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In 'Flowers' by Alice Walker, I found it particularly interesting that she used setting to symbolize Myop's journey towards a more mature and aware world view, culminating with her discovery of the dead body in the forest, where she has her epiphany and realizes that the world is not safe, and she will not be sheltered forever.

One burning question I still have pertains to the descriptions Walker includes of the dead body. What were the circumstances of his death? She seems to allude to slavery, but I am not entirely sure if this is correct.

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What interested me in sea urchin was the kid's willingness and stubbornness to go forward with things; not just sea urchins, but he also opens the window to taste tear gas. This is also my burning question; is he really doing this out of a desire to belong, as the story is interpreted or is it a story of overcoming failures and stubbornness?

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What I found most interesting in the story was the relationship between the brother and sister; you could see the younger brother slowly grow and change, no longer innocent as he once was; you could say that in a way, he would be moulded into the man that his family would want him to be while his sister would "just be a girl", while he loses his naivety. An example of this was when the brother stops singing with his sister and considers it silly, symbolic of the relationship they once had breaking. Another indicator of this was when he wants to go on the truck along with his dad, coming home with blood on his clothes, becoming the real help to his father as the mother would say earlier on in the story; he is now taking an interest in the farm and is helping with the dirty work while Flora would stay at home, quietly rebelling against her father.

A burning question I have is about how Flora will come to grapple with her identity as a girl if the story were to continue in the future; as in the last parts of the story, she rebelled, but the very last line "I didn't protest that, even in my heart. Maybe it was true" shows that maybe she will accept her "fate" as a girl as her parents want her to be.

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I found it interesting that at some point the soldiers decided to split from following the woman into the jungle; almost as if they were aware of the starving kids and women, and sympathised and let her feed, then killing her later.

My question is why the author refused the 10 kobo from the soldiers despite walking past intentionally to get it. Was he perhaps disinterested the moment they started talking about the strange woman?

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I found it interesting how that when the children were being forced, whitewashed even, to abandon their culture in the face of colonists,   the methods succeeded in a way, making them conform to western ideals to survive; we see this at the last lines: "we disguise ourselves and hide our hearts because we love our children."; showing that in the end, Shane was named so because they wanted him to grow up in a culture unharmed, even if it wasn't their own culture; and so in a way the white colonists succeeded in subjugating and supressing maori culture.

My question is not about why the teachers or why such behaviour was tolerated, as all the other questions are asking; it was a racist and atrocious time. But my question is about the part where it says "in those days no one would take a maori bag to town... it wasn't like these days when you see these baskets everywhere - all colours, all sorts of patterns...". If Shane, the central subject of the story being discussed was born in a later time, when such things stopped being "unwelcome" as the suppression tried to imply, why wasn't he given a maori name? The story talks about how shane was given a maori name because their culture was subject to persecution of sorts, but if with time it has improved to the point where maori culture has integrated with modern day new zealand as the book talks about, then why was there a need to name Shane so?

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I found it interesting how the story displayed what life was like for not just farm families in the mid 20th century, but also how different it was for girls and boys. Girls had different expectations, and it was seen as unfitting for a girl to be doing things such as working outside doing a 'man's job'.

One burning question I had was why did the protagonist decide to leave the door open for Flora to run out. She was working against her father here when all she wanted to do before this was fork for her father instead of in the house with her mother.

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I found it interesting how the kid wanted to try eating everything, and as a result had many meals throughout the day.

A burning question I have is why did the kid go back to eat more sea urchins, even after throwing up due to the ones he ate previously and saying the taste made him gag.

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I found it  interesting how the story was written from the perspective of a young boy who has seen things that could be real or figments of his imagination, which makes it hard to tell what was real and what wasn't, while also giving insight as to what this experience was like for the boy.

A burning question I have is will the boy tell the soldiers the location of the veiled woman's people, and if so what will the soldiers do to them.

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I found it interesting that the teachers at the school were adamant in brainwashing the kids into thinking their language and culture were evil, even though they are from the same place and belong to the same people.

One burning question I have is why didn't the children inform their parents to what was happening to Riripeti at school.

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What I found interesting was how much emphasis was put on the characters' culture and traditions in this story.

A burning question I have is did the grandmother's opinions/beliefs change at all throughout the story.

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In 'Flowers' by Alice Walker, I particularly enjoyed the language used to intensify Myop's journey through nature up to the discovery of a dead body, where she has a realization that nature is more than just her safe place.

One burning question I still have is where Myop went after discovering the dead body.

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In 'Boys and Girls" by Munro, I found it interesting how the story illustrated the effect of being a female had on people's perception of you, specifically during that period of time. Being a female would excuse one of a mistake, it would mean there were certain things you shouldn't do that men could. Although there was more to the story, the message of female inequality, was greatly portrayed. Additionally, the girls relationship with Flora, as if that was who she wanted to be, free to be her own self, which is why she may have helped Flora escape, but to face the inevitable, both are always brought back to reality.

One burning question that still remains is why it was okay that she disobeyed her father just because she was female.

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In 'Sea urchin' by Chang Rae lee, I found it particularly interesting how the experiences were all quite new, you would think moving abroad that cultural traditions, foods, etc. would be available or just kept within the family. The way he felt sick after eating the sea urchin, but later wanted to try it again illustrates to the reader that he was very eager to keep trying and finding out more about his Korean ancestry.

One burning question that still remains is whether the author will go back to America after returning to Seoul.

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In 'In the shadows of War' by Ben Okri, I find it very interesting how the boys adventure to discovering the women with the black veil, was portrayed to be almost like a dream. As the women seemed supernatural, the fact that Omovo sees an owl as he attempts to run out of the forest seems to highlight how surreal this moment was. His fathers reaction when the boy tells him about what he saw is another indication of the idea that no one really believes supernatural beings until faced with one

One burning question that still remains is why Omovo's father had no interest in learning about his journey, has he maybe already seen it?

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In 'Kura' by Patricia Grace, I found it interesting how the government got involved after Riripeti's death.

One burning question that still remains is why teachers felt it was okay to treat the students in such a disrespectful manner.

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In 'The Women's Swimming Pool' I found the actions that drove each characters very interesting. Each with a different set of feelings, the language, symbolism and imagery used greatly portrayed setting and storyline.

One burning question I have is what happened to the grandmother.

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I find it interesting about what changed her mind about what her dad was doing. First, she was okay with her dad doing this to the animals and then she suddenly wasn't.

My burning question is what would have happened if the boy disobeyed the father.

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I like how the author, Alice Walker, uses descriptive terms, and enough information about the specific item or scene that you are able to get a clear image of it in your head.

My burning question for this story is why the story ended so suddenly. It would have been interesting to know what happened after.

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I like Walker’s use of language to create a light-hearted tone which suddenly turns solemn when Myop disocvers the man’s body.

One burning question I have is who was the dead man, did Myop use to know him?

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Austin 'In the Shadow of War' by Ben Okri.

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Austin 'In the Shadow of War' by Ben Okri.

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I find the use of sophisticated language very interesting because it shows his own specific style of writing and it shows how old this piece of writing is.  You are able to tell this by, the font of writing too.

One burning question I have about this piece of writing is why the author chose to use in some of the parts, hard to understand wording, when it is supposed to be a writing piece on history to help people learn about it.

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Fiorella - ‘Boys and Girls’ by Alice Munro

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Fiorella - ‘Boys and Girls’ by Alice Munro

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I find Flora and the little girl’s relationship interesting. It is as if the little girl wants to be Flora, she wishes she could leave the house and be free from her father’s orders that is why she helped Flora escaped. But she knows that their fate is inevitable, Flora would still be caught and killed and the little girl will never be able to prove that she is just as strong as her brother Laird because she is “just a girl”. The girl knows that she can never be the hero of the story, she will only be the one saved by a man.

One burning question I have is will the girl, one day, protest her father and become who she truly wants to be

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I find it interesting how the author was able to go in to so much detail in the story, while also still focusing on the main story line including what had happened to Ripireti.

My burning question is why the child thought his name was a cowboy name.

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I find it interesting how all of these experiences, were very new to Chang Rae-Lee. You would have thought that their family would have kept at least some of the culture moving abroad.

My burning question is what made Chang Rae-Lee want to visit their homeland (Seoul, South Korea) so bad?

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Austin 'The Women's Swimming Pool' by Hanan Al-Shaykh.

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Austin 'The Women's Swimming Pool' by Hanan Al-Shaykh.

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I find it interesting how the story also shows the feelings of the narrator.

My one burning question is what the main characters feelings were after at the end of the text.

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Fiorella - ‘Sea Urchin’ by Chang Rae-Lee

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Fiorella - ‘Sea Urchin’ by Chang Rae-Lee

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I find it interesting how the author felt very sick after eating the out of ordinary sea urchin but a week later he is impatient to eat it again. I think this could be a link to how excited he is to learn about his Korean ancestry, he hasn’t been to Korean in so many years so he has not gotten used to it yet but he is still eager to learn more about his homeland.

One burning question is will Chang Rae Lee want go back to America after re-visiting Seoul?

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Fiorella - ‘In the Shadow of War’ by Ben Okri

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Fiorella - ‘In the Shadow of War’ by Ben Okri

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I find it interesting how Ben Okri makes a parallel with an eclipse and the war. Since during an eclipse things go dark, it can be compared to a shadow. And when Omovo followed the lady with the black veil into the forest, it was dark and he notices that in there are bodies of dead men which could be bodies of Nigerian soldiers from the war. Maybe Omovo followed the lady into the Shadow of War.

A burning question I have is who really is the lady, is she a spy a witch or just a dream?

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I find it interesting how this school brainwashed children that their culture (their names and language) was bad. At the end of the novel, the author makes it clear that she is ashamed of her original culture and thinks it is evil after being told for years that it was.

My burning question is why didn’t the children tell their family how dangerous the school and teachers were to prevent Riripeti’s death?

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Fiorella - ‘The Women’s Swimming Pool’ by Hanan Al-Shaykh

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Fiorella - ‘The Women’s Swimming Pool’ by Hanan Al-Shaykh

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One interesting thing about ‘The Women’s Swimming Pool’ by Hanan Al-Shaykh is the author’s use of imagery and symbolism. The narrator is so impatient to see the sea in Beirut but she ends up drowning herself in stress and anxiety before reaching the pool.

My burning question is did the narrator and her grandmother decide to go back home as they felt they did not belong in Beirut?

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In 'Boys and Girls', I found it interesting the way we were given the development of the girl's thoughts. It started off showing how comfortable she was with her fathers job and what it entails, and went on to show her development and change by giving the first scenario in which her actions changed, suggesting a change in mindset. This gave room for more development, and was less sudden and rushed than what is usually portrayed, which was refreshing.  I also appreciated how the thoughts of the character entailed how she herself was also unsure of these changes and did not understand them, as I found that to be realistic.

I am left wondering whether these developments lead to her changing her involvement in her fathers job and on the farm, and if she had done for another animal what she had done to Flora.

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What I enjoyed about 'Flowers' was indirect way the audience was informed of what Myop had come across. As opposed to simply stating she had come across a dead body, Walker used features and their descriptions to slowly make it more apparent. The addition of elements such as the discovery of the noose then gave a slight backstory to the body, while still subtle. The overall writing seemed to be a great example of showing and not telling.

I am left wondering if Myop ever went on to tell anyone about her discovery, or if she had kept it to herself.

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In 'Sea Urchin', I was fascinated by the characters inclination to go back and try the urchin despite his last interaction with it. I think this demonstrates we tend to go back to something in hopes of gaining a new found connection despite previous experiences, just as Lee hoped to gain a new connection with his culture and identity through this food.

I am left wondering if, after this experience, he took something away with him and only broadened his interest in his culture even when back in his "home" country.

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What I found interesting in Flowers was how Walker created this suspenseful atmosphere with the  use of detailed descriptions of the setting and surroundings in addition to ending the story with a cliffhanger.

One burning question I still have is who was the dead person?

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What I found interesting in Boys and Girls was how the story was written in first person point of view. This allowed the character's thoughts and feelings to be well communicated with the reader.

A burning question I have is why did they treat the girl differently and preferred Laird.

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I found how even though the character didn't enjoy the Sea Urchin and felt sick, he was looking forward to eating it again. This showed the character's enthusiasm to get into touch with the Korean culture.

One burning question I have is whether or not the author would visit America again after going to Seoul.

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What I found interesting about the story is the ending. Specifically, how it ended in a cliffhanger therefore encouraging the reader to ask more questions.

My burning question is was the woman real or did Omovo just dream the entire ordeal a dream?

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What I found interesting was how the government got involved after Reripeti’s death. The teachers should have been changed before this tragedy occured.

A burning question is why did the teachers treat the students in such a horrible way ?

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One thing I found interesting in this story is how the author effectively conveyed the thoughts and feelings of the narrator. Also, how the author successfully described the multiple places the story took place in. In addition, the actions of the characters. Precisely, what drove the characters to make each decision in the story.

My burning question is what happened to the grandma.

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One thing I found interesting about ‘The Flowers’ by Alice Walker is her choice of setting which effectively conveys the reason behind Myop coming across a dead body near to where she lives, explained by phrases like ‘corn and cotton’, ‘peanuts and squash’, ‘sharecropper cabin’. This further gives readers an idea about the time frame which revolves around the mid 1860’s to 1960’s, in the United States subsequent to the American Civil War.

A burning question I have about this story is, what changes does Myop’s daily life undergo after she has lost her innocence having been exposed to the unpleasant, real world?

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I think an interesting thing about this story was the developing mindset of a teenage girl under pressure of a former gender orthodox where females were considered to be of lower potential than males and were expected to maintain sophistication in their actions. This is specifically depicted by the author in the form of stories she told herself, which initially focused on the motive to rescue. Whereas now, focus on details about her appearance and being rescued.

A burning question I have is about why the author does not touch upon the relationship shared between the main character and her brother as they grow up? The author does write in a manner that depicts changes within Laird’s attitude, however, readers would have a better understanding about how the development within minds of young males is affected when they grow up under circumstances of being positioned higher than females by the society.

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Something interesting to me about this story was the interest and positive outlook the author had and took, considering he was brought up in America, when visiting his home country since many teenagers would usually disregard their own cultures and ‘homeland’ after adapting to a place they were brought up in.

A burning question that remains, is why doesn’t the author share his second experience of intentionally eating Sea Urchins? This would perhaps determine his indulgence of Sea Urchins.

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An interesting thing about ‘In The Shadow Of War’ is the title itself, where ‘Shadow’ would mean a dark and hidden portion of the whole caused by distress, apart from what is shown to the public’s eye. The title also symbolizes the woman wearing all black who is caught helping out those in starvation during the time of war perhaps.

A burning question that remains, is that why does the author not elaborate on the people Omovo sees except the woman?

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One interesting thing about this story is the unexpected turn that it takes nearing the end as it was something the story did not completely build up to. Although readers might’ve gotten something different to that of what they expected, the story does narrow down to an inspiring ending comprising a healthy recovery of a girl who had seen her sister go through the worst of times.

A burning question I have is that why does the author not explain clearly what riripeti went through and whether people around her were aware of it so they could help her? - Just like the main character’s grandmother did further into the story.

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An interesting thing about this story is the effective choices and uses of imagery and symbolism made by the author for readers to easily visualize the setting of the story. This also contributes to engagement of readers with the story.

A burning question I have about this story is what does the story resolve into? Although it ends at a point where the main character is successful in arriving at their desired destination, the author does not mention how the character really feels about achieving something they had been so tensed for.

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In ‘Flowers’ by Alice walker what I found most interesting is the use of imagery, she used visual, tactile, olfactory, to create different settings in the story, this helped me create the atmosphere of the story specially the difference between Myop childhood protected by her family and the atmosphere once she matured and started to see the dark real world.

One burning question I have is how has seeing a dead person affect Myop’s life and how her personality changes after this traumatic experience.

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In ‘Boys and Girls’ by Alice Munro, something I found interesting was how this story traveled through time and explored a larger storyline which gave me more details and information of their relationship.

One burning question I have is why she supported her father’s ways and his stayed and watch him disrespect her and her gender for a long time and why couldn't she stand up for what she believed and dismiss her father instead of supporting this horrible behavior and trying to convince herself that she was the one in the wrong.

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In ‘Sea Urchin’ by Chang Rae-Lee what I found most interesting is the fact that this story explores different feelings and emotions of the main character, I also liked the way they portrayed the Korean culture from Chang-Rae Lee’s perspective and how he wants to explore it further.

One burning question about ‘Sea Urchin’ is will Chang Rae Lee go back to America after re-visiting Seoul?

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In 'In the Shadow of War' by Ben Okri something I found interesting is the eclipse and how it can be connected to darkness and “shadows” like how they described the mysterious lady in the forest.

One burning question I have after reading ‘In the Shadow of war is who was that lady, was she even real? why did she wear the black cloth around her face and what is the meaning behind that as well.

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In 'The Women's Swimming Pool' by Hanan Al-Shaykh what i found most interesting was the use of imagery and symbolism, it helped me visualize the atmosphere and setting of the story and each character.

One burning question I have is what the main character’s feelings are after reaching his desired destination.

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In 'Kura' by Patricia Grace one thing I found interesting was how much she loved riripeti and always wanted to help her specially when their teachers were treating riripeti badly, as well as the physical and emotional pain she felt after riripeti died.

One burning question I have is why were the teachers so incredibly horrible to the students when they clearly did nothing wrong up to the point that they suffer every single day. As well as why didn't the teachers accept different cultures and languages.

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I found the use of imagery and high levels of detail to be very interesting in this story. Almost every detail was fully described, allowing for a mental image to be formed, giving the reader a good idea of exactly what the scene looked like.

A burning question I had was who was the dead person that Myop found and what was he doing there.

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In "Flowers" by Alice Walker, I enjoyed the use of visual imagery to convey the setting of the forest Myop was exploring in great detail.

One burins question that I had when reading "Flower" was what impact did finding a Dead Body have on Myop, and whether that had any impact on future explorations Myop was planning to go on.

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In ‘Kura’, I found it interesting how the children were treated in school, particularly the attitudes behind language and culture and the attempt to erase them, even down the their names and the food they are.

I am left questioning whether the main character had ever left her area, or remained there.

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one thing that really interested me in this story was the use of imagery to convey the visuals of the farm, and forest in front of her.
a burning question I have is how will Myop a 10 year old be able to deal with seeing such a dead body?

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one thing I found interesting was how Henry Bailey even though he suffered from bronchial troubles still managed to laugh, and make the others happy.

one question I have was why she admired her father and his job after salesmen would make fun of her for being a girl, and her father would not say anything about it?

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I find it interesting how the story develops into showing how Riripeti wanted to go to school to her begging not to go anymore, to her finally having the courage to go back but deep inside she feared it and therefore she died.

one burning question would be why the teachers were so ignorant towards the different cultures?

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one thing I find interesting is the symbolism of how she feels like she's drowning in a lake of anxiety and fears

one burning question I have is how do they feel finally arrive at their destination?

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one thing I find interesting is the use of olfactory imagery to convey the different settings he's in' smell.

a question I have is if he will return back to America after his visit with his original culture in Seoul.

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one thing I find interesting is the connection between the shadow figures he sees in the half light of the cave, and the eclipse which connects to the title of the story the shadow of the war.

one burning question I have is who is that women and was this she just a perception of his imagination?

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I found it very interesting how the story turned so quickly, from a very peaceful setting and story, to a scenario where Myop’s journey suddenly turned, into a more a more questioning yet eye-opening situation.

Burning Question: Other than wondering the backstory to why the man was lying there, I wonder how Myop was freaking out or even a little disgusted as to the fact that her heal had become lodged in the man’s eye.

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In ‘Boys and Girls’ by Alice Munro, I found it interesting how she portrayed the girl character, the perspective she was writing from. Often girls were represented as working in the house and not being able to understand or be brave enough for the farm work, however, the girl was portrayed as helping her father with his work and even watching some of the things her father did, which was completely different to what her mother and other girls had been portrayed to do.

Burning Question: Something I still want to know is how the remarks her parents made affected her? Her parents did say some things that weren’t very sensitive towards her, yet her reaction towards what they say isn’t really shown, and so I want to know how this affected her and what she thought of herself and her future.

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In ‘Sea Urchin’ by Chang-rae Lee, I found it interesting how spent most of the story not even mentioning the sea urchins, yet was still able to relate the story and focus on the story on the event of eating the raw sea urchin.

Burning Question: Based on he previous events, I wonder if anyone influenced the person who’s perspective is told from to eat the sea urchins, if it was the elderly women who was able to or wanting to do what the parents didn’t want, to eat raw fish.

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In ‘In the Shadow of War’ by Ben Okri, I found it interesting how this boy was shown as so courageous and even though it was set throughout the war, both the boy and his father seemed so relaxed.

Burning Question: After the boys saw the soldiers hurt and shoot the woman, I wonder why they brought the boy back to his father and how they knew his father was. The boy had seen them, yet they did not worry about the boy saying anything, as if they knew that no one would believe what the boy was going to say.

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In ‘Kura’ by Patricia Grace, I found it interesting how the author took a so familiar setting, often associated with education yet also laughter, and was able to show how a place of security and showed how it doesn’t protect and educate us as we thought and how ‘simple’ action can have catastrophic effects.

Burning Question: When she went back to school, it was mentioned that there were new teachers with new ways, and so I wonder whether the girls death had anything to do with realizing that something was wrong, and if anyone at that school was able to connect it.

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In ‘The Women’s Swimming Pool’ by Hanan Al-Shaykh, I thought that the story itself was interesting, how this girl went all the way just to find a women’s swimming pool. With so many pools today, even ones for women only, I would have never expected someone to go so far just to find a women’s pool. I also found it interesting how, emotionally, she changed so quickly, from being sad that she couldn’t find the pool, too ecstatic when she found it, and how important it was for her.

Burning Question: I wonder if there was another importance to finding the pool, for example; proving her grandmother wrong? Other than being able to swim, I feel like after her grandmother questioned that the pool existed part of the importance to finding this pool increased.

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I liked that the story was set in old days when sexism was a problem. I also liked how at the start we didn’t know what it was about and the discrimination towards therein character was subtle and didn’t show until the very end.

One question would be why did she not just dismiss her father and everyone else. Why did she just stay and watch as people told her what to do as a girl. I didn’t like the ending where she just says “Maybe it’s true” and I would ask why they picked that ending instead of an ending where she calls out  on everyone for being discriminating. Frankly I was disappointed at the end and i think she should have stuck up for herself.

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I liked the descriptions in the story, the way the sounding area of the character was described gave me a clear idea of how it looked.

A burning question would be who was that women, why were the soldiers hurting her and what side was she on.

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What I found interesting throughout this story was the interpretation of the young boys curiosity and how the soldiers and his father treated this curiosity.

I am left wondering who the woman really was, and whether there was a valid reason for what they had done to her.

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In this story, I found it interesting the connection conveyed between the girl and the sea, despite having only ever heard about it, and what this connection drive her to doing.

I am left wondering this occurrence resulted in any changes in her relationship with her grandmother, especially considering how her view on her grandmother had changed towards the end of the story.

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i enjoyed how the scenario and story of Myops journey evolved quickly and changed setting from peaceful and simple to more complicated and create more tension.

burning question:
while reading the story the question i kept asking my self and trying to recreate is how finding the body effected Myops mentality.

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the part that interested me while reading the story is that at first the child didn't mind the dad killing the animals and breeding them but later on as the story progressed the child started disliking it more and more.

burning question:
i wondered why the child minded her dad doing what he did as i had a relatable experience due to my dad and i was interested in the child's point of view.

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it interested me how the techniques he used for example olfactory imagery and how the words sea urchin were used very little and yet it was very simple to understand what the topic was.

burning question:
the question i processed was will Chang Rae-Lee return to America after visiting Seoul and how will Seoul affect his mind set and opinion on America.

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i was interested by the childs curiosity and opinion and how people viewed and treated him due to it.

burning question:
i wonder if the soldiers who shot the women had any remorse or actually wanted to do what they did.

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i found interesting how the relation ship between the different families and how they treated each other even tho they weren't biologically related. the fact they felt the need to protect each other and had the same instincts a person has towards a actually biological family member surprised me.

burning question:
i wonder why the teachers had such hate and behaviour towards other cultures and what their reasoning and point of view was for that behaviour.

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Something I found interesting was the relationships between these families, how they were like sisters even though they didn't share a mother. I liked how they were still meant to look after one another.

A question would be why this school had such strict rules and bad punishments, if the children didn't know how to speak why didn't the teacher try to teach them (the job that they actually had) but rather they hit the children.

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i was interested how the girl was connected to the sea and water in general and how passionate she was about finding a swimming pool just for women.

burning question:
i wondered for some time why she had such opinions on her grandmother and how she changed her view and opinion towards so often especially towards the end.

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One thing I found interesting about this short story was the very detailed description of the setting, in which the narrator described the farm and barns that her father worked at every day in large detail.

One burning question I have is whether the decision of the narrator to not close the yards gate and letting flora escape had any impact on the trust between her and her father?

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One thing I liked and found interesting was that the girl no matter what didn't give up and just kept searching for the pool.

A burning question would be how the grandmother felt reaching this pool, or what was going on through the grandmothers head this whole time.

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One thing I found interesting was the fact that the boy liked to try new things, new food.

A question would be why was he in so much anticipation to go back and eat it a week later.

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Throughout Sea Urchin, I found it interesting that the narrator was very openminded and willing to try out foods from his culture, even if they will appear to be unusual or gross when compared to the traditions of the people where he lived from the past 12 years.

One Burning question that I have was whether eating alive and raw seafood had any serious risk in terms of viruses and diseases being transmitted through this method, and wether there are methods to still enjoy those traditions in a safer way.

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Throughout this story, what I found interesting was the great courage that Omovo had, specially with a child his age, which I think conveys the effects of war on children, as violence was normalized  to Omovo from an early age.

One burning question I had was how will the father address and explain the action of the soldiers with the women, to reduce the terror and fear watching that scene had on Omovo.

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One thing that truly interested me about this story was the contrast between the beginning of the story and the end. At the beginning the setting is beautiful which is conveyed with the great amount of imagery that the author uses. The main character is taking all of this in and enjoying her time outside with all the different flowers. However, at the end, the hung man is discovered and even though the way its told isn't extremely grotesque, we still know that the little girl seeing this figuratively marked  the end of not only her summer ( as the author directly states), but of the beauty around her and quite possibly her innocence.

One burning question I have is- Why was the man grinning? Of course another question I have is- Why was he hung?- but the answer to why he was grinning is one that I really want to hear.

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One thing I found interesting was how important their grafter found education, as he was willing to give up land in order for his children and grandchildren to get education.

One question I have is why didn't all the kids unite and speak up to an adult Kileys their parents whom could have taken action to stop what was happening at their school.

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In the time that this story takes place, sexism was not just common, but it was the way people lived. Women were treated as much less than men and were only trusted with housework and jobs that required little effort, brains or strength. This story is told by a girl of those times who has been taught these sexist views her whole life and knows nothing but to oblige to them. The story shows how she believes that her dad killing and skinning foxes was very normal and something that all guys could do. However, as it does this, it also shows that the little girl is extremely comfortable with her dad doing this violent task, which is something that most men and people of that time wouldn't see as very "feminine". This subtle contrast is very interesting and also how she goes from not minding it to starting to dislike it a lot. This also shows how she goes from simply trusting and thinking whatever her dad wants her to, to forming her own ideas and opinions about the topic.

One burning question I have is wether or not she stops her dad from killing foxes later on.

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One thing I found interesting was the way the narrator was disgusted yet attracted to eating more sea urchins, so much so, that he went back alone after getting sick from just eating one. The way the narrator described the sea urchin was by using words such as "alive" and " it tastes as if flesh was a mineral". This suggests that he didn't enjoy it, along with the fact that he kept throwing up. However, the taste and need to like them was enough to make him go back for more.

One burning question I have is how many people have had the same reaction to the sea urchins and still come back for more. I have this question because the lady who works at the restaurant says "I know what you want" as soon as he comes back, insinuating that she's had many people come back despite not initially liking the flavor.

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Throughout this story, I found it interesting that the grandmother was a great believer in her cultures and traditions, as she decided to continue praying the hardest of conditions.

One burning question that I have is how did the grandmothers believes and ideologies changed after being exposed to a different set of behaviour in Beirut.

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One thing I found interesting in this story was the way the kid protagonist is so calm and poised in this time of war. The way the narrator describes this time is with great accuracy and detail showing that they knows quite a lot about it. For this reason, the collectivity that the kid portrays is deliberate and meant to show how normal this is for him. Even though these are terrible times, the kid seems to find this common and something that he's used to, just like his dad.

One question I have is if the woman who the soldiers shot real and if not, what did she represent? Was she a figment of the Omovo's imagination or really a woman who they soldiers actually shot.

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This story was perhaps my favorite out of all the other ones I read and also the most heart breaking. I found many things interesting about the story including the fact that it is about institutional racism in Polynesia due to color and traditions. The problem of racism has been around since almost the beginning of time with typically whiter-skinned people believing they are better than us darker-skinned people and other certain cultures. This story explores how even though they are all the same race, the teacher had a certain hatred for Riripeti for simply being darker and not being able to speak much English. Despite knowing that   Riripeti was much younger and brought up in a family of a certain culture, the teacher continuosly punished Riripeti for not being "perfect". I also found Riripeti's development very interesting yet hard to read. At the beginning she's this happy little child with bright eyes and a a wide smile. The teacher's racism gets to her in such  a way however, that all the life she had in her soon fades and she eventually, dies.

One burning question I have is about the actual book that this excerpt is from- Baby No-Eyes. I want to know what happens after this and if the main character is ever able to live freely and in a surrounding that accepts her.

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One thing I found interesting in this story was the way the sea connects to this larger story about feminism and religious/cultural ideologies. The little girl wants to desperately find a swimming pool for women because she believes that they too deserve to enjoy themselves in these pools and have the same pleasures as the men surrounding her. The connection between the water and  freedom is one that I've heard in other works of literature and film. These works of art connect this lifeless entity to the ideology of true freedom saying things like "only water is truly free" and "to be free we must be like water". Songs also use different analogies, similes and symbolism for freedom, such as Hair by Lady Gaga, in which she connects her freedom of expression and sense of self to her hair and the freedom that she should have over changing and controlling it. Hanan Al-Shaykh does this same thing by connecting these two things except here, unlike in many movies, its more literal and forward.

A burning question I have is wether or not the grandmas views changed throughout the development of the story.

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INT: throughout the story, the descriptiveness of many things like places, flowers. Even with the sudden discovery go, what I can understand, a dead person which took such a dark turn

Burning Question: although, the description of her finding at the end could imply a dead man, I’m still wondering what the meaning behind those last 5 words?

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INT: I really like the style of descriptiveness if it makes sense, but the context of the descriptions is what really makes relaxing and intriguing to read. Specific settings and action were described as if I’m watching a movie in my head. In terms of the story, the development of her behavior and thoughts changing is well laid-out with parts of her telling the background behind why she does specific things like telling stories herself to sleep and show the change nearing the end of story

Burning Question: I don’t know if this would consider me as oblivious, but what aspect or experience lead to the changes in her behavior and thoughts with her releasing Flora? Is it just the whole puberty thing and her experience with the killing of horses for meat? Maybe her conflict on taking her father’s side instead her mothers?

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INT: the connections and metaphor of the eclipse with the title and the mysterious Is very smart and interesting one. I’m guessing it may be saying that there’s an underlying mystery or some kind of dark aspect that happens in the war but goes unnoticed or no one knows or in the shadows of war.

Burning Question: straight to the point…who is this mysterious woman who’s described as witch and how was she able to scare or make the soldiers point a gun which means she’s somehow a threat to the soldiers?

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INT: one thing that stands out is the bravery and willingness of Riripeti going to school even when she’s treated badly, but deep down, the level of fear was too much for her which lead to her death. However, I am glad that the teachers have changed after her death, but it’s disappointing that it happened because of Riripeti’s death

Burning questions:

What was the motive of her previous teacher’s hate towards the kids speaking their language and being that strict? Did that teacher hated the language and wanted to manipulate the students into being more “normal” in her sense?

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INT: the detail used in using symbolism and imagery in order to describe the place she’s seeing in different parts of the story. Especially towards her finding of the women’s pool

Burning Question:

I wonder why the Grandmother had such a disliking for the Summayya suggesting her gran-daughter about a women’s swimming pool?

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INT: The character’s craving towards wanting to try the sea-urchins even though it result in disgusted reaction shows his attempt on trying to stay connected to his family’s culture of trying fresh seafood.

Burning Question: Food’s one thing he could try, but what other cultural activities or aspects could he try in order to further increase his connection to the Korean culture?

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I like the use of language that changes the tone throughout the story to create a different atmosphere. Through the use of imagery and language the author created such a beautiful scene. Although, gradually it takes such a dark turn when she discovers a hanging corpse.

burning question: I want to know why the man was grinning, why was that such an important detail.

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I found the character development throughout the short story to be very refreshing. The story really makes you look into the small details, such as her behavioral changes.

burning question: I want to know what happened to Floras relationship with her father has now changed.

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I love the characters enthusiasm to develop a deeper connection with his home country, as he mentioned he hasn't been there in years. He wants to be able to adapt to this culture that even after getting sick because of eating the sea urchin, they are still willing to try again. He used food in order to develop a deeper connection with his culture and identity.

burning question: will he go back to America even after coming back to Seoul.

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I found the boy and fathers personality very interesting, as they are brought up to be very courageous and curious even in such a terrifying setting, that being war.

burning question: why was this woman described as a witch, and how did the soldiers kill her without any remorse.

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I like how you get a sense of security when reading about these characters. How they looked after each other with no second thoughts, even if they aren't related. Its almost comforting for a reader.

burning question: How were this teacher brought up to have such hatred and resent for different cultures and upbringings.