(AGG) Events in our lives shapes us in many ways, but loss is an especially can make an influence and cause us to make crazy and irrational decisions. (BS-1) In the book Under the Persimmon Tree, Najmah was affected by loss of Baba-jan and Nur, changing the impact of her storyline. (BS-2) Similarly, the loss of her mother, Mada-jan, and her baby brother, Habib, also changed the actions of Najmah. (BS-3) Moveover, she decided to leave her safety and comfort for a risky and dangerous life in Peshawar, Pakistan to find her brother. (BS-4) Finally, her last and most important decision was the consequence of her father’s death. (TS) As is evident, loss is a driving force for Najmah and impacts her choices, and ultimately, dictates her decision …show more content…
(SIP-A) Najmah trusted Akhtar and Khalida, she should have no reason to leave. (STEWE-1) Early on she expressed gratitude to the others, even though she couldn’t talk, “I try to show I’m grateful by helping with the little boys and animals,” (Staples, 88). It is obvious that the gratitude that she had can also translate to happiness towards Akhtar and Khalida, as well as trust. The gratitude also shows that they are doing something that is helping Najmah, they aren’t taking things away from her nor giving her something she doesn’t need. (STEWE-2) Moreover, she was at the border of Pakistan where she got food and a place to stay. When Khalida, Akhtar, Najmah, and the boys arrive at the Pakistani border they were given food, “Inside there are dried fruit bars, a brown paste, and flat, grayish-white disks,” (Staples 129). Before, she didn’t have the luxury of food, and when she left she must have known she wouldn’t have any food, or she wouldn’t know where her next meal would come from. (SIP-B) Even under these circumstances, Najmah still decides to leave to look for Baba-jan and Nur. (STEWE-1) She says this multiple times, and here’s the first time that she said she’s escape, “I have no intention of staying in Torkum… from Kunduz to the Pakistani border a plan has been forming in my head… I cannot travel to Peshawar alone to find my father and brother,” (Staples 131). She says it very …show more content…
(SIP-A) First off, Najmah had no logical reason to reject Nusrat’s offer to go to the United States of America with her, there must be some other type of factor that is playing a role in her decision. (STEWE-1) Najmah has shown with her thoughts that she has shared with us that she does trust Nusrat, “The moment Bibi Nusrat refuses to allow Uncle into her garden, I am sure I can trust her,” (Staples 221). So, it makes sense, provided with the knowledge that she trusts her, that Najmah feels safe and comfortable with Nusrat. She would need a reason to leave - one of which can’t be that she doesn’t like Nusrat. (STEWE-2) Also, Najmah would have many opportunities in America that she would have no chance obtaining on Golestan, “If you go to a good school in America, you could be a doctor or a teacher or a lawyer-you could be anything you want to be,” (Staples 239). Furthermore, she wouldn’t only have career opportunities, but she would also have better health, “If you go back to Kunduz, you won’t have enough to eat again and there will be no medicine, on doctors, and no schools,” (Staples 239). Additionally, even though it is not said in the book, my guess it is tacit that there is no war inside of America that Najmah would have to live through. (SIP-B) Yet with all of these logical, outstanding reasons to stay, she still leaves because the of her loss of her
However, instead of allowing the corruption and grief of losing a significant figure in her life completely consume her, Leah embraces a new culture and turns to another male figure, her husband Anatole, for guidance. With new surrounding influences, Leah encounters various forms of separation, whether it be from her birthplace, father, or husband, and accepts all the drawbacks and loses that come along with the isolation. At the same time, Leah also challenges herself to overcome the loss and succumb to the loneliness that could potentially bring her closer to a new aspect of life never explored before. Through it all, Leah turns her experiences with exile into bittersweet memories sprinkled across the time span of her life for each rift allowed her to obtain a sense of self identity during periods of time free of human contact or, in Leah’s case,
Shostak, out of all the women in the tribe had made close connections with a fifty year old woman with the name of Nisa. The woman, Nisa, is what the book is about. The book is written in Nisa’s point of view of her life experiences while growing up in that type of society. Nisa’s willingness to speak in the interviews about her childhood and her life gave Shostak a solid basis on what to write her book on. Nisa’s life was filled with tragedies. She had gone through certain situations where Nisa loses two of her children as infants and two as adults. She had also lost her husband soon after the birth of one of their children. According to Shostak, “None of the women had experiences as much tragedy as Nisa…” (Shostak, 351).
...en-year-old girl”. She has now changed mentally into “someone much older”. The loss of her beloved brother means “nothing [will] ever be the same again, for her, for her family, for her brother”. She is losing her “happy” character, and now has a “viole[nt]” personality, that “[is] new to her”. A child losing its family causes a loss of innocence.
In the article “Children Of War” the author Brice states “After I found out about my father’s death everything seemed useless I couldn’t see future for myself.” this is about this family who lost a family member. This shows losing a loved one turns them inside out because they would have to live without them forever. What the quote shows, they would start to have dout on things. This connects to Ha’s life when she turns Inside out because she lost a her father as well. In the novel “Inside Out & Back Again” the author Thanhha Lai states “ All my life I’ve wondered what it’s like to know someone for forever then poof he’s gone” This is about Ha wondering what’s it’s like knowing a father for a while then losing him because she barely knew him. One last example that The author Thanhha Lai Stated is that “Brother Vu chops; the head falls; a silver blade slices. Black seeds spill like clusters of eyes, wet and crying.” This is about how ha having to let go of her tree letting her brother cut it down. She loved her tree so much that it was hard for her to watch the getting chopped down in front of her face. This is a big example of losing a loved one because Ha loved her tree so much that it was the symbol of
The two mothers despite their differences are both help their family be as successful as possible. Nonetheless, the mothers were successful in showing that an ideal mother sacrifices for her children, does her best to ensure their children’s survival, and uses tough love. Yet, the two moms were not only successful because they showed the ideals of a good mother, but because they passed on the values of a good mother. Nana passed it on to Mariam and Mariam passed it on to Laila, who will pass it on to her next girl names Mariam.
Mukherjee then begins to compare and contrast her sister in a subject-by-subject organization. She states, “…she clings passionately to her Indian citizenship and hopes to go home to India when she...
Looking back on the death of Larissa’s son, Zebedee Breeze, Lorraine examines Larissa’s response to the passing of her child. Lorraine says, “I never saw her cry that day or any other. She never mentioned her sons.” (Senior 311). This statement from Lorraine shows how even though Larissa was devastated by the news of her son’s passing, she had to keep going. Women in Larissa’s position did not have the luxury of stopping everything to grieve. While someone in Lorraine’s position could take time to grieve and recover from the loss of a loved one, Larissa was expected to keep working despite the grief she felt. One of the saddest things about Zebedee’s passing, was that Larissa had to leave him and was not able to stay with her family because she had to take care of other families. Not only did Larissa have the strength to move on and keep working after her son’s passing, Larissa and other women like her also had no choice but to leave their families in order to find a way to support them. As a child, Lorraine did not understand the strength Larissa must have had to leave her family to take care of someone else’s
Sula and Nel’s friendship in their childhood was beneficial for both of them. Sula’s meeting of Nel was fortunate, because they find a soul mate within each other. They are both the daughters of “distant mothers and incomprehensible fathers” (Morrison, 50). Both girls lack affection in their relationships with their mothers. They can’t find this affection in their relationships with their fathers either, because Sula’s father is dead while Nel’s father is away at sea. They find the affection they need with each other. Their friendship was a way to mother each other. Since they can’ find the support they need from their families with their families they began to support each other and figure out what each other need in their life. The significance
(AGG) Few people think about how turmoil can change a person on the inside, their primary focus being on whether that person survived the event or not. (BS-1) In Staples’ Under The Persimmon Tree, Najmah experiences many terrifying events as a result of the war raging around her, which lead to the development of PTSD in her and several major internal conflicts. (BS-2) Her symptoms of PTSD are later witnessed changing Najmah and further developing her conflicts. (BS-3) Finally, Najmah endures yet more change as she finds peace and resolves her conflicts and PTSD symptoms. (TS) In the novel Under The Persimmon Tree, Suzanne Fisher Staples uses the accurate effects of post-traumatic stress disorder to largely shape Najmah’s character, both through
family members are deceased. Anja accepts the fact that her loved ones are critical and that helps
(MIP-2)The author creates reality with the struggles that the two girls are going through.(SIP-A) Najmah has to live with this trauma of losing her mom and brother and cannot speak or sleep.(STEWE-1)Najmah doesn’t talk after she witnesses Mada-jan and Habib die. After she gets up from being knocked down by a lot of rocks she runs to Mada-jan and Habib. She checks to see if they are actually dead. Najmah moves the two bodies to put them together and then is rescued by Akhtar and Khalida. Khalida cuts Najmah’s hair and dresses her into new clothes.
For any educator that is searching for a poem to arouse the interest of students enlisted in upper level literature classes, the poem “In the Orchard” by Muriel Stuart, written in the early twentieth century, conveys the ageless theme of unrequited love. The poem has all the elements of making students understand how far back the feeling of unrequited love has been around. We can understand these elements better through the rhetorical strategies.
It is a story that provides the ultimate explanation of how two different people who are witnesses to a crime give completely different psychological recollections of the same event. The author reminds us that truth depends on the telling. Someone must step forward and tell that truth.
Analysis of “Under the Grave” My poem “Under the Grave” was written for the Model Poetry assignment. The poem was written to have placed on my tombstone while echoing the structure of the example poem given. I had to follow the rhyme scheme aaab cccb, and write about myself and death.