Suzanne Fisher Staples

create conflict in the story representing the struggles refugees go threw on a daily bases.(BS-3)When reading the story we find ourselves pondering about who we are as people, and what one would give to be in the life that many around live. (TS)Suzanne Fisher Staples uses real life situations to

(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

people not showing enough empathy. As the author Suzanne fisher Staples refers americans to be unknowledgeable because the need of experience in other cultures. One reason this can impact many people is that in a everyday life situation where you can't be comfortable next to those who are part of a culture that either is a stereotypical believe or group of people damaging the reputation of a culture but doesnt define all can be very troublesome. Staples gives examples by giving her own experience in

Happiness; a person is content or delighted with him or herself. Suzanne Fisher Staples wrote the book, Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind. This book is about a young girl, Shabanu that lives in the deserts of Pakistan. She lives with her Dadi, Mama, and her sister, Phulan. Both girls are coming of age, and all already have whom they will be marrying, but change of events caused everything to go the opposite of what planned. Shabanu will have to sacrifice what she wants to what the world wants. In this

miles, in pain. They are seeking shelter in a refugee camp, which is not ideal. Maybe they are weakening their health and feet for better work, or maybe safety. But these camps are not safe at all. In the book Under the Persimmon Tree, by Suzanne Fisher Staples, many real life conflicts are presented. But are they really like the real thing? For example refugee camps are seen as struggling for supplies, tightly packed, and take a long time to get to. These are all accurate statements, though are

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 without wars

roam the area in search of putting down their rules on the people of this country. That is what the novel Under the Persimmon Tree, by Suzanne Fisher Staples, paints in our minds. In real life, the Afghan civil war has impacted many people’s lives, while in the book, a similar impact occurred with Najmah, one of the main characters in Under the Persimmon Tree. Staples therefore used the history of the Afghan civil war to impact the setting, conflicts, and the characters of the novel. In real life, the

Persimmon Tree, by Suzanne Fisher Staples, helps us understand the conflict at hand and what women must go through because of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The novel introduces a young girl named Najmah who loses her family because of the Taliban. As she struggles to survive on her own, she meets a woman named Nusrat who helps Najmah

with her parents in America. (TS) In the novel “Under the Persimmon Tree,” Suzanne Fisher Staples writes about how the character Nusrat experiences loss which leads to a struggle to be heard by her family in New York and a difficulty in listening to

the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples, both her main characters have connections through the stars, and the author uses this connection to provide a deeper meaning. (BS-2) She does the same when Najmah, the younger character, travels, using the stars to symbolize the guidance she looks for ever so often. (BS-3) The author continues to use symbolism of the stars to show hope, both when it comes in and when it departs. (TS) As consistently shown, Suzanne Fisher Staples uses the stars to provide