Darius the Great is not Okay Claims by Lauren MacFadden https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0 Made with panache en-us 2019-10-07 01:17:20 UTC 2019-10-07 15:46:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Using first-person point-of-view, Khoram challenges the reader's prior interpretation of Darius's father; thus, depicting the effects of depression on the characters' family dynamic https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394527608 2019-10-07 15:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394527608 The novel demonstrates how mental illness can isolate people, but can also bring the together amanduhscarbs https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394528479 2019-10-07 15:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394528479 https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394529213  
 Khorram utilizes voice and the narrative style to create a uniquely teenaged perspective 

]]> 2019-10-07 15:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394529213 https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394529373 The change of perspective (Sorab or Laleh) could have fully changed how readers interpret the book]]> 2019-10-07 15:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394529373 https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394529651 Darius The Great Is Not Okay complicates gender roles to give the narrator complexity and speaks to defying stereotypes in Iran related cultures. 
-DM]]> 2019-10-07 15:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394529651 https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394529701 The novel uses an immersion into Persian culture with a particular focus on the making of tea in order to show the connections Darius makes with his family despite his perceived language, social, and generational barriers. ]]> 2019-10-07 15:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394529701 Stephen (Darius’ father) is villainized by Darius’ perspective https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394531001 2019-10-07 15:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394531001 https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394531118 the plot comes full circle from beginning to end through Khorram using the many insecurities of Darius to overcome his overall identity crisis. ]]> 2019-10-07 15:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394531118 https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394532675 Talking as about things that affect us will give us perspective and peace ( mental health)]]> 2019-10-07 15:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394532675 https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394532951 The perspective allows us to experience how Darius uses sci-fi as a frame of reference for reality]]> 2019-10-07 15:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394532951 https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394533072 The author uses references to science fiction and fantasy throughout the novel to offer a frame if reference for reality.]]> 2019-10-07 15:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394533072 https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394534734 Fiction can give us a lens that gives us a frame of  for reality (Darius and scifi)]]> 2019-10-07 15:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lmacfa1/zw79p1r7caq0/wish/394534734