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Bezig met laden... The Boy & The Bindidoor Vivek Shraya
Youth: Diversity (40) Bezig met laden...
Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A little boy is both proud and curious about his Ammi’s dot. He has already noticed many things about it, its many hues, how she applies it, and where she wears it. Now he wants to know exactly what it is. The boy’s mother tells him her Bindi keeps her safe and true. With this explanation, the boy now wants a Bindi, too and asks his mother if she has one to spare. Critical Analysis: Storybooks can help children make realistic positive judgments as they come to see themselves in relationships and compare themselves with others in characteristics and in physical appearance. The book is a strong choice for developing many components of personality development and especially for building self-concept because it is a model for ethnic identification for the protagonist. Furthermore, Georgis informs that a child's developing self-concept also involves identifying with one’s heritage. Favorite Quote: "I do not have the words to say but if I close my eyes and wait my bindi turns into a star, and then my forehead turns into the sky, that's when all my fears fade out of sight and my body feels so light - Ammi was so very right." “The Boy and the Bindi” is a colorful, portrayal of a mother and her son, sharing in the story of the traditional “Bindi”. The mother, called “Ammi” is asked by her son what the dot on her forehead is, and she shares with him that it’s a “bindi”, which “keeps [her] safe and true” (Vivek Shraya), and was lovingly passed down to her as a traditional custom by her mother. Bindi’s are more typically worn by women, but “Ammi” never mentions that to her son when he asks to wear one; she simply hands him a yellow dot happily, inviting him into the culture of peace and safety connected to the “dot” on his head. This young boy is learning that a value in his mother and grandmother’s life is wearing a bindi, and the connection that allows them to feel to themselves, their ancestors and to their inner peace and trust. His mother showed him the value of family, culture and individual identity is far more important than gender roles, through the easy introduction she provided him to the bindi, with no regard to the fact that women are the ones who typically wear it, and that those in their neighborhood may not understand it. This book portrays gender roles as being less important than family connection. This is a highly recommended read for any family or class. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
A young boy becomes fascinated with his mother's bindi, and asks her to explain what it is and why she wears it. She tells him that the red dot is commonly worn by Hindu women to indicate the point at which creation begins. When he wishes to have one of his own, she agrees to it, and teaches him about its cultural significance, allowing the boy to discover the magic of the bindi, which in turn gives him permission to be more fully himself. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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This book touches on identity, gender, culture, and it's all done in a really positive way. I like that it doesn't treat any of those things as a "very special" issue -- the story itself feels really down to earth and authentic, despite the sometimes awkward writing. ( )