hurdle-prone world, a world named reality, both filled with troubling conflicts, it would be easily deciphered that surprisingly, both fantasy and the world people live in today are not that different. In real life, and in the novel Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples, millions of people are being punished for doing daily things, for instance, laughing, eating ice cream, watching television, and a whole lot more. Life as it once was is being sought for by many. After living such a long life
(AGG) As Stephen King once said, “Fiction is the truth inside the lie”. (BS-1) In the novel, Under the Persimmon Tree, the author, Suzanne Fisher Staples, creates character development in Najmah by using information about how Afghans became refugees during the historical Taliban war. (BS-2) The author also uses the hardships of travel the Afghans experienced as the foundation of an external conflict Najmah suffers through on her way to Torkhum. (BS-3) The author even shows Nusrat’s generosity towards
in the hearts of those who have lived through these wars.(BS-2) The Destruction they've seen, that has become permanently etched into their memories.(BS-3)However the purpose of many wars ends up bringing good things. (TS) In Suzanne Fisher Staples book Under The Persimmon Tree(UTPT), which is a book about the war in the Afghanistan area, which shows the horrors of the war… but the book also shows that can create positive changes in people. (MIP-1) Fear is the spark that causes so many fires
(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
(AGG) As famous author Stephen King once said, “Symbolism exists to adorn and enrich, not to create an artificial sense of profundity”(Goodreads.com), author of Under the Persimmon Tree, Suzanne Fisher Staples, manages to use symbolism to excellently portray the changes of main character Najmah throughout the book. (BS-1)The author uses a baby goat in the first section to symbolize Najmah’s childhood identity, therefore, when the goat was taken away from her, it was like a part of herself was being
Manly Hall, “Symbolism is the language of the Mysteries. By symbolism men have ever sought to communicate to each other those thoughts that transcend the imitation of language”, and there are many signs of symbolism in the book Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fischer Staples, especially involving the stars. (BS-1) Stars do symbolize many different elements in the book, but a literary view, or surface view, on the stars, as well as each character's personal connection to stars is evident as well.
it has to say.” Books can help build a meaning for the reality around you. They construct a perspective within the world’s issues. The words in these books can strike a chord within people’s hearts, minds, and actions. Suzanne Fisher Staples, the author of Under The Persimmon Tree, uses her words and her voice to describe the plight of civilization in Afghanistan and Pakistan–the mistreatment of women. Credit to http://texasdiversitymagazine.org The mistreatment of women has been going on for
what it has to say.” Books can help build a meaning for the reality around you. They construct a perspective within the world’s issues. The words in these books can strike a chord within people’s hearts, minds, and actions. Suzanne Fisher Staples, author of Under The Persimmon Tree, uses her words and her voice to describe the plight of civilization in Afghanistan and Pakistan–the mistreatment of women. The mistreatment of women has been going on for centuries, even during the time of Muhammad–a
relationship with her parents. (TS) In the novel Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples, Nusrat loses multiple important people who understand her the most, she has to cope with living without the people who have had such a positive impact on her
we are all part of this universe.” (BS-1) In Under the Persimmon Tree, Najmah’s family caused a surface connection to the stars that the character was aware of. (BS-2) The stars were especially reflective of Najmah’s state of mind during her physically and mentally taxing journey to Torkham. (BS-3) The author puts value on the symbol, with things such as decisions and major events in the novel. (TS) In Suzanne Fisher Staples’ Under the Persimmon Tree, the author uses the stars as a symbol to convey