Research Paper On The Almond Tree

The Almond Tree In the novel, The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohan Corasanti. The Almond Tree introduces a young Palestinian boy who is born in the midst of a country that is falling apart. In the text, Corasanti showcases a multitude of religious and political conflicts. These conflicts, mainly occur with the Palestinians and the Jews. Corasanti depicts the oppressive actions of the Jews and the Palestinians rise from the ashes. From the beginning of the novel, Corasanti has portrayed the Jews as the oppressors and the Palestinians as the victims. The Jewish culture treated people that were different from them or of a different faith. “People don’t treat human beings the way they treat us” (Corasanti 22). The Jews caused a lot of harm to not only the Palestinians, but to many other cultures. Not only did the Jews displace the Palestinians, they also displaced many other groups, such as low- income people and immigrants, out of their homes in order to acquire land. “The entire Middle …show more content…
Many Palestinian families were separated because of supposed broken laws. Such as when Ichmads father was taken away from his family “My eyes never left him as two soldiers dragged his limp body out into the darkness.” (Corasanti 38). When families are broken up it really changes people which is shown in the text, many families, including Ichmads were forever changed because of the Jews actions. Just like when in Ichmads family, Amal was killed by landmines, then Baba was dragged off to prison, and then when a bulldozer killed Nora, and when Khaled killed himself because he didn’t want to live with the fear of imprisonment. Events like these changed many of the Palestinians forever. Some of these changes are bad such a pain and suffering although some of these changes in the Palestinian culture are good changes such as being able to have hope in the darkest of times and also always finding the