Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Addition to AMNQ post # 3

A quote from chapter 5 says that Tareq, one of the newest characters, looks like a tiger.
Here is an excerpt from the book:

"Ma calls him Bagh'a, which means "tiger" in Bangla, because he's got this wide face with narrow eyes and a fearsome temper"
-Page 33, Chapter 5

Tigers have broad faces with wide stripes and slanting eyes. It says in the book, Tareq has a wide face with narrow eyes. In the quote, the narrator also says that Tareq has a fearsome temper. Tigers can be very unpredictable and become angry very fast, just like Tareq. They are also very territorial and solitary. I think that saying Tareq is like tiger is a great simile because they have so many similarities.

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