My daughter the racist
brazen
(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass
loftily
(adj.) very high; noble
What is Hamelin?
A city of northern Germany on the Weser river southwest of Hanover
What is a djellaba?
A long, loose, hooded garment with full sleeves, worn especially in Muslim countries.
What is The Pied Piper of Hamelin?
A tale of a piper who let children away from their homes using his music
The narrator's husband...
A university professor, he died.
Who is Helen Oyeyemi?
Born 1984 in Nigeria and raised in London.
What is a moral?
Difference between cultures
What happened to women from the village (widow)?
Dragged out and beaten
What is Karkedeh?
Egyptian drink made from dried hibiscus
The mother-in-law...
Exaggerates quite often
My daughter the racist
Finalist for the 2010 BBC national short story award
What is the point of view?
First person
Who said and when, 'Mother, I swear before you and God that from today onwards I am racist.'?
First quote - Daughter
Who is the narrator?
Mother of the daughter
Who is Noura?
Narrators friend, advices about her actions
Who said, "ugh" and when?
Quote 10 - Daughter
Who said, Rather than ask a fourth time I will kidnap her...'?
Quote 4 - Bilal
Who said, 'Ah, don't do that, son. Don't take the light of an old woman's eyes,'?
Quote 5 - Mother-in-law
Who said, I'm not saying I believe it. I'm just saying you must stop this kind of socializing. And behave impeccably from now on. I mean - angelically.' and when?
Quote 6 - Noura
Who said, Yes. I do. I think your husband spoilt you. He gave you illusions... you feel too free.We are not free.' and when?
Quote 7 - Noura
The daughter is...
Rebellious, 8 year old
Men from the village were...
Short tempered, aggressive
What is the theme of the story?
Social culture and social perspective
Who is Noura's husband?
Tells noura that the thoughts are bizarre
What is the rising action?
The daughter goes outside to throw rocks at the soldiers truck
What is the resolution of the story?
The narrator writes a letter to the scrawny soldier so that he doesn't comes back
What is the exposition
The narrators daughter tells her that she is a racist
What is the climax?
The scrawny soldiers confronts the narrators daughter and tells her how brave she is
How does the village feel about the scrawny soldier
The village doesn't like him
Who is Bilal?
The wealthy man that wants the narrators hand
Who said, they could be so evil as to shoot children then it's in God's hands. Anyway I don't believe that they could do it.'?
Third quote - Noura
When did she write her first novel?
When she was attending secondary school
What is the falling action?
While the scrawny soldiers visits the narrator and her daughter the village isn't pleased
What is a minaret?
a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.
What is a Keffiyeh?
checkered cloth traditionally worn by Palestinian men as head covering
Impeccably (adv.)
perfectly, flawlessly
balmy
soothing, mild, pleasant