blog post #3

I can relate this article to the book Nectar and Sieve because the mother in the article moves away from her homeland. She moves because of the corrupted government they had. The family had to move because they could no longer deal with the government. Although Rukmani moved away due to an arranged marriage, she still missed her homeland. The character in the news article acts strong by pretending not to miss home. The mother in the article spent last couple of hours of her life in terror of the Iranian government. She suffered from cancer, losing her memory. She did not even recognize her own daughter. She thought she was still in Tehran. I wonder if her illusion was caused by cancer or by her horrific memories of her past. I was amazed that she still have those fear in her after twenty two years in America. I was shocked by how powerful those memories still affected her.
Rukmani, however, had to move because of her husband. In the beginning she felt home sick. I feel sorry for both characters because I can understand why they miss home. I moved away from California to Minnesota when I was 5. I felt devastated that I had to move. Although I still miss California, I am happy that I get to encounter snow every winter.


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/fashion/08love.html?_r=1&ref=fashion