(AGG) As the human race slowly tears itself apart in wars and similar conflicts, the lives of many civilians and residents in fighting nations are destroyed forever as they become refugees. (BS-1) Many refugees around the world are starving as they struggle to reach safety, and Suzanne FIsher Staples takes this fact and incorporates it into her book, Under the Persimmon Tree, to create conflicts. (BS-2) She also uses the returning journeys of refugees throughout the second half of her book. (BS-3) She then takes these journeys, and the emotions felt by those close to the refugees, to create conflict. (TS) Staples uses the real life problems and scenarios of refugees to create conflicts in her book, Under the Persimmon Tree.
(MIP-1) To begin, …show more content…
(STEWE-1) Najmah travels with a family to reach a refugee camp at Torkhum. While she travels with them, they run out of food and supplies. “'Where is the food?' Khalida asks, her voice rising. Akhtar doesn't answer. 'How will we walk to Torkhum without food? It's more than a week! Already the children are weak'”(Staples 100). The characters have difficulties on this journey, and the lack of food is prominent among them. (STEWE-2) The reason that this problem is so dangerous is that refugees become malnourished. Then, when they try to travel, they are too weak and cannot reach their destination. This problem, too, can be found in the book. “Whenever we're hungry we drink water. The nuts and dried apricots coats are gone. The bread is moldy. The first day my stomach growls, but after that I no longer feel hungry”(Staples 87). Najmah is starving and is feeling the effects of malnourishment. This will cause problems for her as she tries to reach her goals in the future. (SIP-B) However, this problem is not just a literary but is one that can be found in many places around the world. (STEWE-1) You can find reports of refugees traveling without food in Afghanistan, where Staples …show more content…
(SIP-A) This can mainly be seen through Nusrat’s students. (STEWE-1) After the war in Kunduz ends, many of her students return to their old homes, accompanied by relatives. “Farid and Farooq are the first of Nusrat's students to go. One morning the bell outside the garden rings loudly, alarmingly, and before Husna can answer it the blue gate swings inward with a groan of its hinges... 'I have come to take my brother's sons back to Kunduz with me'”(Staples 172). The boys go with their uncle to return to Kunduz, and will leave Nusrat and any memory of her persimmon tree school behind them. (STEWE-2) Shortly after, two other students leave the school. “‘I have come to ask about Tahira and Fariel, who didn't come to school today...The girl's uncle came to bring them back'”(Staples 176-177). Again, we see (a) student/students leaving Nusrat behind as they return to their old lives. (SIP-B) Large amounts of people left refugee camps after war ends in the real world. (STEWE-1) Even outside of Afghanistan, many people return to their old lives. In Tanzania, several Burundian refugees are returning home. “The total returns this month is expected to hit the 20,000 people mark... More than 250,000... Refugees have gone home [in three years]”(Xinhua). People from these refugee camps are now returning home, and in increasing numbers. (STEWE-2) In other parts of the world, it happens as well. “First groups
(MIP-1) To begin, …show more content…
(STEWE-1) Najmah travels with a family to reach a refugee camp at Torkhum. While she travels with them, they run out of food and supplies. “'Where is the food?' Khalida asks, her voice rising. Akhtar doesn't answer. 'How will we walk to Torkhum without food? It's more than a week! Already the children are weak'”(Staples 100). The characters have difficulties on this journey, and the lack of food is prominent among them. (STEWE-2) The reason that this problem is so dangerous is that refugees become malnourished. Then, when they try to travel, they are too weak and cannot reach their destination. This problem, too, can be found in the book. “Whenever we're hungry we drink water. The nuts and dried apricots coats are gone. The bread is moldy. The first day my stomach growls, but after that I no longer feel hungry”(Staples 87). Najmah is starving and is feeling the effects of malnourishment. This will cause problems for her as she tries to reach her goals in the future. (SIP-B) However, this problem is not just a literary but is one that can be found in many places around the world. (STEWE-1) You can find reports of refugees traveling without food in Afghanistan, where Staples …show more content…
(SIP-A) This can mainly be seen through Nusrat’s students. (STEWE-1) After the war in Kunduz ends, many of her students return to their old homes, accompanied by relatives. “Farid and Farooq are the first of Nusrat's students to go. One morning the bell outside the garden rings loudly, alarmingly, and before Husna can answer it the blue gate swings inward with a groan of its hinges... 'I have come to take my brother's sons back to Kunduz with me'”(Staples 172). The boys go with their uncle to return to Kunduz, and will leave Nusrat and any memory of her persimmon tree school behind them. (STEWE-2) Shortly after, two other students leave the school. “‘I have come to ask about Tahira and Fariel, who didn't come to school today...The girl's uncle came to bring them back'”(Staples 176-177). Again, we see (a) student/students leaving Nusrat behind as they return to their old lives. (SIP-B) Large amounts of people left refugee camps after war ends in the real world. (STEWE-1) Even outside of Afghanistan, many people return to their old lives. In Tanzania, several Burundian refugees are returning home. “The total returns this month is expected to hit the 20,000 people mark... More than 250,000... Refugees have gone home [in three years]”(Xinhua). People from these refugee camps are now returning home, and in increasing numbers. (STEWE-2) In other parts of the world, it happens as well. “First groups