Week 2 Post A

Vocab:



forlorn: unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.



minarets: A tall slender tower attached to a mosque, having one or more projecting balconies from which a muezzin summons the people to prayer.



Appeals:



1. "We have some very good news for you{..}You have a suitor"(43).
This is a logical appeal because Mariam is being told by Jalil that she has a suitor, which is an arranged husband for her. This is terrible of Jalil to do this to her, especially since it is right after her mother, Nana died.

2. "Mariam kept thinking of his face in the upstairs window. He let her sleep on the street. On the street"(33). This is an emotional appeal since Mariam is so upset that Jalil let her down. He told her that he would take her to the cinema and lied, which Mariam thought he would never do.

3. "Mariam caught a glimpse of what was beneath the tree: the straight-backed chair, overturned. The rope dropping from a high branch. Nana dangling at the end of it"(34).
Mariam had just found her mom dead after leaving her to go visit her dad, Jalil. Nana told Mariam that she would die if Mariam left, so this must have been especially hard on Mariam because she believs that it was her fault.

Quote:

"For the first time, Mariam could hear him with Nana's ears. She could hear so clearly now the insincerity that had always lurked beneath, the hollow, false assurances. She could not bring herself to look at him"(36).

Mariam always thought that her mom, Nana was crazy and that Jalil was like an angel, very caring towards Mariam and warm-hearted. However, it was Nana who really cared for Mariam. Nana had told Mariam that if she left her that she would be killed and she was. Also, Jalil promised to meet Mariam to bring her to the cinema and left her in the cold street alone, without ever showing up.

Theme:

Never judge a book by its cover.