Book Report on the Humming Bird Tree
My Book Report
Title: The Humming Bird Tree
Author: Ian MacDonald
Publisher: Macmillan Education
Date of publication: 2004
The main characters are Alan Holmes, Kaiser and Jaillin. The story takes place in Trinidad, in the earlier part of the twentieth century, while it was under colonial rule. To be more specific the plot occurs in a Trinidadian village, in the countryside.
Summary of the story: The Humming Bird Tree points out the many joys and ills of human nature. A Caucasian boy, Alan, an Indian boy Kaiser and his sister Jaillin seek to form a friendship in a society stricken by racial and class prejudice. The story is centered on Alan and Jaillin, who in their innocence, embark upon new discoveries in nature, while at the same time discover their love that could never be because of social and racial prejudice within the society. They come to this realization when Jaillin is relieved of her duties because they were caught showing their affections. Years later, they meet again and realize that their love and the rules of society surpass their love for each other. The Humming Bird Tree in its entirety highlights the harsh realities of class structure.
The major characters are:
Alan Holmes: He is a white Trinidadian boy of British origin. In the earlier part of the book, Alan is approaching his twelfth birthday. He is the narrator of the novel and the writer portrays him as sensitive and quite. Alan has a keen interest in the environment, but because he is out of his element, he depends upon Kaiser and Jaillin to teach him about it. Alan believes that he is in love with Jaillin and looks up to Kaiser because of his knowledge of the environment and his physical abilities. I am not fond of Alan’s character. He is very hypocritical. It is only when he is with Kaiser and Jaillin that he expresses his friendship openly, as at other times he doesn’t treat them as equals, yielding the colonial way, in front of his white friends. He is also deceptive. When he
Title: The Humming Bird Tree
Author: Ian MacDonald
Publisher: Macmillan Education
Date of publication: 2004
The main characters are Alan Holmes, Kaiser and Jaillin. The story takes place in Trinidad, in the earlier part of the twentieth century, while it was under colonial rule. To be more specific the plot occurs in a Trinidadian village, in the countryside.
Summary of the story: The Humming Bird Tree points out the many joys and ills of human nature. A Caucasian boy, Alan, an Indian boy Kaiser and his sister Jaillin seek to form a friendship in a society stricken by racial and class prejudice. The story is centered on Alan and Jaillin, who in their innocence, embark upon new discoveries in nature, while at the same time discover their love that could never be because of social and racial prejudice within the society. They come to this realization when Jaillin is relieved of her duties because they were caught showing their affections. Years later, they meet again and realize that their love and the rules of society surpass their love for each other. The Humming Bird Tree in its entirety highlights the harsh realities of class structure.
The major characters are:
Alan Holmes: He is a white Trinidadian boy of British origin. In the earlier part of the book, Alan is approaching his twelfth birthday. He is the narrator of the novel and the writer portrays him as sensitive and quite. Alan has a keen interest in the environment, but because he is out of his element, he depends upon Kaiser and Jaillin to teach him about it. Alan believes that he is in love with Jaillin and looks up to Kaiser because of his knowledge of the environment and his physical abilities. I am not fond of Alan’s character. He is very hypocritical. It is only when he is with Kaiser and Jaillin that he expresses his friendship openly, as at other times he doesn’t treat them as equals, yielding the colonial way, in front of his white friends. He is also deceptive. When he