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Naro is a minor character in the story, but he is rather important person. he acts as a voice of reason--especially for Soka. For example when Soka is being completely unreasonable and blaming Sundara for everything, NAro steps in and says "Responsibility!For 4 years I have heard nothing but responsibility when it comes to our  niece. Is that all you think of her?A child needs affection too. You are too hard on her. You've given her all the discipline and none of the love."
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"Soka! Now I know for certain you're out of your mind.We would all be dead if we hadn't come to America. And you know it."

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- Naro, Sundara's Grandmother, and Kelly are all important minor characters in the story.
- Soka has drastically changed after Sundara cried about feeling guilty for the

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What minor characters are important to the story? 

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What minor characters are important to the story? 

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Naro is a character that is important to the story because in the beginning of the story he seemed to have the power among the family. He is also seen as the voice of reason.

The Grandmother is important because she is a symbol of the culture they left in Cambodia.

Kelly is another important character because she was Sundara's first friend in America and she is her support and guide for this new American life.

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Does the Football Coach have power?
How?

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What are the problems your character is facing?

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What are the problems your character is facing?

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One problem that Sundara is facing is her struggle to fit in.

Another struggle she faces is the complicated relationship with Jonathon.

Another struggle is that she wants to fit in but at the same time not compromise her culture.

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- Power shifts from Jonathan to Soka.
- Sundara is considered American by her family but different at school.

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Sundara is a young girl who had moved to Oregon to escape the genocide in Cambodia. She attracts the attention of a lot of boys since she moved especially Jonathan Mckinnon. She really does like him and he likes her but she doesn't want to stray from her Cambodian culture which forbids her from talking to American Boys.

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Soka is Sundara's aunt and is a large influence on Sundara. Soka enforces Cambodian traditions on Sundara, especially that girls are not allowed to talk to or date boys. In addition, Soka plays the role of the antagonist throughout most of the book, but she drastically changes after Sundara starts crying about how she thought she was guilty for killing Soka's baby.

Before - "Rebuked, Soka turned on Sundara a look of purest loathing. 'I wish you would go,' she said evenly. 'Get out of my sight.'" (Crew 172)

After - "'It's true.' Soka sniffed. 'I haven't been fair to her [Sundara]'" (Crew 179)

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He is a very generic American boy. He is very popular and plays football. But is obviously oblivious to Cambodian culture.

"'Jonathan, I shouldn't even have lunch with you. To go to a movie... I'm Sorry. I just can't.' He blinked at a loss. 'Well... I guess if that's the way you feel..." (Crew 1)

"Jonathan was still looking open, vulnerable. Didn't he understand about smiles that were only for politeness." (Crew 112)

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How does power shift from characters in the story? How? Why is this important?

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Think of a part you just read. How would the scene have felt different if it were from the perspective of another character?

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Think of a part you just read. How would the scene have felt different if it were from the perspective of another character?

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In the scene where Jonathan is asking sundara out and she talks about how she shouldn't talk to him... page 70 "Jonatan, I shouldn't even have lunch with you. To go to the movie... I'm sory. I just can't." Jonthan probably feels really upset at this moment because he does really like Sundara. It probably would have felt more awkward if it was from his part of view because he was the one to be rejected. Jonathan might have also felt kind of angry that she said no because she wants to stay true to her culture. I think we might've seen more of his annoyance and he might have thought things like "This is America... we don't do things that way"

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Sundara is puzzled by American cultures.
"Jonathan, I shouldn't even have lunch with you. To go to a movie... I'm Sorry. I just can't" (Crew 1)

"'Well, he's my boyfriend," Cathy said 'I ought to know him better than Craig Keltner does.' My boyfriend. Something swelled up in Sundara. How easily those words slipped of the girls tongue." (Crew 71)

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The difference between settings in Cambodia and U.S.
"Our parents arrange. The boy's mother ask the girl's mother." (70). "You didn't have a telephone or television, but you had servants." (95).This shows how different Cambodia is when you compare with the U.S

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Sundara is doing a good job of fitting in, and she is becoming more American in the process.

Fitting in - "Sundara found herself on her feet, jumping and clapping with the crowd." (Crew, 39)

More American - "Oh, no. How american Sundara has become" (Crew, 81)

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This book is about how Saundra fled Cambodia with her aunt's family and leaving her parents alone from the Khmer Rouge Army. Then four years later, she can't really fit in her school. She experiences different environment. Then she meets a guy named, Jonathan who is an extraordinary American Boy.