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Irony

Imagery

"I heard a low whitsling sound and saw that my grandfther had fallen asleep."

"My grandfather, however, jumped to his feet and I saw that his eyes sparkled momentarily with an intense brightness."

Simile

"As for his beard, it was soft and luxuirant and as white as a cotton wool-never in my life have I seen anything of purer whiteness or greater beauty."

Literary Devices

Masood

  • Inheretied land from his father
  • Has multiple wives.
  • In debt

Grandfather

  • Dislikes Masood
  • Greedy, wants all land to himself.

Tayeb

  • Very religious boy
  • Very close with grandfather
  • Feels connected to Masood.

Summary

Close Reading

Characters

  • Flashback
  • Narrated by main character: Tayeb
  • Sudan

Beginning

  • Tayeb idolizes his grandfather
  • Neighbor, Masood, inherited land
  • Masood paid grandfather with land

Middle

  • Grandfather despised Masood
  • Masood gives Grandfather the harvested dates
  • Tayeb feels bad for Masood

End

  • Tayeb dislikes his grandfather now
  • Spits out the dates in disgust.

Interpretations

Aleah

Main Takeaway:

Do not judge someone by the opinions of others.

A Handful of Dates

Matt Duarte, Aleah Goodman and Luke Guasco

Luke

Main Takeaway:

Masood's idea of the prune/palm tree is the same way he looks at human beings.

Matt

Main Takeaway:

People are not always who we thought they were.

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