A Complicated Kindness Summary
a complicated kindness
Setting:
Nomi lives in East Village (pg. 6)
It is more commonly known as the East Reserve in Manitoba
It was one of two pieces of land set aside by the Canadian government for the immigrant Mennonites coming from Russia
It's southernmost boundary is about 20 miles from the US border
Mennonites had been adjusted in Russia to life in the open steppes (grasslands, prairies of russia) and preferred the open prairies. This would explain why the mennonites chose to settle in the praries because they knew how to strike living water from level ground, how to build comfortable huts, and how to heat them, too, without a stick of wood; they also knew how to plant shelter belts for protection against the icy winds of the northern plains. It was very similar to their way of living in Russia
The prairies are basically the farming industries. It goes with a flashback that Nomi told about farmers being very important. The teacher pretends to be a professor but she was not allowed onto the heaven train, nor was Rockin' Rhonda, nor Slugger Sam. However, farmer Fred was allowed onto the train "because he had Jesus in her heart" (52)
Connecting Chapter 15-21:
This book reminded me a lot of mean girls too. It connected a lot to acceptance. I think that the Mennonite community that Nomi lives in that has very exact guidelines and rules and if you don’t follow them like everyone else you are not as easily accepted. Just like in the Mean Girls where if you didn't follow what the "Plastics" thought was right or live by their commands, you were pronounced a 'nerd' or 'an outcast' or in the Mennonite community 'ex-communicated.' In mean girls the main character Cady (Lindsay Lohan) moved to a new place and was never really accepted as normal, she never seemed to blend in. The choices that she made led her to stand out. Although didn't exactly move to a new place, this relates to Nomi because she too stands out for what she does (rebelling) or what she
Setting:
Nomi lives in East Village (pg. 6)
It is more commonly known as the East Reserve in Manitoba
It was one of two pieces of land set aside by the Canadian government for the immigrant Mennonites coming from Russia
It's southernmost boundary is about 20 miles from the US border
Mennonites had been adjusted in Russia to life in the open steppes (grasslands, prairies of russia) and preferred the open prairies. This would explain why the mennonites chose to settle in the praries because they knew how to strike living water from level ground, how to build comfortable huts, and how to heat them, too, without a stick of wood; they also knew how to plant shelter belts for protection against the icy winds of the northern plains. It was very similar to their way of living in Russia
The prairies are basically the farming industries. It goes with a flashback that Nomi told about farmers being very important. The teacher pretends to be a professor but she was not allowed onto the heaven train, nor was Rockin' Rhonda, nor Slugger Sam. However, farmer Fred was allowed onto the train "because he had Jesus in her heart" (52)
Connecting Chapter 15-21:
This book reminded me a lot of mean girls too. It connected a lot to acceptance. I think that the Mennonite community that Nomi lives in that has very exact guidelines and rules and if you don’t follow them like everyone else you are not as easily accepted. Just like in the Mean Girls where if you didn't follow what the "Plastics" thought was right or live by their commands, you were pronounced a 'nerd' or 'an outcast' or in the Mennonite community 'ex-communicated.' In mean girls the main character Cady (Lindsay Lohan) moved to a new place and was never really accepted as normal, she never seemed to blend in. The choices that she made led her to stand out. Although didn't exactly move to a new place, this relates to Nomi because she too stands out for what she does (rebelling) or what she