Comparative Paper On Child Of Dandelions And Dance Of The Banished
One of the most important aspects of the IB curriculum is that students are introduced to relevant literature. Both books, “Child Of Dandelions” by Shenaaz Nanji, and “Wanting Mor” by Rukhsana Khan offer interesting protagonist, rich plots and revisit important events in history. In the story “Child of Dandelions”, the main protagonist Sabine is 15 years old in 1972, when the Ugandan President announces “All Indians must leave Uganda in the time limit of 90 days”. Unlike other Indians, Sabine is a native Ugandan and is determined to fight the government, and the society for her rights. In the story, “Wanting Mor” by Rukhsana Khan, the main protagonist Jameela, lost her mother and was abandoned by her father in the middle of the streets, despite these tragedies she must continue down this new pathway of life. While “Wanting Mor” is a good choice, “Child of Dandelions” is a better option for IB students to read because of the character development, and interesting plot. …show more content…
For example, it was unexpected and emotional when it was revealed Sabine’s uncle had been murdered. All hope in Sabine’s and the reader’s heart had been torched. This novel provides a variety of different plot twists for IB students, which create an interesting conflict and plot, allowing readers to feel more engaged with the novel. On the contrary, “Wanting Mor” doesn’t provide many plot twists, and doesn’t include a variety of conflicts. The conflict is repetitive throughout the book, which disengages the reader from the novel. Though both novels provide the reader with an exceptional plot structure, “Child Of Dandelions” has formed a better plot structure because of the plot twists which creates a more engaging novel for the reader as compared to “Wanting
One of the most important aspects of the IB curriculum is that students are introduced to relevant literature. Both books, “Child Of Dandelions” by Shenaaz Nanji, and “Wanting Mor” by Rukhsana Khan offer interesting protagonist, rich plots and revisit important events in history. In the story “Child of Dandelions”, the main protagonist Sabine is 15 years old in 1972, when the Ugandan President announces “All Indians must leave Uganda in the time limit of 90 days”. Unlike other Indians, Sabine is a native Ugandan and is determined to fight the government, and the society for her rights. In the story, “Wanting Mor” by Rukhsana Khan, the main protagonist Jameela, lost her mother and was abandoned by her father in the middle of the streets, despite these tragedies she must continue down this new pathway of life. While “Wanting Mor” is a good choice, “Child of Dandelions” is a better option for IB students to read because of the character development, and interesting plot. …show more content…
For example, it was unexpected and emotional when it was revealed Sabine’s uncle had been murdered. All hope in Sabine’s and the reader’s heart had been torched. This novel provides a variety of different plot twists for IB students, which create an interesting conflict and plot, allowing readers to feel more engaged with the novel. On the contrary, “Wanting Mor” doesn’t provide many plot twists, and doesn’t include a variety of conflicts. The conflict is repetitive throughout the book, which disengages the reader from the novel. Though both novels provide the reader with an exceptional plot structure, “Child Of Dandelions” has formed a better plot structure because of the plot twists which creates a more engaging novel for the reader as compared to “Wanting