Funny in Farsi Literature Circle Role Sheet
Name: Eyup Agirtmis Meeting Date:11/20/14 Thematic Thread: Our similarities outweigh our differences Find three text examples (put in MLA format) of your thematic thread and discuss specifically how the example addresses your thematic thread (analysis). THIS MUST BE TYPED!
Reference with MLA page #
(You can record the full quote or a portion of it using ellipses.) Author’s rhetorical device
(Bullet 1=1 device used in reference;
Bullet 2=Author’s purpose in using that strategy.) Significance: How does the example contribute to the thematic thread and ultimately create a theme as a whole?
“It's not what we eat or don't eat that makes us good people; it's how we treat one another. As you grow…show more content… Significance: Even though Firoozeh and her mother do not know English very well they still like America showing that even if the place is different from your home hospitality and help create a sense of warmth and an affable mood.
Question Type Question Answer With 2 Pieces of Text Support in MLA
World Connection
Why is it sometimes hard for immigrants to get accustomed to their new country? “After a few awkward attempts by my mother to find Iran on the map, Mrs. Sandberg finally understood that it wasn’t my mother’s lack of English that was causing the problem, but rather her lack of world geography…”(Dumas 6)
“We counted on him not only to translate the language but also to translate the culture… He was to be our own private Rosetta stone.” (Dumas 8).
Open Ended
How does Firoozeh’s camp experience show the social isolation someone perceived as “different has to endure? “Plus I had achieved such a near invisible status, I didn’t think anyone…” (Dumas 48).
“Coming from a modest culture and an even more modest family… I decided then and there not to bathe.” (Dumas 46).
Universal Thematic…show more content… I could be Catholic, Jewish…Father Christopher turned out to be a kind and enlightened man with a wonderful sense of humor.”(Dumas 146). • Understatement- The author underplays the conflict of the 3 religions by saying they are all basically the same.
• The author uses understatement to say that the three religions are after the same goal and that they all should get along. This quote supports the thematic thread our similarities outweigh our differences because it is hinting through humor that all three religions pray to the same god so they should not be fighting but instead respect each other’s beliefs.
“I was pretty sure this would be the moment of bonding. It would go something like this: ‘Oh, dear, Firoozeh, this earthquake… What was I thinking? Muslims, Jews, Catholics, we’re all the same… Please forgive me!’” (Dumas 157) • Exaggeration- The author is exaggerating the response of her mother-in-law to create humor.
• The purpose of using exaggeration was to create humor while hinting at a more serious subject. This quote also supports the thematic thread our similarities outweigh our differences because it once again brings up the three religions and shows through humor that her mother-in-law is flawed in her thinking that the three religions are so different from each other but are actually
