as we said, Roger is like a son to us, so we would still be very graetful. But we'd probably given him $19.99 instead of $20.00.

Reporter: Fausto's brother, It seems that Fausto really wants to get a guitar. Can you help him com up with some ways to earn some extra money? Fausto's brother: fausto could easily earn some extra money. He could earn some by by picking up around the house and getting a job. What I mean by that is chores, he could do the laundry or walk the dog. He could get also get a job at a local market. Ot would also be nice of him to take some responsibility once in a while. Carly

He could have a garage sale, have a car wash, or a fun raier; but my favorite is you dress like a hobo in drity riped clothes and write on cardboard " My parents are dead and i have 2 younger sisteres to feed and i have a broken leg PLEASE help me pay for them. :'( " and that's how i got my drum set :) --*Melissa*-- **
 * Fousto's brother:

Reporter: Fausto, if you had the opportunity to start your day over again, what would you have done differently and why? Fausto: If I could start my day over the first thing I would do is not lie. I would go back to the couples house with the dog and not say what the story says which is "Sir" I said as I gripped Roger," I found your dog by the freeway. That statement or lie got me 20 guilty dollars. I would of said that I found your dog. Well Roger kind of found my orange peal. I read the collier and it said that h lived here. Once I did I would not feel guilty and get at lest money which would help me save up for a guitar and I would be guilty free. I would feel much prouder of my efforts that I did today. Anna<3<3<3<3 Fausto: If I could start the day over I would go and get the dog again and tell the rich people I found their dog so I wouldn't have to feel the gilt when I first lied because I did find their dog. Also I would of asked my mom if we had a guitar first so I wouldn't need to lie to people for money like I did to the rich people. I would of also went to see how much a guitar cost so I know how much money I need. Also when the rich lady gace me money and shut the door I would of put the 20$ through their door so I woundn't feel the guilt. Lastly I would of asked my mom if I could do chores to get money for a guitar. Brian Well you know that I did it. But I really wanted the money. I would do anything for it. So when I saw the dog looked healthy I thought I would get a big reward for saying I found him on the freeway.Justin

If I could start the day over I would of just asked my familu first. If they said no I would of had a stank for something. It would sell candy for kids and coffe for adults. Then I would see how much I had after I was done If I didn`t have enough I would kidnap the president`s daughter and then say I found her trying to jump off a cliff. (:Kyle :)

(My question was the one about the rich couple.) I WOULD bring Fausto in feed him, and pay him, because wether it's a few blocks away or on a freeway, losing a dog is like looseng a best friend, it's painful. If it was my dog and Fausto found him a couple of blocks away of course I would pay him and feed him because if Fausto didn't bring him back I might never see my dog again:( -Brenna

If i had the opportunity to start my day over again i would start by telling the rich couple the truth. i would fell good about telling the truth.my couscience wouldnt have to talk to me. sure i wouldnt get the guitar but i wo uld fell good about myself.

Q:Fausto, why did you put rhe money in the basket? A: I put the money in the basket because I felt guilty cause in the story it said "He wanted to run to church for Saturday confession..." It also said " But he felt bad, like the time he stole a dollar..." When he wanted to go to Sat. confession he wanted to confess he did wrong. He felt guilty for lieing like the time when he stole. Also it says in the story that he felt better after giving the money away to church. -Samara