Theme Of The Curse By Lee Su Ann

The novel revolves around two women, Mariam and Laila. The novel takes place during a terrible time to live in Afghanistan, but things were especially hard for women. Their lives brought together and are forced to live through unimaginable situations. At first, they didn’t get along, but then a beautiful friendship began. Their friendship would eventually be their salvation. They both experienced incredible character development. Mariam and Laila’s childhoods were very different, which is explains their characteristics in the novel. Laila’s modern upbringing gave her courage, which inspired Mariam to take action in both of their lives.

It brings you into my life, who I am. It’s a reminder to myself that it’s okay to be vulnerable over the course of the next 80 pages. For a long time I think I had a difficult time opening up to people, and opening up in my work. I would write about things that didn’t necessarily have to do with my life directly. What I wanted for this book was to be personal.

Amir’s mother, Sofia, dies in childbirth; Amir inherits her love of literature and probably her looks to some extent, but, her being dead, never receives any motherly love or guidance, which could have helped him out of the cowardly hole he later digs himself into. Amir’s father’s best friend and business partner, Rahim Khan, tries to give Amir the motherly love he clearly needs, fostering Amir’s love of writing and steadfastly standing up for him when Amir’s father, Baba, criticizes him, but Rahim Khan does not do enough to instill honesty, courage, and strength of conviction in young Amir. Amir’s best friend, Hassan, a servant a year younger than Amir, is everything Amir is not: athletic, brave, loyal, honest, and kind, inciting jealousy in Amir. Assef, a local bully, poses a real threat to Amir, hating Amir for the crime of befriending a Hazara (oppressed ethnic minority), but Amir is protected by Hassan, allowing young Amir to freeze and not stand up for himself in Assef’s presence. Last, but most importantly, is Amir’s father, Baba, and his views on Amir: he blames Amir for Sofia’s death,

And also when I read about the goblins where they are lived. Also, when the Princess lost herself to their house and she meet her great grandmother at the secret part of their house. And her grandmother is a mysterious in the story because the people on their house didn’t know about the queens at the top of the house, only the Princess. I like also when the Princess and Curdie meets and he saved the Princess from the goblin. And it becomes interesting with me because in that story shows the good relationships of father to daughter, nanny to Princess, grandmother to her grand-daughter, and also to her friends. And also the moral lesson that we can adopt and we can apply to our daily lives. It becomes interesting with me that their house has a secret part, and only the Princess are the one who went there and that place was his grandmothers room. And her grandmother lived only by eating the pigeons egg. I also like in the story is when the Princess do his promises, she did not break

The simplistic plot of the novel and the overall theme of love allows the author to span the lives of the main characters. The reader sees the span of the life of two of the main characters, Sidda and her mother Vivi, as

As a reader my reaction to the author was really inspiring because even thought he had a hard childhood, he kept his head up and kept doing what he had to do to successes and make his mother happy. Also the way

Has life ever been so horrible that you thought it was out of your control? Your life could start off wonderful, but as you grow instead of life getting better everything just gets worse. Often, people who find their lives in a downward spiral feel they must place blame on something, like a curse, because there is no other way to explain what's happening in their lives. In The Brief LIfe of Oscar Wao, Diaz argues that the supernatural, specifically, the Dominican Republic, curse “Fuku” is present in individuals' lives; he conveys this argument through Oscar and Beli’s encounters with the Mongoose.

The story is quite brief and its plot is simple. Given that it is portrayed as a real event, it has messages that exist both on the surface and more profoundly.

In my opinion, the author, Ruta Sepetys, moves the novel in an interesting fashion. I liked how there are many characters and how there is a lot of things happening. The author kept the reader interested at all times throughout the novel. The author, Ruta Sepetys, who writes historical non fiction books just as this novel, was born the daughter of a Lithuanian Refugee which may have influenced her to write this very novel. It is geared in a positive way due to Joana, a main character in the novel, helping to portray this with her nursing skills. Seeing the book in the Character of Joana’s eyes affects the overall novel in many different ways. Some may be on Joana’s good side and others may be on her bad side.

The more you think of yourself , the less you get from this world. Our selfish actions lead us to where we are now and it all gets you sooner or later. Have you ever asked yourself who you are? If not, take a few minutes to think about it and that's what Oscar should have done in Junot Diaz’s postmodern novella. The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao, talks about a Dominican family who is cursed by a curse called the Fuku from the early days of their grandparents. They all had that peaceful time when they thought they were safe, but when they started visiting their homeland, the Fuku came back. Through the book Oscar the main character struggles to find his identity. It was difficult for him since his family was cursed. Oscar wanted to be like

Finally, Jayanti’s first exposure to the world outside her Aunt’s house and the events that lead after, changes who she really is,

The simplistic plot of the novel and the overall theme of love allows the author to span the lives of the main characters. The reader sees the span of the life of two of the main characters, Sidda and her mother

Amir’s misadventures begin as a boy living in an affluent Afghanistan world. On the day of his birth, his mother hemorrhages to death. Robbed of any feminine influence or comfort, he goes to his overshadowing Baba for love and acceptance. His father denies his only son the tenderness he desires, leading Amir to believe his father despises him. After all, Amir’s

The construction of the characters and their relation is also important to the perception of the story. Given the fact that the story is told from the perspective of Lane, it is interesting that Sheri’s character is described in a flat and static way. The author makes a

Dharker emphasizes the message of freedom by stating the goal of schoolgirls is gaining “the right to be ordinary” (15). The “ordinary” dream reveals that the girls want to be treated equally. They want to be able to “go to school” and have the right to chace beauty (18). By using “ordinary”, Dharker demonstrates how little rights girls in Pakistan have (15). As young girls, they are supposed to be free to think, talk, and do what they want. However, due to the war, oppressive rules of government happen in life, and they have to give up freedom in order to live. Dharker expresses the desire of being free and determination of perseverance by stating the goal of being “ordinary” (15). She uses another word, “swarm,” to represent the intense of war: “A murmur, a swarm. Behind her,/ one by one, the schoolgirls are standing up” (23-24). Swarm demonstrates that there are a large number of schoolgirls who are defending freedom. The word “Swarm” illustrates the fierce war by describing the numerous soldiers (23). It creates a tense tone and indicates the difficulty of holding perseverance. Dharker uses the device of diction to describe both schoolgirls and the enemy to show that perseverance results in