Written in the Stars: First, Break Through; Then Break Free
“She may choose what to study, how to wear her hair, and what to do when she grows up--but they will choose her husband” (Back Cover). The novel Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed is about a girl named Naila who does the forbidden and falls in love with a boy, Saif. Through the novel, Naila faces many struggles about how to break free. Her whole life changes in the instant she discovers what her parents have planned for her. After that, she is left trying to uncover all the secrets everyone is hiding from her. By taking a look at the beginning, middle and end of the story, this essay will prove how Naila drastically changes throughout the novel.
At the beginning of the book, Naila’s
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At the beginning of the story, her parents discover the one secret she has been desperately trying to hide. Once they discover the truth, that Naila had been going behind their back and dating Saif, they immediately leave everything and head to Pakistan. While Naila is in Pakistan, she knows her parents are keeping something from her, but can’t find out what. After struggling immensely she finds out the truth, and in an instant her life changes. Naila faces many difficulties and knows that living will be agonizing. However, she realizes she still has people to live on for, and her whole life is ahead of her. “My life is different than I would have pictured it, but it’s a good life” (276). The main theme of the novel is the concept of how to be strong and that fighting for love won’t be easy. “Love is about the good moments, but it’s also about holding on to each other during the most difficult ones” (277). Sometimes, you will face impossible situations, and it will feel like you are trapped with no way out, but there is always a door or a window; it’s just up to you to find it. “Life hasn’t been easy, but it gets less painful every day, and as I look at Saif, I know that love--in its essence, at its core--is the most bittersweet thing there is”
As a teen, Rayona is in a confusing period of life. The gradual breakdown of her family life places an addition burden on her conscience. Without others for support, Rayona must find a way to handle her hardships. At first, she attempts to avoid these obstacles in her life, by lying, and by not voicing her opinions. Though when confronting them, she learns to feel better about herself and to understand others.
2) What is the main conflict in the book? Is it external or internal? How is this conflict resolved throughout the course of the book?
It's about sunlight. It's about the special way that dawn spreads out on a river when you know you must cross the river and march into the mountains and do things you are afraid to do. It's about love and memory. It's about sorrow. It's about sisters who never write back and people who never listen.” -pg. 85
James McBride ends the book on a high note leaving the conspicuous notion of the truth of life’s difficulties and the truth that things can get better. He says it in his own words and I quote, “This isn’t the movies; this is the real world…Love is unstoppable. It is our greatest weapon, a natural force, created by God.” (292) The book seems to be a collection of their lives’ tribulations all leading up to the impact of the combination of two in success, the success of a successful family and the finding of their selves.
If my life had no purpose, no individuality, and no happiness, I would not want to live. This book teaches the importance of self expression and independence. If we did not have these necessities, then life would be like those in this novel. Empty, redundant, and fearful. The quotes above show how different life can be without our basic freedoms. This novel was very interesting and it shows, no matter how dismal a situation is, there is always a way out if you never give up, even if you have to do it alone.
...o the conclusion of the theme. I strongly think that the message the author Sharon Draper was trying to explain to the readers is that even though we all fall that we also must learn to get back up. Amari had given me inspiration because even thought she went through some of the worst problems that any girl her age can experience Amari with the help of everyone around her was able to use her backbone to get her back up and lift her head up high to accept what future awaited her. The people around her helped shape who she will be one day and I can relate this to my life in which I choose to follow or not follow the ideas of society to help shape my future life into a better one than it is right now. And I have also learned that even through the toughest times to always remember that I am not alone, that I have my experiences and hopes to guide me through the journey.
The theme of this novel is to look at the good you do in life and how it carries over after your death. The moral of the book is; "People can make changes in their lives whenever they really want to, even right up to the end."
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basis of the plot and themes of this novel. The fond memories she possessed of her mother and the harsh ones of her father are reflected in the thoughts and