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Mariam Al Shehhi and Fatima Al Dhaheri 12KA&12NA

Describe and analyze a conflict between a parent (or parental figure) and a son or daughter in the text.

Paul and David:-

The relationship between David and Paul is complicated.Although they are father and son there seems to be an uncomfortable tension between them. The main reason for David’s attitude towards Paul could be his guilt towards sending Phoebe away. It must be impossible for David to look at his son without remembering his daughter and his feelings of possible regret about his actions. This tension is very clear when David tries to persuade Paul to pursue a career in basketball when it isn’t in his interest. This could be David’s way of putting the blame on his son for sending his daughter away. David associates his feelings of disappointment towards Paul not choosing basketball as a career to his disappointment towards himself because of what he did. This could be the main reason for David and Paul’s unsettling relationship.

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Mariam Al Shehhi and Fatima Al Dhaheri 12KA&12NA

Describe and analyze a conflict between a parent (or parental figure) and a son or daughter in the text.

Paul and David:-

The relationship between David and Paul is complicated.Although they are father and son there seems to be an uncomfortable tension between them. The main reason for David’s attitude towards Paul could be his guilt towards sending Phoebe away. It must be impossible for David to look at his son without remembering his daughter and his feelings of possible regret about his actions. This tension is very clear when David tries to persuade Paul to pursue a career in basketball when it isn’t in his interest. This could be David’s way of putting the blame on his son for sending his daughter away. David associates his feelings of disappointment towards Paul not choosing basketball as a career to his disappointment towards himself because of what he did. This could be the main reason for David and Paul’s unsettling relationship.

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1. The conflict between Caroline and Phoebe

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1. The conflict between Caroline and Phoebe

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In the book The Memory Keepers Daughter, the relationship between Caroline and Phoebe is very loving. Although Phoebe is not Caroline's daughter, it does not change the way Caroline treats her with love and sympathy. "It had not really occurred to her before that their careers were in jeopardy." (121-123). It did not pass Caroline's mind that when she took the risk of taking care of Phoebe that she could potentially lose her job. Although losing her job is a possibility, Caroline still chooses to protect and care for Phoebe. This shows how even though Caroline is not the true mother of Phoebe, she still treats her like one of her own.
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2. Contrasts between houses/homelife of Pheobe and Paul

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2. Contrasts between houses/homelife of Pheobe and Paul

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In The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards, the author contrasts between the home lives of two characters: Paul and Phoebe. Paul, although the perfect child, lives in a difficult and lonely home environment, whereas Phoebe, a disabled child, is surrounded by love and happiness in her home. These contrasts are shown through Paul’s and David’s brief conflict over sports and music. To give context, Paul is now thirteen years old and interested in music, and yet David wants his son Paul to pursue sports (Edwards 313-314). Given how quickly Paul gets annoyed, it is clear that David and Paul are not on the same terms, and this can be very damaging to their relationship, because they will start forming animosity towards each other. On the other hand, despite the fact Caroline is not able to provide everything Phoebe really needs, Phoebe still lives a happy life where she is capable of doing the most basic of tasks and lives with a lot of happiness (Edwards 291-292). Phoebe, although fighting hard to give Phoebe the life she deserves, doesn’t forget to make sure that the life she can provide is happy and loving enough. To conclude, the two characters Phoebe and Paul clearly have very different lives with some irony woven into them; although we associate Paul’s perfection to equate to happiness, this is not the case, and Phoebe’s disabilities do not hinder her from having a happy life.

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1. The conflict between Caroline and Phoebe 

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1. The conflict between Caroline and Phoebe 

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Caroline cares for Phoebe as one of her own.

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A symbol that stands out is the wasp nest that appears in pages 248-250. Norah was trying to get rid of the wasp nest because David and Paul are both allergic to bees. Norah didn't know how to get rid of it, but then she suddenly had the idea of vacuuming the wasp nest after remembering a remark Bree told her about 'vacuuming' for the rest of her life. The wasp nest symbolizes her emotions. Norah tries to get rid of her emotions for the sake of not upsetting David and Paul. Norah vacuuming the wasp nest and turning the vacuum off is her bottling her emotions and leaving it for another day. Norah eventually got sick of the sound, so she grabbed the dust bag, and started smashing it. I interpret that as her overcoming her depressions and her past. However, one wasp got away alive and annoyed, which tells readers that the past always stays with you.

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One significant symbol used in The Memory Keeper's Daughter, is the mention of a seemingly threatening "snake" to mirror David's fear of raising a disabled child, in pages 214-216.
Since David is so adamant on protecting his wife, Norah, he constantly tries to keep her out of harms way, leading him to mistake even the most harmless situations for danger.

. This over-protective behavior ultimately pushes Norah away from her husband and further alienates her from her family.
One example of such occurrence, is when David interprets a call from his wife as a cry for help. This happens when Norah calls for David's attention to admire pretty flowers, and David, thinking of his childhood snake hunts, automatically assumes she was startled by a snake.

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Using your journal entries- analysis and personal response- (or your partner’s, if you were not able to get a print-off copy), answer the 1 of the following 3 questions:

1. Describe and analyze a conflict between a parent (or parental figure) and a son or daughter in the text.

2. What are some contrasts between houses/homelife of Pheobe and Paul? How do these contrasts represent opposed forces or ideas?

3. Pick a line or passage in the novel you have written down, and the reasons for its significance or effectiveness.