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"A Handful of Dates"
Book Review # 85747
"A Handful of Dates"
An analysis of "A Handful of Dates" by Tayeb Salih (Sudan).
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages) |
1 source |
2005
Paper Summary:
This paper examines the novel "A Handful of Dates" and how the young boy in this story spends most of his time with his grandfather. It looks at how he has a close relationship with his grandfather built on respect and hoe he loses respect for his grandfather because he cuts the heart of Masood by taking his land away from him without any mercy. "From the Paper:
""Be careful you don't cut the heart of the palm" (Salih p.3 l.91). What do these words mean? How do they affect the story of a young boy and his grandfather? Most children look up to their grandparents as being perfect. Grandparents enjoy spoiling their children. The young boy in this story spends most of his time with his grandfather. He has a close relationship with his grandfather built on respect. What happens when a child loses respect for a loved one? "More papers on "A Handful of Dates":
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"A Handful of Dates" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-A-Handful-of-Dates/85747
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""A Handful of Dates"" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-A-Handful-of-Dates/85747>
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