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Personification
“…shadows were dancing across the collapsing walls as if it was a dance fit for the spirits”
Non human – “…shadows were dancing across…”
Human – “… A dance fit for the spirits…”
The clock was creeping along the hours as a ninja being a ninja
“Time snuck by”
Non human – Time
Human – snuck
“The funeral raced by mr by in a blur”
Non human – Funeral
Human – raced
” The car was suffering on a winters morning”
Non human – car
Human – suffering
“Time waits for no man ”
Non human – Time
Human – waits
“The car was suffering on a winters morning”
Qualities – Pain, uneasy, struggle, cold
“… A road where New India collided with Old India and made new India late.”
Non human – Collided
Human – New India
Qualities – Accident, conflict, overpower, violence
Katherine Boo used personification to make the point about Annawadi that it’s a liability on the New India. Katherine Boo describes Annawadi as a poorer, more vulnerable person, in a bigger, richer world.
Similes Can Protect Your Neck
” Flowin’ like Christ when I speaks The Gospel…”
“Slang boom-bangs like African drums…”
“My clan increase like black unemployment…”
RZA uses similes to show the relevance with how his “clan” is getting even bigger like the high black unemployment in America at that time. It also shows that because there is an increased rate of unemployment, there is more illegal gang activity.
Sunil’s Understanding Of How The World Works
Sunil sees the world as a very greedy place. He learns that without family it’s every man for himself. He understands that you need to care just for yourself and your family, if you have a family.
“He knew why he and the other children received ice cream only when newspaper photographers cane to visit…” This shows that the nuns didn’t really care about the orphans, I could even show that the orphans had bad experiences and weren’t taken care of properly. This shows that the nuns thought of themselves only. Even though she knew the troubled backgrounds of the poor orphans, they only wanted money, which was supposed to be spent on the orphans to try and make their lives better. The nuns knew that ice cream was a very big issue or delicacy to the children so when the photographers came they gave them ice cream to make them seem happy and show that the establishment was a positive for the orphans, whereas it was really for themselves
“Sunil alone watched out for Sunita…” This illustrates ‘every man for himself ‘ because even though Sunil has a father, he at the young age of only 10 has to take care of his younger sister, alone. When the father is at work, Sunil has to take charge, but even when the father is free and can take care of his own children, he’s drunk, leaving his only two young children alone, knowing that anything can happen to them.
“….She’d tracked down Sunita in the south of the city, then barrelled into his fathers hut to say his children were going to die, the way he was drinking…”
“When they reached the black iron gate of the orphanage though, Asha dropped their hands and left..”
Chapter 2 Summary
Chapter Two of ‘ Behind The Beautiful Forevers’ introduces Asha a mother, businesswoman and the recently renowned slumlord of Annawadi. This chapter illustrates the character of Asha as greedy and selfish. Asha gains money by giving advice on everything concerned around women, whether it would be their husbands beating them, or trying to get a new job. Asha also got an income by scamming her fellow annawadians. She tries to teach the specialities to her 19 year old daughter, Manju, but Manju is described by Asha as ‘sentimental’ which would interfere with her business and blames it on herself that she didn’t bring her daughter up to be like herself
Homework
Economically, India is developing. The government is getting a large income of money. The already rich are getting even richer, and investors from out of India are investing in Indian businesses. The government barely spend money on the good of the population, for example they upgraded roads, but to impress foreign businessmen and to hide the vast poverty. The Indian economy is rich, but none of it is spent on the poorer population or to help the poorer population
Beyond The Beautiful Forevers
What Happening In This Photo?
There are two poor ladies searching through rubbish as a job for money.
Who Might The One Legged Woman Be?
The one legged woman could be related to Abdul, her mother, wife, daughter etc.
Why Might The Police Want to Speak To Abdul And Hid Father?
Abdul and his father done something wrong, it illegal, so the police are looking for him.
Abdul And His Life
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Interesting
- Grind
- Luck
- Hard
- Struggling
- Poor
- Bread – Winner
- Outcast
- Gruelling
- Hostile
- Unhealthy
- Focused
- Active
- Determined
Poetry Story
The poem I am linking to my story is ‘Bayonet Charge’.
As he lay there tossing and turning, you could see the dream etched across his forehead and the pain streaming down his face. The sweat he was exuding formed a moist patch surrounding his torso. The ache in his body that has been formed through the years of pain and distress was evermore apparent
as he lay there numb. This was however not the case in his mind. The battles he was facing were far larger then those that loomed on the surface. As he awoke the puddle of sweat swarmed down him and he broke down into tears. Then he stopped. It was if a simple thought of recognition to his outside surroundings suddenly hit him. Although his thoughts that tore him to shreds flew in and out of his ominous mind, there was almost a peace and calm which fluctuated and rose out of him. All this time he was running away from his fears but now he realised he must face them. He must stand up tall and with a purpose.
It was a dark, humid evening when I was out on patrol, we had a long day fighting the Taliban and were heading back to the so called ‘safe zone’. The morale among my fellow soldiers was low, we had nothing left to offer. We were sitting in the truck in an abysmal state, then we stopped. There was a commotion outside and a dialect of Arabic was shouting in our direction. That’s when the gunfire started. We jumped out of the truck and took shelter behind it. There were bullets flying over our head. They were close. I shot back in anger and that’s when it happened. It was if time had frozen, my friend, the one who was there for me throughout everything, gone in a flash. I could taste the fear growing in my mouth, slowly travelling down the length of my throat, into the pit of my stomach where the butterflies currently fluttered their wings ferociously. Now it was just me and my thoughts. Am I really making a difference? Who am I really fighting for? But the biggest question that posed in my mind was what the hell am I doing here? The bullets continued to fly over me, Then it hit me. Yes I am making a difference, I’m here to fight for my country and all the people at home that are relying on me to return, to provide for them, hearing their voices of undying love scrolling around my head, keeping me going, keeping me alive. That’s when the bullets stopped, they were retreating. But why? I cautiously went to inspect the aftermath. I took 3 steps and after that it was just a flash. Every night I relive this dream, waking up, trying to run away from reality, which is quite ironic because I won’t be running away from anything, nor walking nor crawling.
The hospital corridors stench of bleach travelled through the room that gave the air a feel of despair. The doctor continued his tests on the depleted soldier, you could tell by his submission that there was no hope for this young fighter. It was not just his legs that left him when the IED exploded, but his mind and his soul too. A man’s dream gone in a literal flash. This lasted a couple of weeks before the Doctor noticed a change. The young soldiers mind set was different. Yes the dreams still continued but he woke up determined, not crying. This was no longer a lost soul in a war zone, This was a dedicated man ready to make a change in his life, for the better of not only himself but everyone around him, that single flash may have changed his life temporarily, but the soldier inside will live on forever.
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