Conflicts In Suzanne Fisher Staples's 'Under The Persimmon Tree'

Symbols can be; images, signs, colors, sounds, shapes, anything. It is like how blue can stand for sadness, and how the sun can stand for happiness. Symbolism is an object or an idea that has a representation beyond the literal meaning of the object. The functions of symbols are to add meaning to the text and underline some subtle point the author is making, also to give the reader a clue about the mood of the story and what will happen. The symbols Lorraine Hansberry used in A Raisin in the Sun are the light, plant, and the window. All three symbols; the light, the plant, and the window, have to go together for the Youngers to reach their dream.

Symbolism is used in many ways and writers use symbolism to “enhance their writing.” It can give their work “more richness and color and can make the meaning of the work deeper.” In literary work the actions of the characters, words, action, place, or event has a deeper meaning in the context of the whole story. The reader needs to look see the little things like a dove symbolizes peace, or like the red rose stands for romance. Mostly everything can have a symbolism meaning to it. For instance the flag symbolizes freedom and the stars represent the states. Even some signs are symbols like when a beaker has a skull with a bones placed like an ‘x’ behind it symbolizes that it’s toxic or bad. When people see the red light when driving that’s

(MIP-1)Nusrat has a basic connection with the stars that correlates her loved ones with the stars. (SIP-A)Nusrat connects Margaret with the stars. (STEWE-1)One evening Nusrat recalls a time with her sister. “Margaret had Grandpa’s rickety old brass telescope trained on the sky looking for meteors..”(45). Nusrat now connects Margaret with the stars because that is one of her good memories with Margaret. (STEWE-2)While Nusrat is watching the meteor shower in Pakistan, “She thinks of the first summer after Margaret got sick, watching the meteor shower by herself. In the top field of her grandfather’s farm”(53). Again, Nusrat is watching the meteor shower in her Grandpa’s field, but all alone. This is why, Nusrat associates the stars with her sister, because it is one of the

A good example of these symbols is the titles of the three different parts of the book. These symbols relate directly to the book instead of real life. These three parts are The Hearth and the Salamander, The Sieve and the Sand, and Burning Bright. The Hearth and the Salamander, for example, deals with Montag's struggle at his home and with himself. The Hearth and the Salamander deals with this because the hearth is a symbol of the home and a salamander will get rid of its own tail and grow it back which is what Montag is doing with his life.The Sieve and the Sand deals with Montag struggling with remembering the knowledge he has been cramming into his head. He can't remember anything about what he has read, just like how a sieve can't hold any sand that is put in it. The Hearth and the Salamander deals with Montag's struggle at his home and with himself. Burning Bright deals with Montag destroying his old life and starting again. He does this by burning his old life

(AGG) In this story, Najmah will encounter many people who help her along the way.(BS-1) When Najmah first encounters the Taliban, it matures her outlook on different types of situations.(BS-2) Akhtar and Khalida help Najmah regain her strength after the loss of the majority of her family.(BS-3) Nusrat helps Najmah see that she can trust people.(TS) In Under the Persimmon Tree Najmah encounters many people to help her become a stronger and more independent girl. (MIP-1) when Najmah first encounters the Taliban, it mature’s her outlook on different situations. (SIP-A) Before the Taliban came to take away Bada-jan and Nur, Najmah used to be free, and do whatever she likes. She used to never have to worry about adult situations. (STEWE-1)Before

Hurston’s description of Janie’s vision under the pear tree conveys the ideals of love and intimacy. As shown by the follow description: “She saw a dust-bearing bee sink into the sanctum of a bloom; the thousand sister-calyxes arch to meet the love embrace and the ecstatic shiver of the tree from root to tiniest branch creaming in every blossom and frothing with delight. So this was a marriage! She had been summoned to behold a revelation. Then Janie felt a pain remorseless sweet that left her limp and languid.” From this description, one can see that Janie sees the pear tree and bee is very intimate and this starts representing love to her. This vision is an awakening for Janie and she starts wanting to be intimate and loved. Her future ideals

(AGG)In Afghanistan the people say that U.S. bombings and suicide bombers are “evil twins” and in the novel U.S. bombings, which are meant to root enemy positions, are characterized a evil and greatly affect the characters.(BS-1)The U.S. power to hit targets from the air greatly changes and affects nusrat in many ways. (BS-2)Because the U.S. caused the deaths of 2 of Najmah’s family members Najmah has a growing fear and affect deeply by the U.S.(BS-3)Finally the U.S. affect both Najmah and Nusrat due to airstrikes causing indirect, bombings near the characters or near their loved ones, and direct, deaths of family members, changes in the 2. (TS)The characters in the book “Under the Persimmon Tree” are greatly affected by the U.S. involvement and the author uses real life events to provoke conflicts and changes in how the two characters act and think.

(AGG) People change for many reasons, and the loss of a loved is one of the biggest reasons why a person would change. (BS-1) In the book Under The Persimmon Tree, Najmah changes because of the loss of her father and brother when they are taken by the Taliban. (BS-2) She also changes more while she travels through the mountains with Akthar and Khalida because her mother and baby brother passed away. (BS-3) These losses motivate Najmah to go look for her father and brother in Peshawar. She eventually meets Nusrat who encourages her to have a change in mindset to live her life differently. (TS) These losses that Najmah has encountered in her life made her a stronger person.

(AGG)Have you ever wondered what painful decisions you would have to make as an Afghan refugee? (BS-1)Many refugees struggle with having food and a good source of income to support their families.

Introduction (AGG): Najmah’s experiences are shown in Under the Persimmon Tree by her actions. (BS-1): After Najmah’s father and brother are taken she becomes more responsible. (BS-2): When Mada-jan had her baby Najmah had to be independent and brave while doing chores. (BS-3): Najmah meets Nusrat and when she sees Nur again she is able to open up to them and trust them. (TS): Najmah’s experiences changed her because we saw new aspects of her that we never saw.

(AGG) In every person’s life, the events that occur around them affect and change their character and personality. (BS-1) In Under The Persimmon Tree Najmah is changed by the loss of her father and brother, which is something that happens in real life. (BS-2) Similarly, a rule that the Taliban have created causes Najmah to become an almost entirely new person when traveling to Peshawar. (BS-3) Nusrat is also affected by real life laws and events when she is forced to think about her parents and New York because she would not be allowed to live in Pakistan as a single woman. (TS) Many character developments and conflicts in Under the Persimmon Tree are based in real life events that occur because the Taliban treat women poorly.

(AGG) Symbolism is a huge part of our world in everyday life, the stars have been used in literature and storytelling to convey meaning and feelings, “Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night” (Sarah). (BS-1) In the book Under the Persimmon Tree, Suzanne Fisher Staples establishes Najmah’s association with family and home, with the stars. (BS-2) The author then manipulates the personal connection Najmah has to the stars, to foreshadow an event in Najmah’s life, exploding and destroying the things she loves. (BS-3) Similarly, later in the story, the stars mirror Najmah’s emotional changes, as her hope fluctuates. (TS) Clearly, Suzanne Fisher Staples in the story Under The Persimmon Tree uses symbolism to get across a deeper meaning involving stars.

A famous American actor and martial arts instructor, Bruce Lee, said, “Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.” The Holocaust was a very horrible time for not only the Jewish general, but every individual and group involved. It was a very bloody time and many people were treated with violence and disrespect. Jews were sent to Extermination and Concentration camp in which they were either sent to do manual labor or be killed. In the Excerpt from “The Sunflower”, Simon encounters a dying SS soldier who asks Simon to forgive him for what he’s done to the Jewish people.

Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird (1953) and Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel, Persepolis (2008) explore key conventions of the bildungsroman genre such as the juxtaposing themes between personal and public worlds. These ideas are expressed through characterisation, which is both implicitly and explicitly imposed upon the reader. The contextual society of the 1930s depicting a racially segregated southern America and the 1980s Tehran, enraptured in political crisis; shown respectively in To Kill a Mockingbird and Persepolis further accentuates the outcome of denounced freedom. Thus, the effect of a child’s first-person narration and the use of textual/graphical irony allow the audience to perceive societal issues such as intolerance, oppression and violence through a wider scope.

(MIP-1) The stars show the connection that the protagonists have with their loved ones when they each suffered major losses. (SIP-A) The stars were shown as a bridge connecting Najmah and her family, despite distances. (STEWE-1) After the Taliban arrived, Najmah had been thinking about her father and brother. Najmah says, “That night I lie on my back wrapped in my quilt, my arms behind my head, staring at the sky and thinking about where under these very same stars, this very same sky, Baba-Jan and my brother might be,”(Staples 63). The author represented Najmah’s thoughts about them using the stars. Whenever Najmah thinks about her father and his whereabouts, Staples either makes Najmah look at the stars or think about the stars too. This