Have you ever thought what it would be like if you were living somewhere else? Have you read a book about somewhere else‚ then related to it? In our class‚ that is what is happening to The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. She quoted this book was for “the children of war” because it has an eleven year old protagonist in Afghanistan 1996‚ under the control of the Taliban. Her name is Parvana‚ and she has similarities and even more differences in her everyday life‚ compared to mine. Parvana and I
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Have you ever wondered what life is like across the world? After reading The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis I realized than Parvana and I have the same personality but‚ different lifestyles. Even though Parvana lives across the world and has a harder life than me we still have similarities and differences. Parvana and I have many similarities in our personalities. Her lifestyle may be different but that doesn’t stop her from having a great attitude. For example Parvana and I are very hard workers
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Mann Ms. Gutestein Deborah Ellis Deborah Ellis started writing at age 11-12 inspired at a young age she grasped her talent. As a kid she was constantly moving from place to place due to her father’s work‚ and used writing as a coping method. When she grew up‚ her work and writing was mainly done by traveling and talking to others that have problems and taking note of everything. She started to write the book I am currently the Breadwinner her first book. The Breadwinner takes place in Afghanistan
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This book was written by Deborah Ellis in 2002. Deborah Ellis has been in Afghan refugee camps and heard many stories like Parvana’s. Its historical fiction. This book cover attracts the reader by the picture which shows that the book based on a country like Afghanistan by the look of the girl clothes and the background like the desert. Parvana’s journey is historical fiction and was published in 2002. The story set in Afghanistan where Taliban rules . Parvana is the main character in the novel‚
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Introduce the Topic: Currently in class we are reading The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. The realistic fiction book takes place in Afghanistan‚ and features Parvana (protagonist) and her family. They’re very poor‚ and constantly struggling to survive with the Taliban rule. With the mother depressed‚ and the father arrested‚ Parvana must take charge and care for her family. We’ve also taken a look at the non-fiction Kids of Kabul‚ also by Deborah Ellis‚ which interviews real kids in Kabul‚ and their real
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In the novel Parvana by Deborah Ellis there were many characters who were affected by the war in Afghanistan and one of them is Parvana. Parvana had many experiences some of them were cruelty of war‚ cruelty of the Taliban‚ the discrimination against women and friendship. Firstly‚ parvana experiences cruelty of war in Afghanistan. “ Bombs had been a part in Parvana’s whole life”. This shows how her mind be tuned to only seeing destruction such as war‚ bombs‚ injuries‚ loss of houses‚ poverty
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The Breadwinner ------------------------------------------------- “The Breadwinner” by Leslie Halward is a short story set in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. The father has lost his job and is relying on his son’s wages to support him and his wife. The man and women fight over Billy’s pay. Billy lies to his father‚ saying that he has lost the money but then there is a surprise when he gives it to his mother. The story takes place in a small house that is “meanly furnished”. This tells
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In the story The Breadwinner‚ there are several types of conflicts. One major conflict in the story is character verses self. This is also known as internal conflict. The other main conflict in the story is character verses society‚ also known as external conflict. In the story The Breadwinner‚ a young girl in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ lives with her family in a small bombed out apartment with their few salvaged belongings. During this time‚ the Taliban are in control of Afghanistan‚ which causes
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In the book The Breadwinners by Deborah Ellis‚ Parvana and Nooria have different points of view. On page 21‚ the book states “You cleaned out the cupboard three days ago!”Said Parvana.However‚ in this quote it shows the reader that Parvana is not a girl to hold things in‚ she will just speak her mind. But with Nooria it is different‚“Are you going to help us or not?” said Nooria. Firstly‚ quote is basically showing how Nooria held back on Parvana instead of going off on her‚ Nooria could have gone
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way. We call that life. In the Breadwinner‚ written by Deborah Ellis‚ this story tells the reader about one little girl and her family’s struggles fighting against the Taliban‚ a group who want to make new rules in Afghanistan. Obviously‚ the Breadwinner shows that when life gets harder‚ people have to improve themselves. The readers can see this idea proven through the characters‚ the conflicts and the settings. The characters in the Breadwinner show that when life changes to
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