Koly's mother as selfless because they did not have enough food so she would not eat so her family would have more food to eat.Also she sold many oof her possesions and their cow they will no longer have fresh milk anymore so she could dowry. Her mother also gave Koly her silver earrings that she wore on her wedding day. Also her mother was very upset about her leaving them she was very kind and loving. Koly's fathr was also very kind when Koly was a little girl he would let her stand next to him as he wrote letters to people who did not know how to write. when it was time for her to gt married and leave he was very upset becuse he knew that the family did not want hisdaughter but wanted the dowry. He also knew that Koly loved coconut cakes and at weddings the men eatbefor the women so there was none left but he saved one and secretly slipped one to her. So he loved her very uch and cares for her. Kolys paents are not being fair to her but there is nothing they can do it is bad luck to cancel a wedding. Also they did not know that hari was sick with cancer or that he was younger.
I would characterize Koly’s maa as selfless because she sells her things to make some money because they don’t have a lot of money. She also doesn’t eat very much or just doesn’t eat each day. Also she gave Koly her silver earrings that she wore for her dowry so Koly could wear them for her dowry. I would characterize Koly’s baap as a nice and kind man. When Koly was a little girl her baap would bring her down to the marketplace where he would write letters for people who couldn’t write. He also saved Koly a piece of coconut cake at her dowry because the men ate first and there was no coconut cake left when the women ate second. Plus he knew that Koly liked coconut cake. No they are not being fair to Koly because they made her marry Hari Mehta who is young and very sick. But when her parents agree to the marriage Hari’s parents said that Hari was 16 and did not say that he was sick. If they had to cancel the dowry it would bring dishonour on their family.
It was hard on them to cancel the marriage. I think they would have loved to do that...they cared for her deeply but that was part of the culture they lived in!
I would characterize kolys parnets as selfless people because she sold her own things to afford a nice dowry. Also the mother would eat less food so the kids could have more to eat. Together the parents wanted to carry on traditon by not teach there dauther how to read. At the end of the chapter the father was very depressed because they had to marry off ther daughter. he was also sad because the family they married her off to only wanted her for the dowery that she had so they could sell it to make money. They where probley just going to keep her for cooking and cleaning
Kola's mother is very selfless because when there was hardly any rice left, she would only take very little for herself so the rest of the family could have more. "It is my day to fast", she would tell the family. She sold many valuable items for Koly to be able to marry an educated man. Koly's father was very nice and soft-hearted. He wrote letters in the marketplace for people who could not and sometimes he would even write letters for only a rupee or two for people who couldn't afford to pay him more. He was very sad to give his daughter away for marriage, he had a tear in his eye. "She is dressed like a woman, but she is only a child." During the wedding supper, Koly spotted some coconut cakes on a food table that she really wanted. The men got to eat first and when she got to the table there were no cakes left. While saying goodbye to her mother and father, her father slipped her a coconut cake. On the other hand, Koly's mother did not treat her fairly when she was not allowed to get and education because her mother felt it would be more beneficial for her to learn to cook and clean so she would be able to please her future husband. It was also unfair of her parents to not allow her to back out of the wedding when they realized that they had been deceived by the Mahtas. They were worried that this would break tradition and bring Koly bad luck, yet they were willing to leave her with the family when they were uncomfortable with the situation.
You did a great job of using quotes from the novel to support your answer! I also agree that it was unfair that koly was left there...but as I said in an earlier entry, their decisions were quided by the culture and traditions of the time.
Koly's parents seemed upset to let Koly go. On page 10 it says, "Maa must have had the same thought; she reached for my hand and held it tightly. " Koly's mother was selfless. Every week when there wasn't much food, Koly's mother would take less then everyone else saying she was fasting. Her father was also upset. On page 16 he goes into a room to see Koly before she is married and he began to cry and said, " She is dressed like a woman, but she is only a child." Her parents were fair to her.
I think that Kolys parents so far in this book is unfair I would say that they are unfair to Koly because they are thelling her that she has to get married to a man that she dont even know and only gets to see him on the day of her wedding all she knows is that his name is Hari.I would charicterize Kolys maa this far as selfless I would say she was selfless because she always puts other people before herself atlest once a week she fasts so that the rest of her family can have more food to eat.I would characterize Kolys baap as being kind of mean because he wouldent let Koly learn how to read also at the end of the chapter he felt sad because he has to give his daughter away to go get married .I think Koly is going to live her new life as a wife
I would characterize koly's parents as people who do whats necessary. for example they gave her daughter off to a random family so that she could have a husband, even though they didn't have to it was for her own good.I would specificly characterize koly's mother as selfless because she fasted for the family because they did not have enough food. She also gave her solid silver earings to koly for her wedding because koly needed to have them, it must of been hard to give up the earings because koly's mothers mom gave them to koly's mom. I would characterize koly's Baap as a hard working man because everyday he goes out to the market and works hard for the family. He also worked very hard to come up with a dowry for koly's marriage and worked hard to find the right husband for koly
i would characterize Koly's Maa, as being very selfless, because she would eat less food so that her husband and children would get more food, so they would not go hungry. She called it her fasting day, but Koly knew that it wasent true. Koly's father is sort of sympathetic , i guess you could say. He got sad when it was time for the wedding, he said "she looks like a woman, but shr is only a child". I think that Koly's parents are not being fair to Koly, making her get married to someone she doesent even know, even if it is there culture.
The characterize of koly's parent's.Her mother is selfless[which means that she put other before her self] and her father is a caring and he fallows his region. koly's parent's are not fair because they will not let her to go to school.
I would characterize Koly's parents as selfless and very religious people because they will follow their customs even if it means giving away their only daughter to marry a man that she hasn't even met. Her Maa is very selfless because she would "fast" at dinner because they didnt have enough food to feed the rest of her family. She used to tell them that it was for religious reasons but the family knew that she did it so they could have more to eat. Her Baap did everything he could to get a good dowry for his daughter so that she had a nice husband. He gave away much of his money, the expensive silver earrings and their ever so presious cow. At the wedding her mother and father cried when she had to go. It showed that even if they were going to give away thier daughter to wed, they would still miss her and wish her all the best. In some cases, other families would have not cared for their daughter therefore, Koly was lucky to have the parents that she did.
kolys parents seemed to be abit sad to see their daughter go.koleys mother is selfless and she sold the cow and started to fast ones a week becouse thier wasent enough food and she wanted to get the ,money up so her daughter can have a good amount of money to have a good life.when she left heer parents were sad becouse all that family wanted was the money they were going to give.
I would characterize Koly's parents as loving, yet unfair people. Koly was not allowed to go to school because she was a girl, but her brothers were allowed. I can tell, though, that they love Koly very much because her mother embroidered a huge sari for her wedding and her father was very sad that she was leaving. They were both sad. Koly's parents were selfless too, because her mother fasted to be able to give the rest of the family more food to eat and she would go without. Her father works very hard for the family and works to get the food to feed the family. Koly's parents are not really fair to her because it seemed like Koly did not want to get married yet, especially not even knowing who her husband would be. Koly's mother and father believed that she should stay at home and work all day because that was what girls were meant for, especially married girls as she was about to be married. Koly wanted to read and go to school, but her parents would not let her because girls and wives were not supposed to learn and were supposed to cook and work for the house and family. So, I don't really think that Koly's parents are very fair to her.
kolys mother is selfless that means that she puts other peoples needs befor hers. once a week kolys mother would say she was fasting but she realy dident eat because there wasent enough food for the whole family.they are not being fair to koly because they dident ask her wanted to get maried so thats why there not being fair to her.
I would characterize Koly's mother as selfless because she did not eat so that her children could have more to eat and she sold everything to afford to nice dowry and she was also sad because her parents married the guy name Hari.
kolys mom is very selfless. selfless is when you put other people befor yourself. kolys mother was very selfless because when the family had meals kolys mother would fast once a weak so her children would have more food to eat. but that was not true because the family didnt have very much money for food and things. also when koly went to the arranged wedding the grooms family kept demanding for more and more. her mom even gave her wedding jewelery
i would characterize kolys mother as selfless because she puts her family before herself. she sold many of her valuable things so koly was able to marry, also she would take little to no food for herself so her family could have more. I wold characterize kolys father as kind because when koly was a child he would let her stand by him when he was working also he didnt like that harri's family only wanted the dowery and didnt care about koly.
kolys parents were really sad to let koly go.Example when koly showed her baap the weddind dress he began to cry then he said "she is dressed like a women, but she is only a child."Also one of the charicter traits of kolys mom is she is very selfless she give lots away to koly,example her silver ear rings, she made her a dress.also she didnt have enough food so she would not eat she just kept it for the family. Also baap is very kind and koly is his little girl and saved her cocnut cakes
Throughout the novel I learned that Koly's parent's are very selfless epically the mother. The mother would sell Kolys things to get some more rice for herself and let the family have very less rice. Every day she would "fast" her food which was very unfair for the family. Kolys baap is a very kind and generous man because for the wedding day there was coconut pie and the guys would eat first so there was no coconut pie left but Kolys Baap saved her a piece which was very generous. Also when Koly was little girl Kolys baap would bring her down to the market to write letters to people who didn’t know how to write. I don’t think that kolys parents are being very fair to Koly because they would have told koly in the first place that Hari was ill. If they cancelled the wedding that would be very dreadful for their family mostly for mother.
Thoughout the novel I learned that Kolys parents were very selfless her mom would seel stuff so that her daughter could have a wedding barley eats so that her family would not be hungray Kolys baap was very nice to Koly to save her pie from her wedding.
Koly's mother as selfless because they did not have enough food so she would not eat so her family would have more food to eat.Also she sold many oof her possesions and their cow they will no longer have fresh milk anymore so she could dowry. Her mother also gave Koly her silver earrings that she wore on her wedding day. Also her mother was very upset about her leaving them she was very kind and loving. Koly's fathr was also very kind when Koly was a little girl he would let her stand next to him as he wrote letters to people who did not know how to write. when it was time for her to gt married and leave he was very upset becuse he knew that the family did not want hisdaughter but wanted the dowry. He also knew that Koly loved coconut cakes and at weddings the men eatbefor the women so there was none left but he saved one and secretly slipped one to her. So he loved her very uch and cares for her. Kolys paents are not being fair to her but there is nothing they can do it is bad luck to cancel a wedding. Also they did not know that hari was sick with cancer or that he was younger.
ReplyDeleteGreat detail Meagan! You used some great examples from the novel...I especially liked the one about Koly's dad saving the coconut cake for her!
DeleteI would characterize Koly’s maa as selfless because she sells her things to make some money because they don’t have a lot of money. She also doesn’t eat very much or just doesn’t eat each day. Also she gave Koly her silver earrings that she wore for her dowry so Koly could wear them for her dowry. I would characterize Koly’s baap as a nice and kind man. When Koly was a little girl her baap would bring her down to the marketplace where he would write letters for people who couldn’t write. He also saved Koly a piece of coconut cake at her dowry because the men ate first and there was no coconut cake left when the women ate second. Plus he knew that Koly liked coconut cake. No they are not being fair to Koly because they made her marry Hari Mehta who is young and very sick. But when her parents agree to the marriage Hari’s parents said that Hari was 16 and did not say that he was sick. If they had to cancel the dowry it would bring dishonour on their family.
ReplyDeleteI agree Nikita,
DeleteIt was hard on them to cancel the marriage. I think they would have loved to do that...they cared for her deeply but that was part of the culture they lived in!
I would characterize kolys parnets as selfless people because she sold her own things to afford a nice dowry. Also the mother would eat less food so the kids could have more to eat. Together the parents wanted to carry on traditon by not teach there dauther how to read. At the end of the chapter the father was very depressed because they had to marry off ther daughter. he was also sad because the family they married her off to only wanted her for the dowery that she had so they could sell it to make money. They where probley just going to keep her for cooking and cleaning
ReplyDeleteYes Quinton, the mother did sacrifice a lot for her children.
DeleteKola's mother is very selfless because when there was hardly any rice left, she would only take very little for herself so the rest of the family could have more. "It is my day to fast", she would tell the family. She sold many valuable items for Koly to be able to marry an educated man. Koly's father was very nice and soft-hearted. He wrote letters in the marketplace for people who could not and sometimes he would even write letters for only a rupee or two for people who couldn't afford to pay him more. He was very sad to give his daughter away for marriage, he had a tear in his eye. "She is dressed like a woman, but she is only a child." During the wedding supper, Koly spotted some coconut cakes on a food table that she really wanted. The men got to eat first and when she got to the table there were no cakes left. While saying goodbye to her mother and father, her father slipped her a coconut cake. On the other hand, Koly's mother did not treat her fairly when she was not allowed to get and education because her mother felt it would be more beneficial for her to learn to cook and clean so she would be able to please her future husband. It was also unfair of her parents to not allow her to back out of the wedding when they realized that they had been deceived by the Mahtas. They were worried that this would break tradition and bring Koly bad luck, yet they were willing to leave her with the family when they were uncomfortable with the situation.
ReplyDeleteSydney,
DeleteYou did a great job of using quotes from the novel to support your answer! I also agree that it was unfair that koly was left there...but as I said in an earlier entry, their decisions were quided by the culture and traditions of the time.
Koly's parents seemed upset to let Koly go. On page 10 it says, "Maa must have had the same thought; she reached for my hand and held it tightly. " Koly's mother was selfless. Every week when there wasn't much food, Koly's mother would take less then everyone else saying she was fasting. Her father was also upset. On page 16 he goes into a room to see Koly before she is married and he began to cry and said, " She is dressed like a woman, but she is only a child." Her parents were fair to her.
ReplyDeleteI think that Kolys parents so far in this book is unfair I would say that they are unfair to Koly because they are thelling her that she has to get married to a man that she dont even know and only gets to see him on the day of her wedding all she knows is that his name is Hari.I would charicterize Kolys maa this far as selfless I would say she was selfless because she always puts other people before herself atlest once a week she fasts so that the rest of her family can have more food to eat.I would characterize Kolys baap as being kind of mean because he wouldent let Koly learn how to read also at the end of the chapter he felt sad because he has to give his daughter away to go get married .I think Koly is going to live her new life as a wife
ReplyDeleteI would characterize koly's parents as people who do whats necessary. for example they gave her daughter off to a random family so that she could have a husband, even though they didn't have to it was for her own good.I would specificly characterize koly's mother as selfless because she fasted for the family because they did not have enough food. She also gave her solid silver earings to koly for her wedding because koly needed to have them, it must of been hard to give up the earings because koly's mothers mom gave them to koly's mom. I would characterize koly's Baap as a hard working man because everyday he goes out to the market and works hard for the family. He also worked very hard to come up with a dowry for koly's marriage and worked hard to find the right husband for koly
ReplyDeletei would characterize Koly's Maa, as being very selfless, because she would eat less food so that her husband and children would get more food, so they would not go hungry. She called it her fasting day, but Koly knew that it wasent true. Koly's father is sort of sympathetic , i guess you could say. He got sad when it was time for the wedding, he said "she looks like a woman, but shr is only a child". I think that Koly's parents are not being fair to Koly, making her get married to someone she doesent even know, even if it is there culture.
ReplyDeleteThe characterize of koly's parent's.Her mother is selfless[which means that she put other before her self] and her father is a caring and he fallows his region.
ReplyDeletekoly's parent's are not fair because they will not let her to go to school.
I would characterize Koly's parents as selfless and very religious people because they will follow their customs even if it means giving away their only daughter to marry a man that she hasn't even met. Her Maa is very selfless because she would "fast" at dinner because they didnt have enough food to feed the rest of her family. She used to tell them that it was for religious reasons but the family knew that she did it so they could have more to eat. Her Baap did everything he could to get a good dowry for his daughter so that she had a nice husband. He gave away much of his money, the expensive silver earrings and their ever so presious cow. At the wedding her mother and father cried when she had to go. It showed that even if they were going to give away thier daughter to wed, they would still miss her and wish her all the best. In some cases, other families would have not cared for their daughter therefore, Koly was lucky to have the parents that she did.
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ReplyDeletekolys parents seemed to be abit sad to see their daughter go.koleys mother is selfless and she sold the cow and started to fast ones a week becouse thier wasent enough food and she wanted to get the ,money up so her daughter can have a good amount of money to have a good life.when she left heer parents were sad becouse all that family wanted was the money they were going to give.
ReplyDeleteI would characterize Koly's parents as loving, yet unfair people. Koly was not allowed to go to school because she was a girl, but her brothers were allowed. I can tell, though, that they love Koly very much because her mother embroidered a huge sari for her wedding and her father was very sad that she was leaving. They were both sad. Koly's parents were selfless too, because her mother fasted to be able to give the rest of the family more food to eat and she would go without. Her father works very hard for the family and works to get the food to feed the family. Koly's parents are not really fair to her because it seemed like Koly did not want to get married yet, especially not even knowing who her husband would be. Koly's mother and father believed that she should stay at home and work all day because that was what girls were meant for, especially married girls as she was about to be married. Koly wanted to read and go to school, but her parents would not let her because girls and wives were not supposed to learn and were supposed to cook and work for the house and family. So, I don't really think that Koly's parents are very fair to her.
ReplyDeletekolys mother is selfless that means that she puts other peoples needs befor hers. once a week kolys mother would say she was fasting but she realy dident eat because there wasent enough food for the whole family.they are not being fair to koly because they dident ask her wanted to get maried so thats why there not being fair to her.
ReplyDeleteI would characterize Koly's mother as selfless because she did not eat so that her children could have more to eat and she sold everything to afford to nice dowry and she was also sad because her parents married the guy name Hari.
ReplyDeletekolys mom is very selfless. selfless is when you put other people befor yourself. kolys mother was very selfless because when the family had meals kolys mother would fast once a weak so her children would have more food to eat. but that was not true because the family didnt have very much money for food and things. also when koly went to the arranged wedding the grooms family kept demanding for more and more. her mom even gave her wedding jewelery
ReplyDeletei would characterize kolys mother as selfless because she puts her family before herself. she sold many of her valuable things so koly was able to marry, also she would take little to no food for herself so her family could have more. I wold characterize kolys father as kind because when koly was a child he would let her stand by him when he was working also he didnt like that harri's family only wanted the dowery and didnt care about koly.
ReplyDeletekolys parents were really sad to let koly go.Example when koly showed her baap the weddind dress he began to cry then he said "she is dressed like a women, but she is only a child."Also one of the charicter traits of kolys mom is she is very selfless she give lots away to koly,example her silver ear rings, she made her a dress.also she didnt have enough food so she would not eat she just kept it for the family. Also baap is very kind and koly is his little girl and saved her cocnut cakes
ReplyDeleteThroughout the novel I learned that Koly's parent's are very selfless epically the mother. The mother would sell Kolys things to get some more rice for herself and let the family have very less rice. Every day she would "fast" her food which was very unfair for the family. Kolys baap is a very kind and generous man because for the wedding day there was coconut pie and the guys would eat first so there was no coconut pie left but Kolys Baap saved her a piece which was very generous. Also when Koly was little girl Kolys baap would bring her down to the market to write letters to people who didn’t know how to write. I don’t think that kolys parents are being very fair to Koly because they would have told koly in the first place that Hari was ill. If they cancelled the wedding that would be very dreadful for their family mostly for mother.
ReplyDeleteThoughout the novel I learned that Kolys parents were very selfless her mom would seel stuff so that her daughter could have a wedding barley eats so that her family would not be hungray Kolys baap was very nice to Koly to save her pie from her wedding.
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