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By Francesco D'Adamo
Iqbal
Presented By:
Julia Chang,
Sunni Lin, Mark Kuo
A novel
based on the true story of Iqbal Masih
BLLF
The Ending
Iqbal escaped a second time and later
joined the Bonded Labour Liberation Front (BLLF) of Pakistan to help stop child labor around the world. In the story, Fatima and the others were rescued and sent the headquarters of the BLLF.
Events that end the book
This is a job application for the Bonded Labor Liberation Front (BLLF Pakistan).
Main Events
Events that happen in the middle of the book
- Iqbal was punished after being sent back by police.
- Iqbal escaped again.
- Eshan Khan saved them.
- Iqbal and Eshan Khan work together to save the children.
- Iqbal gets assassinated.
- Fatima quickly became friends with Iqbal.
- Despite being chained to his loom, he seems unafraid of Hussain Khan.
- He ran away.
- The children had to work more hours because Iqbal escaped. They questioned the fact that Iqbal would return and free them.
The Beginning
Chapter 1~5
Events that happen early in the book
Intro: Today more than two hundred million children (about seventy-three million under the age of 10) between ages five to seventeen are "rented" into slavery. They are "rented" because their parents are too poor to repay their debt and have to give their children to masters who often do not return the children.
Chapter 1
The day I arrived , Hussain Khan had taken a clean slate and had made some signs on it. "This is your name."
"Yes, sir."
"This is your slate. Nobody can touch it. do you understand?"
"Yes, sir."
...
"Look." Hussain Khan said" This is your debt. Every line is a rupee. I'll give you a rupee for a day's work. That's fair"
-Fatima
When Fatima was sent to a
master to pay debt, her master came and changed her name and told her lies, so naturally she was never released. She worked in a carpet factory and all she did was work and hope that one day, she'd be released. It was the same every day until Iqbal arrived.
Chapter 2
One thing was certain: he wasn't chained because he was a numskull. Oh, no. It was for some other reason.
"What is your name,"said Karim, trying to make his voice sound tough.
"Iqbal,"he answered. " Iqbal Masih."
The Theme
One day, Iqbal appeared in the
same place as Fatima. He was apparently a slave of another master because he went to work and wove really well, but he also looked like he was kind and very brave. He was chained to his loom like a numskull, but he wasn't a numskull at all, in fact he was the opposite of one. It was actually for another reason.
Chapter 3~5
"What do you mean, by saying we'll never get away from here? We'll never go home?"
"Who are you?"
"My name's Fatima"
"Can you keep a secret, Fatima?'
"Of course I can. What do you take me for?"
"Then I can tell you. We'll get away from here. You can bet on it."
"You said it was impossible to pay off your debt."
...
"We'll run away, that's what we'll do."
Iqbal explains that the masters barely ever release
their slaves, but only Fatima and Marina completely believe him. Late at night, Iqbal and Fatima planned to escape. Hussain Khan was to meet buyers to sell a special and very expensive carpet that only the best artist can make, like Iqbal Masih, but on the day of buying the carpet, he ripped the carpet to pieces with a knife. Therefore, he got thrown into the Tomb, a dark and dangerous place that is used as a torture for disobedient slaves.
The reason why the author wrote the book
Iqbal Masih
Characters and Setting
The theme of the book, is courage
and hope. Things might be wrong, and you'll need to find your inner courage in order to fix those mistakes. Iqbal's courage and bravery is what freed the hopeful children and many others at the end of the story.
Main Characters:
- Iqbal - the main character
- Fatima - Iqbal's friend
Setting:
- Hussain's carpet factory
- Lahore, Pakistan
Introduction
A quick summary of the book
Other Characters:
- Hussain Khan - Iqbal's master
- Eshan Khan - the children's savior
- Maria - Iqbal's friend
- Other children in the factory
Iqbal is a book about child labor, friendship, and
hope. It's based on a young boy, named Iqbal. He was taken away from his family, worked for three masters, then sold to work at a carpet factory for his new master against his will. Throughout the book, Iqbal gains more self-respect and courage.