Suzanne Fisher Staples

finished saying 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

unseen, contorting the minds of the apparent “survivors.” (BS-3) On the surface, war is nothing but a means to steal human life away, but deep down it can leave some in a better place than they started. (TS) In Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples, war takes a great toll out of many, but also helps characters learn about themselves. (MIP-1) People are physically affected by war, both intentionally and unintentionally. (SIP-A) Brutal violence in war can be expected when soldiers kill

Fictional books have the power to enhance to historical and current events.This book carries a series of these that the reader can connect to. Under The Persimmon Tree, by Suzanne Fisher Staples is an example of this of how the book connects to the setting of the book which is after the event of 9/11 in Afghanistan. Najmah, a teenager who has gone through some terrible events that are very similar to real life. One of them that has affected Najmah's life is the Taliban. They have done a lot to her

the main characters and the stars to demonstrate the relationship each character has with their family. (BS-2) Staples also represented their hope and prosperity using these celestial lights. (BS-3) She eventually portrayed the stars as symbols that enabled each character to become increasingly independent through consistent guidance. (TS) It has become evident that Suzanne Fisher Staples has developed stars into her own symbols that she uses to display a connection built on hope and guidance in her

Bombs and children are hard to relate to each other. Suzanne Fisher Staples shows in “Faizabad Harvest, 1980 “, that war is ugly and people are struggling and dying there, even loses their loved ones and how the children suffered from it. By historicize events from “Faizabad Harvest, 1980 “, particularly children are orphans, weapons, and targets of war. This essay is talking about how Staples raise the awareness of the children suffer in the war. By historicize events from Fizbabad 1980, particularly

Faiz in 1998 that he was closing the house in Kabul and moving the family to Peshawar. Early in the spring of 2001 Faiz and Nusrat arrived in Peshawar, settling into the small house where within weeks Nusrat opened the garden to refugee children” (Staples 99). With additional news of troubling stories from Afghanistan, Nusrat notices Faiz is not as focused as he used to be. When Nusrat addresses this issue with him, she figures out he wants to go back and help his country. “‘Have you ever had something

now imagine this freedom being taken away from them and along with it, the people's happiness, all because a group of people want you to live like they do. Doesn't seem too happy anymore, does it? In the book, Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples, this exact incident happened to the protagonist Najmah. Although in the book, the Taliban is portrayed as a cruel group of people who make unreasonable rules and discriminate against women, the book only mentions some less harsh events than

Stop Literary Censorship       Censorship is becoming more and more common all over the world today. The online Encarta Encyclopedia defines censorship as, "supervision and control of the information and ideas that are circulated among the people within a society. In modern times, censorship refers to the examination of books...for the purpose of altering or suppressing parts thought to be objectionable or offensive." Henry Reichman from the Education World website defines it as, "the

Hospitality can be seen in several ways. The novels, Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene, Inside the Walls of Troy by Clemence McLaren, and Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples demonstrate all the factors that go into hospitality tremendously. Along with these novels, the movie Pride and Prejudice does as well. So what is hospitality? These stories will help clarify the meaning. In the novel Inside the Walls of Troy, there is a lot of actions and scenes that I would say

(BS-1) The Fear 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