Story Plot A Very Large Expanse of the Sea by Ashtyn Cripps https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox Made with panache en-us 2022-05-06 17:41:04 UTC 2026-02-18 18:20:38 UTC hello@padlet.com 3. Shirin and her brother Navid, share a love of this movie "Breakin" about break dancing. Later on her brother Navid decides that he and her are going to start a break dancing club with some of his friends, and that is what they do. ashtycr3486 https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2173250002 This moment is significant to the plot of the story because this is one of the only things that Shirin really expresses her passion and love towards at this point in the novel. She expresses love towards break dancing and how she isn't afraid to put in hard work and effort, and really wants to "become a b-girl in the full sense of the world. It would be so much better to be called a b-girl, a break dancer." (75)]]> 2022-05-06 17:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2173250002 4. During her Global Perspectives class her teacher has her and a classmate come to the front of the class and say what they see when they look at each other. Her classmate reveals that when he looks at her he sees nothing, and it is like she doesn't even exist. She runs out of the class, and Ocean follows her. They ditch school together and go to IHOP. ashtycr3486 https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2173254820  This causes Shirin to become furious at her teacher. She becomes very offended that her teacher would put her in that position. This moment also shows how Ocean cares about her, because he follows her out of the class, and convinces her to go to IHOP together, leading to the first real interaction between them. Due to the cause of all of these events, it lead to her and Ocean becoming much closer together, and this is the first real moment that Shirin lets her guard down and opens up. ]]> 2022-05-06 17:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2173254820 5. Talking with Navid, Jacobi, Bijan, and Carlos. Shirin asks her brother and her break-dancing mates if she's pretty but then they tell her that she's scary and mean. They tell her that she gives "assholes" too much power over her life. https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2173272274
Shirin never was told that she was pretty, and her brother an her friends tell her that she's scary and doesn't allow people to get close to her. Jacobi acknowledges her pain but offers her advice as well. This is a significant moment because it's the first time acknowledged literally that the reason she acts angry and avoids people is because she's scared of being hurt by others. What Jacobi said actually broke through to her because he told her that preventing herself from being happy is giving the bullies and bigots exactly what they want. ]]> 2022-05-06 18:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2173272274 6. Shirin was made out to be an example of stereotyping and assumptions in her global perspectives class, so she hasn't been attending that class. Mr. Jordan, the teacher, come up to her an apologizes. She explains to him why it's so upsetting and how frustrating it is t have to deal with bigots. https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2173277335 This moment is significant to the plot because she explains to Mr. Jordan how annoying it is to constantly deal with people's racism and bigotry. She explains that it's not her job to have to explain things because people are ignorant and refuse to educate themselves. This is important because it's the first time she explains how exhausting it is to deal with people, and it also marks the beginning of things getting rougher with her relationship with Ocean and her peers. ]]> 2022-05-06 18:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2173277335 1. Shirin moves to a small suburban town after 9/11 and goes to a new high school. She has to deal with people's ignorance to other cultures and feels like everybody judges her. https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2173286384 Shirin was constantly moving around and switching schools. When she moves to her new high school, she has to deal with offensive remarks and ignorant teachers / students. Throughout the day she deals with students saying racist things to her and teachers who make her seem out of place. One of her teachers told her that she was in the wrong class because it was honors english and that the ESL office was down the hall. She assures him that she is in fact in the right class and is perfectly capable of speaking english because she was born in America. ]]> 2022-05-06 18:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2173286384 7. Ocean takes Shirin to his car to discuss them. Shirin continues to push Ocean away and tells him that he will eventually care in the future about them. Ocean continues to tell her how much he cares about her, and that he truly does not care what people think. https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2183221932 This moment represents the moment that Shirin continually tries to push Ocean away, but fails. She does not want to get together with him because she is too worried about affecting him at school, and his future, and she is worried about what people think. Ocean continues to try and convince her that he wants to be with her, and he does not care what people think, which sort of makes Shirin think that they maybe would be able to get together. ]]> 2022-05-13 17:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2183221932 8. While they are in the car discussing what will happen with them going forward, Ocean kisses Shirin. After they kiss, she goes to her classes as usual, and after school goes to break dancing practice where her brother reveals that people are talking about them. He reveals that people saw them kissing in the car. https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2183222297 This is the moment that Shirin was worried about. She was worried that people would talk about them, and that it could seriously affect Ocean. She realizes that at this point there really is no turning back. From this point on whether her and Ocean are a couple or not, people are going to talk and question them. ]]> 2022-05-13 17:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2183222297 9. Shirin and her break dancing group go to another break dance convention. Ocean goes with them and afterwards they go to a park and get to know each other. Ocean opens up to Shirin about his family. https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2183233658 First of all this is important because break dancing is metaphorically kind of like her doing thing's she wants to do despite what others say. She's able to do break dancing, but she's distant from Ocean because she's letting the fear of people tearing apart their relationship. Additionally it also shows how Ocean is eager to let Shirin get to know him and get closer to her, and Shirin wants the same but she's letting her fear and the opinions of others control her choices.]]> 2022-05-13 17:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2183233658 10. Another Muslim girl at Shirin's school come up to her, and after finding out about her and Ocean kissing in his car, she decides to yell at Shirin and tell her she's a disgrace to their religion. https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2183243970 Shirin stands up for herself and tells her that just because she wears a hijab and religious doesn't mean that she isn't allowed to be human. She says this and yet she doesn't really allow herself to be herself. Additionally it adds to the idea of the plot with ignorant people. Unlike other people his interaction is different because even someone with similar background to Shirin, she still criticizes her. This plays at the idea that people of color have different experiences, and this interaction has a large effect on Shirin.]]> 2022-05-13 17:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2183243970 2. Ocean and Shirin meet for the first time in their science class when he accidentally bumps into her and taps her on the shoulder. https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2183248945 While Shirin is listening to music in class, Ocean bumps into her on accident. She pauses her music and he says he wanted to apologize for bumping into her. This is the first time him and Shirin talk in the story and it ends with her turning back on her music and continuing her day. This moment is significant because Ocean is another main character in the book and them encountering each other is the start of their story. ]]> 2022-05-13 17:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2183248945 11. Ocean and Shirin arrive at school together and Shirin gets a cinnamon roll thrown at her face. When she goes to the restroom to wash off, she takes off her hijab and a girl takes a picture of her. https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2183250077 On the second day of arriving together at school, someone insults Shirin by telling Ocean "Why're you f*cking around with Aladdin over here, bro" (236)? Shirin is irritated by this remark but decides not to say anything. Someone then proceeds to throw a cinnamon roll at her face and this is when Ocean steps in and Shirin runs off to the bathroom. When she gets to the restroom, she takes off her hijab to get the icing off and a girl tells her hey, so when Shirin looks up the girl snaps a picture of her. This is significant because the picture goes around campus and now everybody has seen Shirin without her hair and it shows that Ocean and Shirin can't have a normal relationship because everybody around them is so caught up with how they feel and their beliefs. ]]> 2022-05-13 17:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2183250077 12. After everyone starts to blacklist / blackmail Ocean, Coach Hart screams at Shirin to break up with Ocean. Ocean's mom also has a talk with Shirin. Shirin then breaks up with him. https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2183250484 After people start to blackmail Ocean, things got more out of hand when Coach Hart gets involved. He starts to scream at Shirin saying that she is going to ruin Ocean's chances in basketball and that she's a distraction. He scares her and she feels like she has no power. When she's on her way home from school, Ocean's mom talks to her. She reveals that she never had any money for Ocean and that she is depending on him getting a scholarship. Shirin doesn't want to break up with him but she fears for his future and feels like she has to leave him in order for him to get the future everyone wants him to have. He doesn't really care about basketball, but everyone else depends on him to win and succeed. So, Shirin does what she thinks is best and breaks up with him. ]]> 2022-05-13 17:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2183250484 13. Shirin after breaking up with Ocean, goes and does her break-dancing performance in front of the school. Suddenly the school's opinion of her changes. https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2188107591 This quote is significant because it's symbolic of letting herself do something she wants regardless of what people's opinions are. The school reacts very fondly and she becomes more than just a girl who wears a hijab. This is also symbolic of her beating the bullies and haters and focusing on her own happiness. This also shows the hypocrisy of people in this story as well as how fast the can forget about their racism and cruelty.]]> 2022-05-17 18:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2188107591 14. Shirin gets back together with Ocean and grows as a person. She stops seeing people as possibilities of being hurt ad tries better to be truer to her happiness. https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2188116313 This part shows her growth overall in the book. She overcame her fear of people's opinion and learned to prioritize her own happiness. She had such a hard time letting herself be happy and be with Ocean at first, and by this end part she had no thoughts about pushing herself away.]]> 2022-05-17 18:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ashtycr3486/dmaseburfq2uqwox/wish/2188116313