Brent Staples Sparknotes
(AGG) According to the author Francois Crepeau, there is a refugee camp in southwest Algeria that is fully equipped and supplied by international assistance, but this is not always the case for every camp around the world. (BS-1) Staples describes how refugees have many conflicts in the novel and it is then proven to be true in the article Refugee Camps. (BS-2) The novel shows how living in a refugee camp can affect how a girl will reunite with her brother and father. (BS-3) The author also uses details that are true and describes how Najmah must be protected from danger as a refugee. (TS) Suzanne Fisher Staples uses accurate details about refugees which helps create conflict in Under The Persimmon Tree. (MIP-1) The author uses accurate
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details and shows Najmah is living as a refugee with many problems regarding survival. (SIP-A) Najmah is living at a refugee camp with Akhtar’s family and life for them is much harder than it was before. (STEWE-1) Najmah and others have “clothes (that) are tattered...they are covered with dust” (Staples 126). The refugees in the camp do not have fresh, clean clothes like people normally would. Refugees lack supplies they need to survive. (STEWE-2) When Najmah is at the camp, she describes that “there is shouting and jostling and the air is mixed with dust. A wagonload of apples had arrived from across the border, and the crowd...clamors and elbows until the fruit is gone” (Staples 146). Najmah and other refugees are living an extremely poor life with very little food or water. So they rely on the camp for the goods they need to survive. When camps are giving away goods, the people want to be first in line to be guaranteed the product. This causes pushing, shoving, and violence. (SIP-B) The article, Refugee Camps proves that these problems occur in real life. (STEWE-1) The author says that “People living in a camp lack almost everything they need for a stable life” (Crepeau and Lantero). Refugees lack food, water, clean clothing, safety, and more. The tents are not in great condition, people are hungry and thirsty, and to add on to of it all, they have to deal with Afghanistan’s harsh winters. This is how refugees live and how unprepared most camps are. (STEWE-2) Refugees also experience “food and water shortages because there are no jobs for farming opportunities” (Crepeau and Lantero). Since there is very little food and water, the people must rely on the organization that is giving away products. They are desperate for goods to help them survive, so people can be violent in order to get the supplies they need. (CS) Staples describes how refugees have many issues in the novel and it is proven in the article Refugee Camps. (MIP-2) Staples uses details to show how this event affects how Najmah will get to Peshawar to find her brother and father. (SIP-A) Najmah realizes that living at the refugee camp with Akhtar and Khalida won’t get her to Peshawar. (STEWE-1) She begins to make a plan to leave the camp by telling herself “I must keep my distance from Khalida and Akhtar because I know I will leave them soon. If Akhtar leaves first, I am afraid I will have to stay and help Khalida. And so I keep my silence as well as my distance. And I watch very carefully for the chance to leave first” (Staples 151). Najmah knows she has to leave Akhtar and Khalida to reunite with her father and brother. If she talks with them, it will create a relationship with the family and she won’t be able to leave and go to Peshawar. Therefore, Najmah must stay silent and try to get away with any opportunity that occurs. (STEWE-2) Najmah then begins to make a plan “to return to Kunduz and resume life on (her) farm...This plan fires (her) heart, (which makes her) begin to believe (she) can do almost anything…” (Staples 151). Najmah made a goal to return to her family’s farm to live with her brother and father again. She becomes determined to reunite with them and to do this she must leave Akhtar and Khalida behind to do what she feels is right for herself. (SIP-B) Najmah then decides to get onto a pear truck and leaves on her way to Peshawar to find Baba-jan and Nur. (STEWE-1) She thinks that “This is the first chance (she’s) seen for a ride to Peshawar…(Najmah) decide(s) to take (her) chances instead of waiting until it might be too late” (Staples 154). Najmah wants to accomplish her goal to return to her farm and find her brother and father. To do this, she must get to Peshawar somehow. The pear truck was her first opportunity to get there, so she decided to take the risk. (STEWE-2) While in the truck, Najmah thinks to herself “I cannot wait for another truck. This may be my only chance to find Baba-jan and Nur, so I stay inside” (Staples 156). Najmah thinks the pear truck is being driven by a smuggler, which puts herself at risk of danger. She just needs to make it safely to Peshawar so she can find Baba-jan and Nur. (CS) The author uses details in the novel to show how living in a refugee camp affects how Najmah will reunite with Baba-jan and Nur. (MIP-3) The author also uses true facts and describes how Najmah has to make sure she stays safe while she is living as a refugee. (SIP-A) Najmah has to dress as a boy in order to stay safe while traveling through areas. (STEWE-1) Before leaving her home in Golestan, Khalida “picks up a pair of scissors...and snips at (Najmah’s) hair to the sides of (her) face” (Staples 84). Najmah cut her hair to look like a boy to be safe while on her journey with Khalida and Akhtar. Men have more rights than women in some areas. (STEWE-2) Akhtar tells Najmah “‘You will be safer dressed as a boy traveling through strange areas’” (Staples 85). Najmah has to dress differently and change her name to stay safe. She does this because women do not have the same rights as men do in different areas. (SIP-B) This event is proven to be true by the article Refugee Camps. (STEWE-1) The authors say that “Women and children that are refugees are targeted for rape, assassination, and beatings” (Crepeau and Lantero). This is proof that there are dangers living as a refugee. If Najmah didn’t take precautions by dressing like a boy to stay safe, then she would've gotten hurt in some way. (STEWE-2) The authors also state that “Host countries are reluctant to police the camps, so protection is rarely available” (Crepeau and Lantero). Since there is no protection by police to keep refugees unharmed, the people living in camps must protect themselves. We see this happening with Najmah and Khalida when they dress as boys while traveling so they do not get hurt in dangerous areas. (CS) Staples uses details that are true and she also describes how Najmah must stay safe while living in danger as a refugee. (MIP-4) The author uses details in her writing to show how this event affects Najmah’s ability to stay safe and survive on her own.
(SIP-A) When Najmah goes to live with Nusrat to be protected, Nusrat shows Najmah she wants to help her and notices that Najmah is actually dressed as a boy. (STEWE-1) Nusrat says to Najmah “‘I wish you could tell me about yourself-where you’ve come from and how you got here. It will help us to locate your family’” (Staples 193). Nusrat wants to help Najmah find her father and brother. So she wants to know more about her to try and locate her family, but Najmah is unsure if she should trust Nusrat with that information. (STEWE-2) Nusrat tells Najmah “‘You’re safe here...But it is very dangerous for you to pretend you’re a boy’” (Staples 194). Nusrat wants to make sure Najmah knows she is safe with her and it is dangerous to be dressed as a boy. Nusrat knew Najmah was a girl “‘because of the way (her) hands are callused’” (Staples 194) from doing girls’ work. (SIP-B) Najmah cannot live near her uncle because he is unsafe. (STEWE-1) When Nusrat asks Najmah if she has any other family members from Kunduz, she says she has an uncle who is her enemy and Nusrat asks her “‘If your father and brother are dead, what will be in the village for you?’ asks Nusrat. ‘Especially if you have an enemy there’” (Staples 211). Najmah wants to return home to her family’s farm. But Nusrat tries to tell her that if she is alone in the village, her uncle will probably do something harmful to her. Nusrat just wants Najmah to have a safe home. (STEWE-2) Najmah wants to go home to Kunduz, but she cannot live there alone because her uncle will eventually “‘take (Najmah) back and force (her) to marry someone...and he will take (her) father’s land’” (Staples 216). When Najmah’s uncle shows up to Nusrat’s school, Nusrat protects Najmah from being taken away from her uncle because she knows that he is Najmah’s enemy. (CS) Staples uses details to show how staying
safe impacts Najmah’s ability to stay protected and try to survive by herself. (RTS) The author uses realistic details about refugee life to create major conflicts. (BS-3) Suzanne Fisher Staples uses precise characteristics and shows how Najmah has to be safe while living as a refugee. (BS-2) Under The Persimmon Tree demonstrates that living in a refugee camp can impact how Najmah will find Baba-jan and Nur. (BS-1) The author also shows that refugees come across many problems and the article Refugee Camps proves that this information is true. (R) The next time you hear about refugees, you should rethink that they do not have a stable life like we do.
details and shows Najmah is living as a refugee with many problems regarding survival. (SIP-A) Najmah is living at a refugee camp with Akhtar’s family and life for them is much harder than it was before. (STEWE-1) Najmah and others have “clothes (that) are tattered...they are covered with dust” (Staples 126). The refugees in the camp do not have fresh, clean clothes like people normally would. Refugees lack supplies they need to survive. (STEWE-2) When Najmah is at the camp, she describes that “there is shouting and jostling and the air is mixed with dust. A wagonload of apples had arrived from across the border, and the crowd...clamors and elbows until the fruit is gone” (Staples 146). Najmah and other refugees are living an extremely poor life with very little food or water. So they rely on the camp for the goods they need to survive. When camps are giving away goods, the people want to be first in line to be guaranteed the product. This causes pushing, shoving, and violence. (SIP-B) The article, Refugee Camps proves that these problems occur in real life. (STEWE-1) The author says that “People living in a camp lack almost everything they need for a stable life” (Crepeau and Lantero). Refugees lack food, water, clean clothing, safety, and more. The tents are not in great condition, people are hungry and thirsty, and to add on to of it all, they have to deal with Afghanistan’s harsh winters. This is how refugees live and how unprepared most camps are. (STEWE-2) Refugees also experience “food and water shortages because there are no jobs for farming opportunities” (Crepeau and Lantero). Since there is very little food and water, the people must rely on the organization that is giving away products. They are desperate for goods to help them survive, so people can be violent in order to get the supplies they need. (CS) Staples describes how refugees have many issues in the novel and it is proven in the article Refugee Camps. (MIP-2) Staples uses details to show how this event affects how Najmah will get to Peshawar to find her brother and father. (SIP-A) Najmah realizes that living at the refugee camp with Akhtar and Khalida won’t get her to Peshawar. (STEWE-1) She begins to make a plan to leave the camp by telling herself “I must keep my distance from Khalida and Akhtar because I know I will leave them soon. If Akhtar leaves first, I am afraid I will have to stay and help Khalida. And so I keep my silence as well as my distance. And I watch very carefully for the chance to leave first” (Staples 151). Najmah knows she has to leave Akhtar and Khalida to reunite with her father and brother. If she talks with them, it will create a relationship with the family and she won’t be able to leave and go to Peshawar. Therefore, Najmah must stay silent and try to get away with any opportunity that occurs. (STEWE-2) Najmah then begins to make a plan “to return to Kunduz and resume life on (her) farm...This plan fires (her) heart, (which makes her) begin to believe (she) can do almost anything…” (Staples 151). Najmah made a goal to return to her family’s farm to live with her brother and father again. She becomes determined to reunite with them and to do this she must leave Akhtar and Khalida behind to do what she feels is right for herself. (SIP-B) Najmah then decides to get onto a pear truck and leaves on her way to Peshawar to find Baba-jan and Nur. (STEWE-1) She thinks that “This is the first chance (she’s) seen for a ride to Peshawar…(Najmah) decide(s) to take (her) chances instead of waiting until it might be too late” (Staples 154). Najmah wants to accomplish her goal to return to her farm and find her brother and father. To do this, she must get to Peshawar somehow. The pear truck was her first opportunity to get there, so she decided to take the risk. (STEWE-2) While in the truck, Najmah thinks to herself “I cannot wait for another truck. This may be my only chance to find Baba-jan and Nur, so I stay inside” (Staples 156). Najmah thinks the pear truck is being driven by a smuggler, which puts herself at risk of danger. She just needs to make it safely to Peshawar so she can find Baba-jan and Nur. (CS) The author uses details in the novel to show how living in a refugee camp affects how Najmah will reunite with Baba-jan and Nur. (MIP-3) The author also uses true facts and describes how Najmah has to make sure she stays safe while she is living as a refugee. (SIP-A) Najmah has to dress as a boy in order to stay safe while traveling through areas. (STEWE-1) Before leaving her home in Golestan, Khalida “picks up a pair of scissors...and snips at (Najmah’s) hair to the sides of (her) face” (Staples 84). Najmah cut her hair to look like a boy to be safe while on her journey with Khalida and Akhtar. Men have more rights than women in some areas. (STEWE-2) Akhtar tells Najmah “‘You will be safer dressed as a boy traveling through strange areas’” (Staples 85). Najmah has to dress differently and change her name to stay safe. She does this because women do not have the same rights as men do in different areas. (SIP-B) This event is proven to be true by the article Refugee Camps. (STEWE-1) The authors say that “Women and children that are refugees are targeted for rape, assassination, and beatings” (Crepeau and Lantero). This is proof that there are dangers living as a refugee. If Najmah didn’t take precautions by dressing like a boy to stay safe, then she would've gotten hurt in some way. (STEWE-2) The authors also state that “Host countries are reluctant to police the camps, so protection is rarely available” (Crepeau and Lantero). Since there is no protection by police to keep refugees unharmed, the people living in camps must protect themselves. We see this happening with Najmah and Khalida when they dress as boys while traveling so they do not get hurt in dangerous areas. (CS) Staples uses details that are true and she also describes how Najmah must stay safe while living in danger as a refugee. (MIP-4) The author uses details in her writing to show how this event affects Najmah’s ability to stay safe and survive on her own.
(SIP-A) When Najmah goes to live with Nusrat to be protected, Nusrat shows Najmah she wants to help her and notices that Najmah is actually dressed as a boy. (STEWE-1) Nusrat says to Najmah “‘I wish you could tell me about yourself-where you’ve come from and how you got here. It will help us to locate your family’” (Staples 193). Nusrat wants to help Najmah find her father and brother. So she wants to know more about her to try and locate her family, but Najmah is unsure if she should trust Nusrat with that information. (STEWE-2) Nusrat tells Najmah “‘You’re safe here...But it is very dangerous for you to pretend you’re a boy’” (Staples 194). Nusrat wants to make sure Najmah knows she is safe with her and it is dangerous to be dressed as a boy. Nusrat knew Najmah was a girl “‘because of the way (her) hands are callused’” (Staples 194) from doing girls’ work. (SIP-B) Najmah cannot live near her uncle because he is unsafe. (STEWE-1) When Nusrat asks Najmah if she has any other family members from Kunduz, she says she has an uncle who is her enemy and Nusrat asks her “‘If your father and brother are dead, what will be in the village for you?’ asks Nusrat. ‘Especially if you have an enemy there’” (Staples 211). Najmah wants to return home to her family’s farm. But Nusrat tries to tell her that if she is alone in the village, her uncle will probably do something harmful to her. Nusrat just wants Najmah to have a safe home. (STEWE-2) Najmah wants to go home to Kunduz, but she cannot live there alone because her uncle will eventually “‘take (Najmah) back and force (her) to marry someone...and he will take (her) father’s land’” (Staples 216). When Najmah’s uncle shows up to Nusrat’s school, Nusrat protects Najmah from being taken away from her uncle because she knows that he is Najmah’s enemy. (CS) Staples uses details to show how staying
safe impacts Najmah’s ability to stay protected and try to survive by herself. (RTS) The author uses realistic details about refugee life to create major conflicts. (BS-3) Suzanne Fisher Staples uses precise characteristics and shows how Najmah has to be safe while living as a refugee. (BS-2) Under The Persimmon Tree demonstrates that living in a refugee camp can impact how Najmah will find Baba-jan and Nur. (BS-1) The author also shows that refugees come across many problems and the article Refugee Camps proves that this information is true. (R) The next time you hear about refugees, you should rethink that they do not have a stable life like we do.