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Raisulu, the leader of the Beni Shummar, threatened to kill Halima if she did not marry him. Betrothed at birth to her cousin Atiyah, Halima stressed for how Atiyah would react when he found out. In The Beduins’ Gazelle by Frances Temple, the antagonist’s actions build the plot and create the story. However, the author’s techniques express the character’s actions, differences, and feelings. Atiyah and Halima are outstanding members of the Khalidi Tribe. Both of them contributed and worked very hard to sustain and support their tribe, and dedicated their life to bring glory to the Beni Khalidi. Every day, Halima would have brought water from the wells, and milked the goats, while “Atiyah, you have always done his share of hunting, tracking, …show more content…
Throughout the story, a strong relationship built and sustained between Atiyah and Halima. The two thought about each other frequently and used nature to communicate when in separate locations. When Atiyah was in Fez, and Halima was in the Beni Shumar, one of them looked at the moon, and knew the other was doing the same thing, thinking about each other. In a different scene, Atiyah wants to be just like his adoptive uncle Essafeh. The chosen leader of the Beni Khalid and words are spoken like milk, without fail (pg 9). The author’s approach made us readers feel like we were God. We could read the minds of the characters, understanding everything, and learning how they built over time. We knew every little detail and perspective in particular scenes or chapters.
In this story, we grasped how characters’ change over time, by looking at different perspectives and how antagonists are essential to creating a story. The Beduins’ Gazelle was an adventurous book with many life-threatening situations and connections between characters that made it appealing and delightful. Most importantly, it taught us about Bedouin lifestyle in the desert and how people educated and promoted
Raisulu, the leader of the Beni Shummar, threatened to kill Halima if she did not marry him. Betrothed at birth to her cousin Atiyah, Halima stressed for how Atiyah would react when he found out. In The Beduins’ Gazelle by Frances Temple, the antagonist’s actions build the plot and create the story. However, the author’s techniques express the character’s actions, differences, and feelings. Atiyah and Halima are outstanding members of the Khalidi Tribe. Both of them contributed and worked very hard to sustain and support their tribe, and dedicated their life to bring glory to the Beni Khalidi. Every day, Halima would have brought water from the wells, and milked the goats, while “Atiyah, you have always done his share of hunting, tracking, …show more content…
Throughout the story, a strong relationship built and sustained between Atiyah and Halima. The two thought about each other frequently and used nature to communicate when in separate locations. When Atiyah was in Fez, and Halima was in the Beni Shumar, one of them looked at the moon, and knew the other was doing the same thing, thinking about each other. In a different scene, Atiyah wants to be just like his adoptive uncle Essafeh. The chosen leader of the Beni Khalid and words are spoken like milk, without fail (pg 9). The author’s approach made us readers feel like we were God. We could read the minds of the characters, understanding everything, and learning how they built over time. We knew every little detail and perspective in particular scenes or chapters.
In this story, we grasped how characters’ change over time, by looking at different perspectives and how antagonists are essential to creating a story. The Beduins’ Gazelle was an adventurous book with many life-threatening situations and connections between characters that made it appealing and delightful. Most importantly, it taught us about Bedouin lifestyle in the desert and how people educated and promoted