https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality by Roshani Chokshi en-us 2023-02-18 16:17:55 UTC 2025-12-25 21:14:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508111 I chose this book because I can connect with the ideas it represents. It shows a lot about Indian mythology, which is something I've learned since I was a baby. It also portrays the life of a young indian girl living in America, at this time. I can connect with this girl, Aru, because I am also of the same ethnicity and I also live in America. Aru goes through many of the challenges and experiences that I go through, like feeling different or being able to connect with other Indian people. The experiences of another girl like me intrigued me. This book is the final book of the Aru Shah series by Roshani Chokshi. I hadn't read this book before, so it was a good book for this purpose too. 

In the Dedication section, the Author says, "I hope it sparks your curiosity, tickles your imagination, and, if I am so fortunate, sneaks into a little corner of your heart and stays there." This book has done all of the above. It's significant because it is one of the first of its kind to incorporate mythology into a young adult's book. ]]> 2023-02-25 02:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508111 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508256 "Kara's first reaction when she entered the Labyrinth that hid the nectar of immortality, was, well disappointment. She'd imagined it looked like something out of the fairy tales she'd read over and over until the spines split down the middle. She thought it would be beautiful."

I think these are great opening lines. The previous book, Aru Shah and the City of Gold, ends with a cliffhanger, in which Kara enters the labyrinth. These lines satisfy the reader's excitement and anticipation of what would happen next. I also think these lines are great because they show again Kara's personality and give a refresher to what character we're focusing on. However, if the reader didn't read any of the previous books, there would be a lot of confusion about what was going on. ]]> 2023-02-25 02:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508256 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508386 "I'm proud of you."

This is said by the Sleeper, the antagonist, to Kara, his daughter. Kara is Aru's friend turned enemy. Her whole life, Kara hasn't experienced love and affection from her family. Therefore, this quote is significant because it is the first time that she's heard this before.]]> 2023-02-25 02:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508386 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508440 "We will all be together, as a family."

This quote is said by the Sleeper to Kara. Kara hasn't experienced love and affection from anyone before, so this dialogue is significant. Therefore, she feels more affected when she hears that she'll have a family. This is also another example of the way that the antagonist, the Sleeper, gaslighted Kara. ]]> 2023-02-25 02:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508440 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508489 "The girl you love will be the Death of you."

This is the prophecy given to Aiden, Aru's love interest, in Book 4 (Aru Shah and the City of Gold). It's significant because this prophecy does indeed come true when Aiden sacrifices himself for Aru. However, for many years, Aru didn't believe that Aiden truly loved her, so it was heart-wrenching when she found out that he did, and died for it. ]]> 2023-02-25 02:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508489 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508573 "Aru would never be sure if it was her lightning bolt or Kara's trident that had shattered the last bit of the pot holding the nectar of immortality."

This is important, because this is the finale of the whole series. The goal of the main characters was to destroy the Nectar of Immortality in this book, before evil forces could get their hands on it. Their goal was successfully reached by this amazing finale. ]]> 2023-02-25 02:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508573 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508598 "He was sacrificing himself for her."

In this scene, Aiden, Aru's love interest since Book 2 (Aru Shah and the Song of Death), sacrifices himself for her. Aiden is one of the most important characters in the series. However, this was bound to happen, as it had been prophesied in Book 4 (Aru Shah and the City of Gold) that the girl Aiden loved would be the death of him. This was a large emotional blow to Aru, because she didn't think Aiden would sacrifice himself for her. She had a strong connection to Aiden, and when he died, she lost a part of herself. However, his death inspired her to fight harder and gave her more determination.]]> 2023-02-25 02:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508598 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508614 "As a consequence of your actions, you will be stripped of your memories of this time."

In this scene, Kara, a friend turned enemy of the protagonist Aru, is punished for her evil doings. This means every memory she's ever had with the main characters is lost. However, this is saddening because she also forgets all the amazing experiences that she had with Aru. This is another large emotional blow for Aru Shah.]]> 2023-02-25 02:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508614 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508720 "In one moment, the swatted the scimitar out of his hand."

The word, Scimitar, means a short sword with a curved blade. Scimitars are similar to bayonets, daggers, and machetes. ]]> 2023-02-25 02:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508720 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508777 "When the great lord of Destruction dances and obliterates existence, we intend to join him in that dance."

The word, obliterate, means to destroy utterly, or to wipe out. Synonyms are destruct, annihilate, and demolish. Antonyms are create and establish. ]]> 2023-02-25 02:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508777 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508814 One of the most important themes of Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immorality is believing in yourself. The whole book encompasses the emotion of courage and bravery as well.]]> 2023-02-25 02:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508814 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508977 "A moment later, a pair of sunflower-colored gloves tumbled to the corner."

This is personification; the action of tumbling is given to inanimate objects, the gloves.]]> 2023-02-25 02:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508977 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508990 "Aru considered this, her stomach turning."

This is personification, because the action of turning is given to an inanimate object, her stomach. ]]> 2023-02-25 02:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494508990 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509020 "The inside of the hotel opened into a marvelous atrium where enchanted snow sifted down from silvery clouds."

This is an example of Imagery, because it evokes a mental image of the inside of the hotel, so we can imagine it in full and true detail.]]> 2023-02-25 02:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509020 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509086 "She'd been hoodwinked by hope."

This is personification, because the action of 'hoodwinking' is given to an inanimate idea, hope. ]]> 2023-02-25 02:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509086 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509104 "When she looked at Mini, Aru felt a stab of shame."

This is an idiom; Aru did not actually experience a stab of shame. The phrase, "stab of shame," implies that Aru felt sudden guilt.]]> 2023-02-25 02:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509104 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509485 "Doesn't it feel like we've been here before?"

I can connect to this myself, because I often visit places and feel a feeling of deja vu; as if I had been to that place before, even when I hadn't. ]]> 2023-02-25 02:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509485 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509502 "Aru made a face. Only yellow Starbursts? Gross. Truly the worst flavor in existence."

I can connect with this, like many of my friends, because in my opinion, yellow Starburst candies are truly the worst flavor.]]> 2023-02-25 02:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509502 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509556 "... there was a car moving slowly beside her. She froze, every 'STRANGER DANGER' instinct lighting up her brain."

I can connect with this, because I too have been told my whole life about stranger danger and being cautious; I think it's important, especially in this time and place. ]]> 2023-02-25 02:59:38 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509556 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509816 "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise."

This line came from a poem by Thomas Gray, written in 1742, called Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College.]]> 2023-02-25 03:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509816 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509912 "Maybe it was drained from cracking open the protective sphere over the nectar of immortality."

The nectar of immortality, or Amrita, is in a story in Hindu mythology, which is called the churning of the ocean. This appears in the Bhagwat Purana, Vishnu Purana and the Mahabharatha.]]> 2023-02-25 03:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509912 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509929 "One by one, Aru brought out Aleesa's bangle, Jambavan's claw, Menaka's earring, and Urmila's anklet." 

Urmila's anklet, connects to the Ramayana; Urmila was the younger sister of Sita and the wife of Lakshmana, the younger brother of Rama. The anklet is significant because it was given to Aru as a gift.]]> 2023-02-25 03:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2494509929 patil1 https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2497069250 2023-02-27 21:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/patil1/mypy6rfuwakn0mxy/wish/2497069250