Great Works of Literature II

So when i read this i was confused, when i finished it i was confused, and when i reread the introduction i was no longer confused.  its an interesting story of an arab who is given a choice to either runaway and have freedom or willingly go to prison.  It appears that in the end the arab chooses to tun himself in to the jail to take his punishment. however, i wonder if the arab actually went to the prison or just made it seem like he was and then ended up just running away. Also another part i found interesting was the message that the school teacher recieves in the end that he will pay for giving up “their” brother, refering to the other arabs. its a pretty cool story although i dont understand why it was such a big deal, it may be harsh to say that but i have read pieces that i feel are much more interesting. however, everyone has their own opinion correct?!