Child Of Dandelions Comparison

Child of Dandelions by Shenaaz Nanji is a story of a girl forced to leave her home in a limited amount of time. Dance of the Banished by Marsha Skrypuch is a story of two lovers being separated during war times, with only a journal and unread letters connecting them. Both stories made the protagonist face against society, making them deal with events that eventually made them a stronger person in the end. While both books were well written, Child of Dandelions had overall stronger plot structure and character development, making the story easy to follow, enjoy, and understand. Because of these factors, Child of Dandelions is overall the better book between the two. From the very beginning, Child of Dandelions had a strong, steady and …show more content…
Unlike Child of Dandelions, Dance of the Banished had many characters secondary characters that made a short appearance before becoming unmentioned for the rest of the book. There wasn’t much character development for much of the characters, except for the protagonists. Child of Dandelions had a significantly smaller cast, most characters going through quite obvious changes. For example, Sabine herself goes through many changes through the book, first being the girl without many troubles, and if faced with any, brushes them aside. In the middle section, Sabine realizes the situation she’s in, and shows fear for Ugandan soldiers, but is shown to become more determined and brave when a family member is endangered. Near the end of the book, Sabine is shown to be headstrong and brave, not hesitating to help a fellow Indian, even if it put her life in danger. Similarly, Lalita (Sabine’s mother’s best friend) at the beginning was loud and never watched her mouth, but near the end she learned to think about what she says and actually became more cooperative, while keeping her confidence. It is clear that the author for Child of Dandelions put a lot of thought into the characters and their