Under The Persimmon Tree Essay

In almost all stories, the main character or characters usually have many personal experiences that change their views in one way or another. Three good examples of this are Abuela Invents the Zero ,Little Women ,and Home .One of these stories has one major experience that quickly affects that character's views. Another story includes many small events and moments that in the end affect a certain character's views and habits. The last story shows how previous life experiences turnout to not only not benefit but actually hurt. Notice that there can be many different kinds of situations that have an influence on a character and can change a character for better or for worse.

The Changeable nature of life affects us all somehow. Whether it be moving to a new city, having children, or losing people that we love, it can affect people in many different ways. For example, in the novel, the main character

The essay I chose to read was “Planting a Tree” by Edward Abbey. To me, the most interesting part of this essay is the shift from describing the terrain, to describing the missile bases located in the area. The way the author describes the military is simply fascinating ,”The life expectancy of the average Tucsonan, therefore, is thirty minutes-or whatever it takes for an ICBM to shuttle from there to here.” Also, whenever the author describes the great contemporary empires ,”Like mortally wounded tyrannosaurs, they thrash out in frenzy, seeking enemies, destroying thousands of innocent lives with each blind spasm of reaction.” The author’s use of active verbs and language makes this story develop in such a way that the story will never fall

It is commonly said, as well as believed, that change is inevitable. It is bound to happen, whether we choose to believe in this concept or not. An excellent example of change, change of character specifically, would be Eliezer Wiesel in his book Night. He wrote about his time in concentration camps, and the traumatizing experiences he went through, some of which most people can’t even begin to imagine. His mentality changed and developed more and more as the book progressed, he has clearly changed from the once religious and faith-based boy, into an anguished and desolate man.

(MIP-1) The Taliban took Nur and Baba-Jan, it showed her that there are real situations that she will have to go through in life. She would also have to grow up a lot faster than she planned on for her and her family. (SIP-A) Before the Taliban took Nur and Baba-Jan she was scared of things she had no reason to be scared of, she pretty much acted just like any other kid. (STEWE-1) Najmah had things she liked to do with her brother before he ended up being taken, things

for example,"They separated us not long after they took us from Golestan. They told the boys to stay behind the hill with a guard. They took Baba jan and the other village men in their trucks. They tied their hands behind their backs and drove off, over the hill, with the men crowded in the back like cattle. Not long after we heard gunshot" (254). This quote shows a large impact on our character Najmah, it shows how her brother Nur and her father Baba jan were kidnapped and how Baba jan was killed by The Taliban and when Najmah knew that her father was dead it changed part of her life. A Lot of events happened in this novel to our character Najmah. particularly this is a quote that shows a even that tells us about our character " I hold Habib close, as if the warmth of my body will bring him back to life. I can tell by his utter stillness that he is gone. I carry him to where my mother lies on her side" (82). This is another big part that affects Najmah, her mother and baby brother died because of bombs from the time of war that they were in. The Taliban impact Najmah a lot to illustrate "this is a matter of the greatest honor to us, we must do everything to obey our father's wish if we don't we may as well die" (Staples 256) from the piece of textual evidence it is the great honor to Najmah and Nur to keep what their father has demanded before he has left, and from what the decision will be depends on their faith as to keep their father's wish. Najmah and her brother will go through the danger to go back to their land, so The Taliban caused a lot of things in Najmahs

(AGG) The book Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples, focused on Najmah as one of the two main characters that had evolved throughout the novel when she started a mission to find her father and brother and her view of life completely turned around. (BS-1) Najmah, before she lost her loved ones she had different personality compared to when she was surrounded by family. (BS-2) When Najmah was losing the people in her life she had changed the person she initially was before she had lost the people she loved. (BS-3) After Najmah had been impacted, the losses of the lives she had been in had changed the individual she was from before she lost the people. (TS) Najmah's life has been impacted by the drastic changes that she went through, some of them being the losses that shaped her

(STEWE-1) 17 “ The leader turns and says to Baba-Jan, ‘To repay us for having helped our enemy, you must come and fight with the taliban’... , Your son, too,’ says the man.” Najmah and her mother were left alone by themselves with no food to eat or animals to kill for food. They also had no male members living with them so any man could come and take their land.

(MIP-1) Najmah has lost most of her family at the Taliban and Americans hand, leaving Najmah with no family to be with. (SIP-A)Baba-Jan and Nur were taken by the Taliban to fight for them, Mada-Jan and Habib, Najmahs newborn baby brother

(MIP-1) The loss of her mother affects Najmah's actions throughout the book. (SIP-A) After the death of her mother, Najmah Is taken on the journey throughout the mountains with Akhtar and Khalida. (STEWE-1) After the death of Mada Jan, Najmah is saved by Akhtar and Khalida and brought on the journey in the mountains. “The next thing I am conscious of is being lifted in the arms of Bibi Usmani’s brother Akhtar” (83). While they are on the journey Najmah starts to dress as a boy to allow her to do more things than she would be able to do as a girl “I take advantage of being dressed as a boy to wander into the makeshift bazaar that has sprung up at the end of the tent village”(148). (STEWE-2) If Mada Jan had not passed, Najmah would not have

(MIP-1) Najmah’s loss of family caused her to become more grown up.(SIP-A) A experience Najmah had that changed her is that her father and brother got taken by the Taliban.(STEWE-1) Before her father was taken, she was very childish like when she didn't want to go up the hill "I don't want to say that I am afraid to go into the hills by myself, so I nod dumbly"(Staples-8).(STEWE-2)

(AGG) Bombs, troops, and supplies have been sent to Afghanistan to stop the leading terrorist group in that region, the Taliban, and the author of Under the Persimmon Tree has experienced this first hand and describes how it affects people within the book. (BS-1) People’s emotions, actions, and safety all around the world have been changed and affected around the world, this is used to negatively affect the people around Najmah and Nusrat. (BS-2) After experiencing American Involvement, Najmah develops internal conflicts that change her, the author creates this based on how people face loss because of American Involvement. (BS-3) Nusrat has faced loss from American involvement like other people around the world, and this helped her solve

The Taliban is a very dangerous group of extremist that rule Afghanistan and apply very strict rules. The book Under the Persimmon Tree has showed the extreme rules of the Taliban. Under the Persimmon Tree is about a girl that lives in Afghanistan and tries to find her family after being taken by the Taliban, while finding her family her parents both die along with her little brother and finds that her twin brother is her only part of her family that's left. (thesis statement) The Taliban are an atrocious group in the book.

First, Amir’s relationship with his father, Baba, helped create Amir’s identity. Their intricate relationship often left Amir feeling worthless as if he could not live up to the standards of a Pashtun. This negatively impacted Amir growing up; his values constantly changed as he tried to form a close bond with his father. Baba raised Amir to believe that everyone in Afghanistan had a certain role to play in life, but they should all be treated with respect. Baba’s values made Amir think he had disappointed his father. The high expectations that Baba had for Amir showed that he cared about their reputation. Being the child Amir was, he translated Baba’s hardness as though his father were unhappy to have a child such as Amir. Amir recounts the emotion displayed on his father’s face after an afternoon together; he laments, “Mostly I will never forget Baba’s valiant efforts to conceal the disgusted

Life experiences can change a person’s character. Those experiences can make a person better than they used to be, the characters will unlock a new mentality that they thought they never had. Also they better at conquering fears and obstacles. Characters in my novels go through lots of change as the stories progress. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, events change the character’s views and behavior throughout the novels. In the novels The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Treasure Island, the main characters in the stories go through a change of personality from their adventures and journeys, encounters with obstacles and antagonists, and the completion of their trials.