the curse - notes and sample answers - confirmed

8/16/2019 The CURSE - Notes and Sample Answers - Confirmed

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SPM LITERATURE COMPONENT - NOVEL

THE CURSENAME OF WRITERS

NO

NAME SCHOOL

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Mapping of Character

!atin Sharifah an" !ato# $%i'i En(Sa&eh )father* Wife Cra+,

Pontiana#-&oo#ing .o/an(rich, adopted parents) (angry and bitter) (Crippled and senile)

(Madhuri’s real mother)

A+reen )"a%ghter* Ma"h%ri )a"opte" "a%ghter*

(Hard-headed, independent, smart, brae and loyal) (!eauti"ul, obedient, adopted,

2nd #i"e o" Ha$i %hani)

O&" La", Ha0i 1hani )Ma"h%ri2 H%3an"* Fatihah

&ise, traditional healer, 'reen’s true "riend Head o" illage, old, 1st

#i"e, old,

stracied by the illagers, accused as the eil #itch in"atuated #ith Madhuri bitter

at Madhuri

Ne# Moh" Araf A.ang the 4o/oh

Mohd 'sra"’grandmother 'reen’s school-mate, Madhuri’s secret loe *uperstitious, practices

#eird things

ld and sic+

P%an 5a/iah P%an Nor/a&a

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gnorant, beliees in superstitions and tradition he illage gossiper, main cause o"

haoc in the illage

Siti 6%&ian.ind, open-minded, caring 'reen’s college-mate, cares deeply about

'reen

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TIME PLOT

!a, One

R%33er Etate

' body #as discoered

Lon"on'reen receied ne#s o" Madhuri’s death

*he reluctantly #ent bac+ to Malaysia

*he had nostalgic memories o" her childhood during the /ight

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!a, T.o

En(Sa&eh2 Ho%e

uan 0ormala and the gang #ere gossiping about Madhuri’s sudden death

1ra7e,ar"

n *aleh #as "urious 'reen brought her sic+ and senile mother #hile as 'reen "elt the same #ay because n

*aleh did not #ait "or her to pay her last respect to#ards her dead sister

!a, Three

'reen isited the ld ady but she #as not at home

'reen sa# 'sra" at the illage centre

*he as+ed about Madhuri’s death but 'sra" #as reluctant to go into details

'reen prepared brea+"ast "or her mother #ho suddenly e5claimed that Madhuri’s li"e #as in danger and 'reen had

no sister

n*aleh #as chopping #ood #hen he heard odd sound He #ent to inestigate but "ound nothing

'#ang the !omoh #as terri6ed by the ontiana+-loo+ing 6gure #ho dashed past him

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'reen isited the ld ady #ho told her that Madhuri’s death #as not an accident and Ha$i %hani and his men

coered up her death

8atihah #as bitter #hen her husband "ell in loe #ith Madhuri

*he #as determined to get her husband’s loe bac+

't home, 'reen discoered torn photographs o" Madhuri but her "ather interrupted her

'reen attended to her "ragile mother #ho #as still haunted by the accident that caused her leg to be useless

Her mother told 'reen not to blame hersel" and be true to hersel"

F&ah3ac#'reen recalled the incident #ith the runa#ay bull and ho# she had ta+en blame "or letting the bull out because she

thought she #as helping 'sra" 9n"ortunately, the bull caused an accident #hich inoled her parents and her

mother lost her leg as the result *he got the beating o" her li"e "rom her "ather

*he recalled the mysterious #oman lady #as al#ays "ollo#ing her and Madhuri around

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*he also recalled 'sra"’s meeting Madhuri "or the 6rst time and he #as immediately smitten by her and totally

ignoring 'reen *he ran to the ld ady "or com"ort 9ne5pectedly, the ld ady told 'reen her secret that she had

+illed her abusie husband in sel"-de"ense and #as outcast by the illagers

'reen recalled ho# she had gone on her e5change programme and met her adopted parents #ho treated her li+etheir o#n daughter

!a, Fo%r

'reen met 'sra" at the mar+et place and learnt that '#ang the !omoh had been burning some odd things around

the illage

'reen got a letter "rom ;ulian and Mahuri’s letter #as enclosed Madhuri #rote that she #as happy and had a secret

to share #ith 'reen

8atihah and Ha$i %hani had a heated argument

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!a, Fi7e

'reen’s mother passed a#ay

'reen recalled an incident #here she and Madhuri tried to replace their mother’s bro+en bas+et

hat night, 'reen sa# a "ace in the #indo#

ater, Madhuri’s room #as on 6re

n*aleh came and rescued 'reen and put out the 6re

'reen /ed to the ld ady’s house and spent the night

!a, Si8

8atihah #ent out at da#n to see+ '#ang the !omoh to get a charm to #in bac+ her husband

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*he stumbled #ith the cray #oman and "ainted

he ld ady stumbled on 8atihah #ho /ed the scene immediately once she #as conscious

'sra" #as #orried because 0e+’s cough #as getting #orst He tried to get some herbal plants but the mar+et #as

/ooded He #ent to the ld ady’s place and pleaded #ith her to come to the illage to treat 0e+ he ld ady

reluctantly #ent #ith 'reen he ld ady treated 0e+ 9n"ortunately, her presence #as discoered by uan

.amsiah and uan 0ormala #ho plotted a plan to oust her "rom the illage

!a, Se7en

0e+’s condition improed but the ld ady #as #orried by the sudden improement

'reen #ent home and sa# '#ang the !omoh around her house *he con"ronted him '#ing told her about the

commotion at 'sra"’s house caused by uan 0ormala and her gang

'reen rushed there to sae the ld ady *he came "ace to "ace #ith uan 0ormala’s sic+le *he #as saed by her

"ather and the cro#d dispersed

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't night time, *iti came and told her that 0e+ had passed a#ay and a mob led by 'sra" #as heading to#ards the ld

ady’s house "or reenge

'reen rushed to the ld ady’s house to de"end her ?uring a shu@e #ith 'sra", 'reen #as pushed and she

stabbed his "oot using a spade he torch in 'sra"’s hand "ell and rolled to#ards the house and a 6re started 'reen

#ent into the house to sae the ld ady but she #as trapped !e"ore she died, she told 'reen to learn to "orgie

'reen #as saed by her "ather #ho dragged her out o" the burning house

'reen #ent to con"ront 'sra" #ho told her about his secret relationship #ith Madhuri

'reen #as deastated and ran oA to a Buiet place and "all asleep

!a, Eight

'reen isited Maduri’s grae

'#ang the !omoh told her that Madhuri #as adopted and the cray #oman #as her real mother He also admitted

that he #as the one #ho le"t the door unlatched in the bull incident 'reen #as shoc+ed but she belieed his story

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*he #ent home and sa# the mysterious lady #as pointing to#ards the #oodpile n*aleh appeared and 'reen told

him about #hat she +ne#

hey #ent to the #oodpile and #hen 'reen sa# the parang #ith late5 on it, she realied it #as her "ather #ho had

murdered Madhuri

8lashbac+

n*aleh recalled that "ate"ul morning #hen he had caught Madhuri #ith another man('sra") in the rubber estate

Madhuri #ould not reeal the man to n *aleh but she told him that they #ere in loe and #anted to run a#ay

together n*aleh #as so angry that he did not realie he had +illed his beloed daughter and Madhuri +noc+ed oer

a late5 container, thus came the D#hite blood’ mystery

'reen ran a#ay *he +ne# there #as nothing le"t "or her in the illage

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n*aleh #as shoc+ed #hen he sa# the cray lady #as coming to#ards him and he suAered a "atal heart attac+

IMPORTANT EVENTS

A( PROLO1UE1 ' young ndian boy #o+e up late to tap rubber2 He hurried to the tool shed to ta+e his eBuipment3 !e"ore reaching the shed, he stumbled upon a large root and "ell do#n4 *tanding up, he stared at the thing and #as ery shoc+ed to 6nd a dead body "ull o" blood7 He screamed and ran to the illage to in"orm the illagers

4( Chapter 91 'reen *alleh, a Malaysian student in ondon #as on her #ay to go bac+ to Malaysia2 *he didn’t #ant her "riends to +no# the reason o" going bac+ to Malaysia3 *he #as a bit reluctant to leae as she had e5amination and she had to postpone her e5am4 *he #anted to aoid her "riends and Buestions but un"ortunately met ;ulian 0g7 *he had to e5plain to ;ulian the reason o" going bac+

C( Chapter :1 n the /ight, 'reen Ds mind #andered oA to her sister , Madhuri

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2 *he remembered ho# she despisedE hated her sister3 he comparison made by people around her caused that "eeling4 Madhuri F prettier, charming, 6lial, #ell-li+ed, polite, so"t-spo+en7 'reen F shorter, bespectacled, 6ery tempered, obstinate, stubborn: 'reen also remembered ho# good her sister #as to her, the happier time she had and they #ere

inseparable

!( Chapter ;1 he gossip-monger o" the illage spread lies about Madhuri being murdered, haing #hite blood and all the

illagers #ere cursed2 'reen reached .' and then too+ a connecting /ight to ang+a#i3 Her adopted parents, ?atin *hari"ah and ?atu+ Gul #ere #aiting "or her at the airport4 ?atin *hari"ah reminded her husband not to tell a #ord about Madhuri’s death to 'reen7 hey droe her to a $etty and too+ a "erry to 'reen’s illage

E( Chapter <1 'reen arried at her house and entered the house2 ' "e# #omen #ere still inside listening to the gossip monger telling gossip about her sister3 'reen #as angry at them and #ithout ac+no#ledging E greeting them 'reen pushed her bag and stormed

past the liing room4 n 0ormala told the #omen ho# disrespect"ul 'reen #as to them, ho# 'reen #as so enge"ul to the "amily7 ?atin *hari"ah as+ed 'reen #hether she #anted to go the burial ground: 'reen coa5ed her adopted mother to tell her the truth about Madhuri


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13H$ %hani stopped her "ather and ?atin *hari"ah pushed her mother’s #heelchair home14'reen stood still at the grae17n the #ay bac+, 'reen met 'sra" #hom she had a crush #hen she #as 131:*he reached home late and eeryone had le"t the house1 OF THE FOREST

1 t had been a dare by the others2 'll the children in the illage #ere told by the parents that the old #oman #as a #itch #ho had +illed her

husband3 ne day she #ent to the house and +noc+ed on the door

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4 's she called out "or the old #oman, her "riends scampered and some loo+ed petri6ed7 'reen #as sure the ld ady #as not #ic+ed een #hen the ld ady tried to scare her a#ay: *he +ept on going to the house "rom that day on#ard until the ld ady became "riendly #ith her


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HOW THE OL! LA!> 5ILLE! HER HUS4AN! (FLASHBACK)

1 he ld ady #as a young #oman "rom the mainland and married a young man "rom the illage2 hey #ere happy at 6rst *he adapted her li"e and $oined the illagers at any occasion #hich needed her help

*he #as a good coo+ and she also +ne# ho# to prepare herbal concoctions to treat many illnesses3 hen her husband lost his $ob and he #as stressed out He started to hit her

4 He became an alcoholic and abusie !ut she +ept it all to hersel"7 *he endured all the abuse !ut one day, #hile she #as coo+ing, her husband +need her in the stomach and

+ic+ed her #hen she #ent do#n 't that time she #as holding a +ni"e but the +ni"e "ell do#n to the /oor: He "orced himsel" on her and she too+ the "allen +ni"e and stabbed him


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*he receied a letter "rom ;ulian 0g and he enclosed Madhuri’s letter to her1Her sister mentioned about her being happy and she had one happy secret to tell 'reen11n 0ormala told her about her superstitious belie" such as the rain, her meetings #ith a #oman roaming at

the graeyard and the loud argument bet#een H$ %hani and n 8atihah he argument #as about 8atihah

stealing and disposing o" Madhuri’s things 12Mohd 'sra" "ought #ith H$ %hani as H$ %hani insulted all #omen in general including his #ies13he meeting bet#een 'reen and 'sra" made her realied ho# she disli+es him "or playing #ith her emotion

!ecause o" that she crushed her sister’s letter do#n the lane14&hen she #anted to retriee the letter, she couldn’t 6nd it any#here

I( Chapter 1 he illage e5perienced heay rain "or "our days2 'reen’s mother died on the 6"th day3 hey buried her ne5t to Madhuri4 hat night, 'reen entered her sister’s bedroom and recalling a good memory o" her mother and sister7 *he mourned their death t #as the 6rst time she cried unreseredly: &hen she #anted to close the #indo#, she sa# moement outside and #ent to inestigate


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> *he tried to put out the 6re but bac+ed out "rom the room as the smo+e burnt her throat and lungs1Her "ather appeared "rom behind and pushed her outside He thre# soil upon the 6re tirelessly to put the 6re

out11he storm helped them to put out the 6re12Her "ather collapsed on the ground #hen it #as oer

13n 8atihah #ent to see the bomoh discreetly early one morning his is to get a charm to attract the husbandattention bac+ to her

14n her #ay, she sa# a silhouette loo+ing li+e Madhuri n 8atihah "ainted17'sra"’s grandmother’s condition #as getting #orse1:n *alleh #ent to '#ang’s house and demanded him to e5plain his actions1


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> *omeone pushed her "rom the bac+ and she "ell do#n 'll the eggs she gathered #ere shattered1Her "ather came to the rescue11 n 0ormala #anted him to deal #ith his daughter and #arned 'reen that i" the ld ady didn’t leae the

illage, there #ould be a death among them12'sra" told her that 0e+ had recoered he ld ady #ent bac+ to her place and le"t 'reen #ith 'sra"

5( Chapter 91 'reen stayed there until dus+2 *he #ent bac+ to her house, coo+ed dinner , prayed and then ate dinner #ith her "ather Buietly3 &hen she #as about to sleep , a loud +noc+ surprised her4 *iti told her about 0e+’s death and 'sra" #ent to the ld ady’s house #ith a group o" men "eeling angry

to#ards the ld ady7 'reen grabbed her slippers and ran as "ast as she could to the ld ady’s: *een men and 'sra" #ere there 'sra" #ith a torch and hoe in hand tried to batter the house do#n


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n rage, he stabbed Madhuri "or committing adultery and "or bringing shame to him1'reen le"t her "ather

11*he didn’t realie the #oman standing behind the coconut tree12he #oman too+ the parang trying to +ill him13He #as shoc+ed and had a heart attac+14n *alleh died

M( Chapter 9:1 'reen isited her "amily’s grae be"ore she le"t2 !e"ore she le"t, she sa# the #oman smiling to her3 Her "oster parents #aited "or her and sent her to the airportN( Epi&og%e1 ;ulian 0g #aited "or her in ondon He #anted to gie his support to 'reen

2 'sra" too+ a teaching course in . and le"t ang+a#i3 *he "elt grati6ed to ;ulian

DUESTIONS ON EVENTS

1 9sing details "rom the noel you hae studied,

*tate an eent #hich you "eel should not hae happened

5plain #hy you thin+ the eent should not hae happened

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*upport your ans#er #ith close re"erence to the te5t

How to answer

'J'%J'

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C00 M M9* H'K

1 choose he Curse by ee *u 'nn

he eent that "eel should not hae happened is Madhuri’s marriage to Ha$i

%hani

• 0oel

• ent should

not haehappened

2 Madhuri #as in loe #ith 'sra" and the "eeling #as mutual hey #ould not hae

met in secret in the rubber estate i" she #as not a married #oman his could

hae preented her "rom being +illed

• Jeason 1

• idence

3 also thin+ that the marriage had caused the relationship bet#een n 8atihah, the

6rst #i"e, and H$ %hani turned sour as soon as Madhuri became the second #i"en 8atihah "elt that H$ %hani gae more attention to Madhuri as she #as younger

and more attractie hey had their 6rst big argument he argument #as about

uan 8atihah stealing and disposing o" Madhuri’s things his #ould not hae

happened i" Madhuri did not marry Ha$i %hani

• Jeason 2

• idence

4 uan 8atihah had also turned into a bitter and indictie #oman a"ter her husband

married Madhuri *he too+ the curtain brought by Madhuri to their home and #ent

inside a room "ull o" H$ %hani’s possession *he too+ out a D+eris’ and ran the

dagger through the curtain *he "elt satis6ed loo+ing at the torn "abric *he used

to be a ery nice and gentle person

• Jeason 3

• idence

7 n conclusion, "eel that Madhuri’s marriage to Ha$i %hani had bro+en 3 hearts,

Madhuri’s, Mohd 'sra"’s and uan 8atihah’s his #ould not hae happened i"

Madhuri did not marry Ha$i %hani

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• ?escribe #hat happens at the end o" the noel ( students can choose either epilogue or chapter 12 as the end

o" the noel)

• 5plain #hy you 6nd the ending either happy or sad

• *upport your ans#er #ith close re"erence to the te5t

H& '0*&J

'J'%J'H

C00 M H'K

1 choose he Curse by ee *u 'nn

't the end o" the story, 'reen lost eeryone that she loed so "or me thisnoel ended sadly

• 0K 8 I9J

CHC

• ?*CJ!0% &H'H'0* ' H0? 8 H 0K

• H'I J *'? 8J

I92 8irst, she lost her beauti"ul sister, Madhuri #ho #as "ound dead in the

rubber estate *he immediately came bac+ to her illage "rom ondon butshe #as denied the 6nal goodbye #hen her "ather, n *aleh did not #ait"or her and buried her sister

• J'*0 1

• K?0C

3 0e5t, she lost her beloed mother #ho died 6e days a"ter Madhuri Hermother #as already sic+ and her mental state #as aAected #here shesometimes got con"used o" the past eents t is also ery sad that she didnot +no# that 'reen #as not responsible "or the accident that paralysedher

• J'*0 2

• K?0C

4 'reen lost her mentor, the ld ady in the 6re #hich almost cost her li"e i"

n *aleh #as not there to pull her out "rom the burning house t #as anaccident caused by malicious series o" gossips and discrimination by theillagers led by uan 0ormala he ld ady #as li+e her mother and andher best "riend

• J'*0 3

• K?0C

7 *he also lost her "ather #ho succumbed to a massie heart attac+ a"ter he#as surprised by the cray #oman #ho came to him #ith his Dparang’

• J'*0 3

• K?0C

: n conclusion, she lost eeryone that she loed and had no reason to comebac+ to her illage hat is #hy it is a sad ending to me

• C0C9*0

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L9*0 3

!ased on the noel you hae learned,

&rite about an important incident that you remember ( e5ample Ho# 'reen 6rst met the ld ady o" the8orest)

%ie reasons #hy you remember the incident

choose he Curse by ee *u 'nn n my opinion, an important incident "rom the noel is #hen 'reen 6rst

met the ld ady

'reen 6rst met the ld ady #hen she #as challenged by her "riends to go to the ld ady’s house he

illagers belieed that the ld ady is an eil #itch, so they "orbade their children to go to the ld ady’s house

Ho#eer, 'reen’s curiosity and braery led her to the ld ady’s house 's she called out "or the ld ady, her

"riends scampered and some een loo+ed ery scared &hen she met the ld ady and the ld ady as+ed her to go

a#ay, she did not thin+ the ld ady #as eil '"ter that day, 'reen +ept going to the house until the ld ady

became "riendly #ith her

n my opinion, this incident is important because a"ter the day they became "riends, the ld ady became the

person 'reen tal+ed to or turned to #heneer she had problems 8or instance, 'reen #ould go to her house

#heneer she got into 6ghts #ith her "ather he ld ady #ould listen to her problems and calm her

'part "rom that, this incident is important because "rom the ld ady, 'reen had learnt to "orgie the people

#ho had done her #rong 8or instance, 'reen had "orgien her "ather "or murdering her sister, Madhuri a"terunderstanding the reason o" her "ather’s action " 'reen had not met and be"riended the ld ady, she might not

hae "orgien the people #ho had done her #rong 's a result, she might not go bac+ to ondon "eeling "ree and

"eeling li+e a ne# person

n conclusion, the important incident is #hen 'reen 6rst met the ld ady because o" the aboe reasons

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• &hich eent is the most interesting eent "or you

• %ie reasons "or your ans#er

(*tudents can use the same ans#er as in Buestion 3 $ust change the phrase "rom Di/portant inci"ent2 to Dthe/ot intereting e7ent2

choose he Curse by ee *u 'nn n my opinion, the /ot intereting e7ent "rom the noel is #hen

'reen 6rst met the ld ady







n my opinion, this e7ent is /ot intereting because a"ter the day they became "riends, the ld ady

became the person 'reen tal+ed to or turned to #heneer she had problems 8or instance, 'reen #ould go to her

house #heneer she got into 6ghts #ith her "ather he ld ady #ould listen to her problems and calm her

'part "rom that, this e7ent i the /ot intereting because "rom the ld ady, 'reen had learnt to "orgie

the people #ho had done her #rong 8or instance, 'reen had "orgien her "ather "or murdering her sister, Madhuri

a"ter understanding the reason o" her "ather’s action " 'reen had not met and be"riended the ld ady, she mightnot hae "orgien the people #ho had done her #rong 's a result, she might not go bac+ to ondon "eeling "ree and

"eeling li+e a ne# person

n conclusion, the /ot intereting e7ent is #hen 'reen 6rst met the ld ady because o" the aboe

reasons

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L9*0 7


• &hich eent has aAected the main character

• Ho# is the main character aAected by the eent mentioned

• *upport your ans#er #ith eidence "rom the te5t

*tudents can use the same ans#er as in Buestion 3 $ust change the phrase "rom Dimportant incident’ to Dthe e7ent

that ha aecte" the /ain character2(

choose he Curse by ee *u 'nn n my opinion, the e7ent that ha aecte" the /ain character "rom

the noel is #hen 'reen 6rst met the ld ady







n my opinion, this e7ent ha aecte" the /ain character because a"ter the day they became "riends, the

ld ady became the person 'reen tal+ed to or turned to #heneer she had problems 8or instance, 'reen #ould

go to her house #heneer she got into 6ghts #ith her "ather he ld ady #ould listen to her problems and calm

her

'part "rom that, thi e7ent ha aecte" the /ain character because "rom the ld ady, 'reen had

learnt to "orgie the people #ho had done her #rong 8or instance, 'reen had "orgien her "ather "or murdering her

sister, Madhuri a"ter understanding the reason o" her "ather’s action " 'reen had not met and be"riended the ld

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ady, she might not hae "orgien the people #ho had done her #rong 's a result, she might not go bac+ to ondon

"eeling "ree and "eeling li+e a ne# person

n conclusion, the e7ent that ha aecte" the /ain character is #hen 'reen 6rst met the ld ady

because o" the aboe reasonsCHARACTERS

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CH'J'CJ CH'J'CJ*C K?0C

1 'GJ0*'H

2-year-oldintelligent student*hort and boo+ish omboyndependentHighly opinionatedand outspo+enCourageous*ensitie

.ind and alue loeand "riendship

erceptie andrational

!raeE"earless

s chosen "or student e5change programmebtains scholarship to study in a uniersity in ondon5cels in both academic and sportslays hoc+ey #ith the boys in school't young age she stays in enang "or t#o months during studente5change programme0eer a"raid to spea+ her mind, oices her opinion, stand up "or hersel"and her loed onesCon"ronts her "ather regarding Madhuri’s deathHates it #hen people compare her to MadhuriCries her heart out oer the sense o" loss o" her sister and mother!e"riended the ld ady although others label her as a #itch and amurderer&illing to sacri6ce her o#n li"e to sae the ld ady during the 6re&illing to ta+e the blame "or the escaped bull to sae 'sra"’s $ob'ble to deduce that the #hite blood on Madhuri’s body is actually late5?o not beliee the superstitious about the illage being cursed, thepontiana+, the ritual, the #itch and rumours8aces the punishmentEbeating "rom her "ather calmly although she is notguilty*tabs 'sra" in the "oot #ith a spade to stop him "rom brea+ing the ldady’s house and con"ronts him and demands an e5planation "or hisactions ries to stop the angry illagers "rom hurting the ld ady #hen shecomes to the illage to treat 'sra"’s grandmother

2 *'H'!?9'H

'reen’s "ather' hard#or+ing

&or+s in the "arm?oes chores such as chopping #ood and mending "ences and roo"s

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"armerhysically strong#ith big 6stsHot-tempered, "ull o" rage

*trict and traditional"ather ;udgmentalHas hidden loe andcourageous

;udgemental, biasedand un"air

'reen is blamed and beaten seerely "or her parents’ accident #ith thebulloses control and ends up +illing her daughter Madhuri a"ter seeing her#ith another man

Caned 'reen #hen she #as a child*colds her "or stealing mangoesteens9sed to eat his meals alone and in silence*aes 'reen’s li"e during the 6re in Madhuri’s room*aes 'reen’s li"e during the 6re in the ld ady’s house*aes 'reen "rom the angry cro#d #hen the ld ady comes to theillage to treat 'sra"’s grandmother*ho#s pre"erence to#ards Madhuri, his adopted child and resentmentto#ards o#n daughterMis$udges 'reen and punishes her seerely such as in the bull incident&rongly accuses her "or doing something she has not done such as

"orgetting to latch the chic+en coop3 MH?

'*J'8' handsome teacheroing andresponsible

Co#ardmotionalEirrational

*ly andunderhanded

'dmired by girls including 'reen during his school days a+es trouble to care "or his grandmother a+es leae "rom #or+ #hen 0e+ is sic+lans to pursue a teaching course in . so that 0e+ can get bettermedical treatment8inds the courage to see the ld ady and as+s "or herbal medicine tocure his 0e+ersuades the ld ady to come to the illage to help his 0e+ #hen hercondition gets #orseets 'reen ta+es the blame "or the bull incident that causes her mother

to lose her legets his "eelings oercome his sound $udgmenteads the angry mob to the ld ady’s house a"ter 0e+ dies andaccidentally burns the ld ady’s house and +ills her8ools around #ith 'reen’s "eelings as a mean to coer up his personal"eeling "or Madhuri

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4 M'?H9J 'reen’sadoptedEdead sister

Ioung, pretty,charming and

grace"ul

%ood and obedientdaughter

.ind and sel"-sacri6cing

0aie

&as "ound abandoned as a baby and brought up by 'reen’s parents astheir o#n daughter&as "ound deadEmurdered in the rubber estate by the ndian rubbertapper'ppeared in many school concerts and photos

&as inited to recite poetry (syair) at #edding ceremony'sra" #as attracted to Madhuri the 6rst time he sa# her #hen he cameoer #ith a bas+et o" "ruits to oAer his sympathies to her "amily a"ter thebull incidentHa$i %hani "ell in loe #ith Madhuri the 6rst time he listened to hermelodious oice reciting syair at #edding receptionHelped her parents #ith the house chores oo+ care o" her ailing mother such as preparing her "aaourite porridgeand "ed heristened to her "ather and agreed to be the headman’s second #i"ealthough she loed 'sra"

9sed to protect 'reen #hen she #as scolded or beaten by their "atherHelped 'reen to 6nd rattan in the "orest and #oe a ne# bas+et toreplace their mother’s "aourite bas+et #hen 'reen ruined it a"tercarrying heay durianConsoled and soothed 'reen #hen she "elt guilty "or causing hermother’s accident*he thought she #ould be able to persuade Ha$i %hani to release her andallo# her to marry Mohd 'sra"oo+ed up to her husband’s 6rst #i"e and #as una#are o" 8atihah’sresentment and $elousy to#ards her

7 H ?'?I

onely and isolated

&ise , rational andstrong

hysically, mentally and erbally abused by her alcoholic husband 's aresult, she 6nally +ills him in sel"-de"enceies in the "orest alone a#ay "rom the illagersKillagers label her as an eil #itch a"ter she +ills her abusie husbandKillagers "orbid their children to go near her in the "orest*+illed in traditional herbal medicine reats 'sra"’s grandmother #ith herbs, tree roots and bar+ "rom the "orestand her garden' good counsellor as she is able to gie good adice and to tal+ #ith'reen about her personal deelopment and educational achieements

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8riendly, caring andmotherly

eaches 'reen the importance o" "orgieness'ble to reeal the important in"ormation regarding the people inoled inMadhuri’s murderCon6rms that Madhuri #as indeed murdered'ble to lie independently and sel"-suNcient #ithout the help o" anyone

roides "riendship and com"ort "or 'reen'reen turns to #hen she has disagreement #ith her parents9sed to plait 'reen’s hair&illing to ta+e ris+ and come to the illage to treat 'sra"’s grandmother+no#ing the illagers #ould resent her there

MO!EL DUESTIONS AN! ANSWERS CHARACTER

9( Write on a character that ho. reponi3i&it, in her or hi action ( S%pport ,o%r an.er .ithe7i"ence fro/ the no7e&(

!ased on the 0oel Ohe CurseP by ee *ue 'nn, a character that sho#s responsibility is Mohd 'sra" as he is

being sho#n as a 6lial grandson and cares about her grandmother

8irstly, he ta+es care o" 0e+, especially #hen she is sic+ Mohd 'sra" is concerned about his grandmother’s

deteriorating health He is #illing to ta+e leae "rom #or+ as to ta+e care o" his grandmother n addition, Mohd

'sra"’s eAort to loo+ "or the cure "or his grandmother "urther e5empli6es that he is indeed a responsible person

*econdly, Mohd 'sra" #ants to ta+e 0e+ to the mainland #hich she #ill get better medical care and #hen

oAered #ith a teaching course in .uala umpur, he plans to ta+e 0e+ #ith him as he #ill get better medical care

than staying in ang+a#i

hirdly, he gathers his strength and courage to "ace the ld ady in his eAort to cure his grandmother 0ot

only he as+s her to proide the herbal medicine, but he also persuades her to come to the illage and treat his 0e+

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n conclusion, based on the eidences gien aboe #ould say Mohd 'sra" is truly a responsible person He is

#illing to do anything "or her grandmother

:( Write on a character that i e8e/p&ar,( S%pport ,o%r an.er .ith e7i"ence fro/ the no7e&(

n the Curse by ee *ue 'nn, the character #hom thin+ is e5emplary is the ld ady o" the "orest

hroughout the noel, she sho#s strength o" character and #isdom

&hen she 6rst moes to the illage as a ne#ly#ed, she is popular among the illagers and she en$oys a

bliss"ul marital li"e #ith her husband erything changes as her husband #ho becomes an alcoholic and starts to

abuse her and 6nally she retaliates and +ills him in sel" de"ence 8rom then on, the illagers treat her li+e an outcast*he is "orced to moe out o" the illage and ma+es an abandoned house her home *he gathers her strength and

starts a ne# li"e *he een gro#s her o#n egetables and becomes sel"-suNcient *he lies alone "or years until she

be"riends 'reen and becomes her mentor and consoles her #heneer she has a 6ght #ith her parents

&hen 'sra" approaches the ld ady "or help, she is hesitant about going bac+ to the illage Iet she agrees

and doing so, she puts her li"e at ris+ &hen she is trapped in the burning house, she tells 'reen to sae hersel" and

she perishes in the 6re en at death’s door, she reminds 'reen about the importance o" "orgieness and tells her

to heed all the adice she has gien her

he ld ady is there"ore an e5emplary character as she is strong, #ise and honourable

;( Who i ,o%r fa7o%rite characterG 1i7e reaon to %pport ,o%r an.er(

he character that admire most is o" course, the pretty and charming Madhuri "rom the Ohe CurseP

Madhuri is 'reen’s elder sister and she is about 24 years old Madhuri is li+ed by eeryone in the illage and

also by her parents because she #as ery 6lial and obedient 's a good and obedient daughter, she helped her

parents in household chores Madhuri used to coo+ chic+en porridge "or her mother and "eed her !esides, she had

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neer gone against her "ather’s #ish #hen she married the man that her "ather chose "or her *he #as married to

Ha$i %hani #ho #as the illage headman and he too+ her as his second #i"e en though she +ne# that Ha$i %hani

#as married but $ust to obey her "ather’s #ishes, she #as ready to be the headman’s second #i"e he sense o"

obedience in Madhuri’s character really attracted me and learnt to loe my parents more a"ter reading this noel

he second reason #hy admire Madhuri is because she #as ery pretty and charming *he #as introduced to

the readers #hen 'reen recalled about her sister’s beauty during her $ourney bac+ to Malaysia "rom ondon

Madhuri #as "eatured in many photos and in school concerts #hen she too+ the role o" the beauti"ul uteri %unung

edang Madhuri #as ery grace"ul and elegant in her costume during the concert 'reen hersel" admired her

sister’s beauty #hen she too+ part in the concert 'll these proe Madhuri as a ery beauti"ul and elegant daughter

and too admire her "or that

he third and 6nal reason #hy admire Madhuri’s character is because she #as a +ind and thought"ul person

*he #as ery +ind to 8atihah, Ha$i %hani’s 6rst #i"e #hen she #rote about her to 'reen *he een praised 8atihah

and too+ her as D.a+’ because she loo+ed up to her as an elder sister ach time #hen her "ather, nci+ *alehscolded or caned 'reen, Madhuri too+ it in a positie #ay that is, her "ather trying to educate her younger sister 's

a +ind hearted sister, she #as al#ays there "or 'reen to console and com"ort her a"ter being scolded or caned by

their "ather &hen 'reen ruined her mother’s "aaourite bas+et carrying durian, Madhuri, being a +ind and

thought"ul sister helped her to 6nd some rattan in the "orest and #oe the bas+et together the #hole night to

replace the ruined one "eel that Madhuri is not only +ind but al#ays thin+s positie in each and eery incident that

happens around her his is #hat inspires me to thin+ positiely in my li"e in order to achiee success

Mentioned aboe are all the character traits #hy admire Madhuri, the most beauti"ul lady in this noel #ish

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0e5t, he #as a protectie "ather en though he seemed cold and unloing but his actions sho#ed that he

loed 'reen &hen Madhuri’s room #as on 6re, it #as n *aleh #ho pushed 'reen out o" the room and thus saed

her li"e He then put out the 6re using #et earth 8urthermore, he came to 'reen’s rescue #hen 'reen #as

con"ronted #ith uan 0ormala’s sic+le in a scu@e in "ront o" Mohd 'sra"’s house Moreoer, n *aleh rescued 'reen

"rom being burnt to death #hen 'reen tried to help the ld ady #ho #as trapped in her burning house 'll these

sho#ed that he truly cared "or his daughter’s sa"ety

8inally, n *aleh #as a loing husband ?atin *hari"ah and ?ato+ Gul+i/i gae a #heelchair to his #i"e to

ma+e it easier "or her to moe around n *aleh sho#ed his displeasure at the gi"t but the "ollo#ing day he built a

ramp "rom the eranda so that she could get in and out o" the house easily

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THEME

1 K

0

J'0*H !&0

'% Q9' K?0C

1 oe bet#een

siblings

'reen

and

Madhuri

=->,

27, =1

'reen and Madhuri loe and care "or each other especially #hen they

#ere younger Madhuri #as al#ays protectie o" 'reen against the

punishment meted out by their "ather

2 arental loe Madhuri’s

mother

22= Madhuri’s mother loes Madhuri despite haing abandoned her t is the

loe that ma+es her #ants to +ill *alleh

'reen

and her

"ather

27R,

=2-=3,

=:, >7

'reen’s "ather loe her but her "ather tends to be strict #ith her *he is

o"ten punished by him He #ants her to behae hersel" his sho#s he

cares enough to discipline her

21 'reen #as saed by *aleh "rom danger He saed her $ust in time be"ore

the ld ady’s house collapsed on her during the 6re

1=> *aleh rescued 'reen "rom uan 0ormala and her mob #hom she has

con"ronted

*aleh and

Madhuri

2>,

221,

224

*aleh loes Madhuri li+e his o#n daughter although she is adopted He

regrets +illing her in a moment o" blind anger

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'reen

and her

mother =<

4> *he ta+es care o" her mother by coo+ing her brea+"ast

2>-32 *he #as concerned #hen her "ather does not in"orm her mother o" her

sister’s death

3 Children’s

loe

'reen

and *alleh

- ?espite al#ays being angry at and canned, 'reen still loes her "ather

*he "orgies him "or +illing her sister

4

oe bet#een

husband and

#i"e

*aleh and

his #i"e

142 *aleh ta+es good care o" his #i"e although she is paralyed and has

'lheimer *he dies peace"ully

Ha$i %hani

and

Madhuri

42 Ha$i %hani loes Madhuri and dotes her He is ery generous by buyingher $e#els and beauti"ul e5pensie clothes

32,

42,

11=

He is heartbro+en #hen she dies and he really misses her

8atihah

and Ha$i

%hani

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loe 'sra" and

Madhuri

27,

217

together t is adultery because Madhuri is a married #oman 0o matter

ho# true the loe is, one must lie and loe #ithin the la#s that goern a

society

2 %**

0

J'0*H

Q'0'0* '% Q9' K?0C

1'mong

adults

he illage is a small

community and the people

#ho gather together "or

occasions li+e +enduris li+e to

gossip hey are simple "ol+s

#ho are easily deceied into

belieing anything

:3-:7 'll the stories around the ld ady #hom they call the

#itch are to incredible to be true, but the illagers

beliee in them he illagers thin+ she is a cannibal#ho eats children "or dinner a"ter turning them into

sBuirrel or rats

13-14E

1=-21E

72

uan 0ormala loes to gossip *he told the #omen-"ol+

that Madhuri is murdered and she has shed #hite blood

not long a"ter Madhuri dies

2'mong

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3 *9J*0* S *9J0'9J'

0

&HR '% Q9' K?0C

1Madhuri’s

death

23, 132 he illagers belieed that they are cursed as Madhuri has shed #hite blood #hen she

dies his is because they beliee in the curse she put has made ang+a#i remained

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1=7-

1=>

0e+’s death has spar+ed the 6re in uan 0ormala’s heart to start the cause o" teaching

the a lesson *he spearheads the angry mob that led Mohd 'sra" and his men to the

’s house in the "orest

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MORAL VALUES

MJ' K'9* '%

*

Q9' K?0C

Children should

loe and care

"or their

parents

2< 'reen’s attitude to#ards her "oster parents, ?atin *hari"ah and ?atu+ Gul+i/i

here #as an e5change programme in school and 'reen, being a top student, #as chosen

to go 'reen got along #ell #ith her "oster parents, so #ell that their relationship

continued een a"ter the t#o-month programme ended ?atin *hari"ah and ?atu+ Gul+i/i

#ould isit 'reen and her "amily in ang+a#i o"ten #o years bac+, they een sponsored

her studies oerseas n "act, they treated 'reen ery much li+e their o#n daughter7 'reen al#ays help her mother to prepare a bo#l o" porridge "or her brea+"ast and ta+es

care o" her needs a"ter she got inoled in an accident that caused her to be paralysed11< 'sra" has a responsibility to#ards his grandmother *he is an old #oman He al#ays

chec+ed on her health

He buys lunch "or her

He also #ent to loo+ "or medicine that #ould help to ease his grandmother’s pain &hen

he "ound out that the mar+et #as 6lled #ith /ood, a man told him to go and see the ld

ady as she +no#s a lot about herbs and ho# they can cure diseases *o, he #ent to see

the ld ady by the illage and begged her to go into the illage to treat his grandmother

He #as #illing to go against #hat the illagers belieed in by bringing the ld ady into

the illage!e responsible

"or your

actions

211 '#ang con"essed to 'reen about being responsible "or leaing the gate unlatched He

#as stealing some chic+ens "rom the "arm and he said that he #as in a hurry that he had

le"t the gate #ide open He did not +no# that the bull #as going to #al+ out through the

gate on its o#n He #as than+"ul that 'reen con"essed to something that he did his

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incident also resulted to the "act that 'reen’s "ather and mother hit the bull and her

mother #as paralysed !ecause o" that, she got a beating o" a li"etime "rom her "ather, n

*alleh23 Mohd 'sra" and his dar+ secret He #as in loe #ith Madhuri, #ho is Ha$i %hani’s second

#i"e and #as planning to run a#ay "rom the illage #ith Madhuri as he #as oAered a

teaching course in +l &hen he told Madhuri about his plan, "rom her reaction, he +ne#

trhat she loed him too He said that her loe #as pure and innocent Madhuri #as to

con"ess eerything to her husband and s+ed his permission to release her *he #as

coninced that he #as a reasonable man and #anted the best "or her Ho#eer, a"ter

leaing Madhuri at the plantation, a "e# hours late, he heard the ne#s that she #as dead222 n *alleh too+ the responsibility o" his action o" +illing his adopted daughter, Madhuri by

con"essing about it to 'reen, indirectly &hen n *alleh iciously /ung the parang on the

ground near 'reen’s "eet, 'reen sa# a stain o" something #hite and stic+y i+e a tree

sap *he then remembered #hen she 6rst arried "rom ondon, uan ormala #as gossiping

ho# Madhuri had #hite blood *he 6gured out that it #as not blood, but #hite sap "rom the

tree that stained the clothes #hen Madhuri must hae +noc+ed the cup oerearn to

"orgie

21 he ld ady’s adice to 'reen

'"ter his grandmother died, 'sra" #ent to the ld ady’s house to ta+e reenge He #as

"ollo#ed by the illagers #ho #ere also angry to#ards the ld ady’s house 'sra" tried to

#hac+ the door and he pushed 'reen a#ay 'reen "ound a spade ne5t to her, grabbed it

and stabbed at his "oot He dropped the hoe and the torch "ell and rolled to#ards the #all

o" the house he 6re caught at the #ooden #all and #ith a sudden spar+, it rose hungrily

li+e an unstoppable giant 'reen crashed into the house *he called out, but there #as no

response hen she sa# the ld ady #as lying beside her stoe and she ran to#ards her

*he tried to help the ld ady up and get out "rom the house, but the ld ady’s led #as

stuc+

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he ld ady told her to leae her and sae hersel" but 'reen re"used hen, she told her

to learn to "orgie be"ore it’s too late27 'reen’s "eelings a"ter she learns the truth about eerything

'"ter she "ound out #hat happened bet#een her sister and 'sra", she ran a#ay 8inally,

she "ound hersel" loo+ing do#n "rom the tall cliA that plunged straight to the sea Her

bones trembled and her breath caught at her throat %asping, she crumpled to her "eet

*he curled up her body on top o" the roc+ *he shut her eyes and #ished hersel" a#ay "rom

the island *he did not a#a+en until she "elt the #armth o" the rising sun "rom behind the

hills across the straits

he #armth touched the tips o" her 6ngers and spread slo#ly to her chest he "roen

anger #ithin her melted slo#ly *he #as reminded by the ld ady’s adice be"ore she

died232 'reen returned bac+ to ondon and it sho#ed that she had already "orgien eeryone "or

doing the #rong things they had done

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DUESTIONS ON THEMESMORAL VALUES MESSA1ES

he "ollo#ing are the noels studied in the literature component in nglish language

Catch 9s " Iou Can F Catherine Macphail

he Curse F ee *u 'nn

*tep by &ic+ed *tep F 'nne 8ine

Choose any one o" the noels that you hae studied and ans#er the Buestion belo#

Lo7e i i/portant in a fa/i&,(J

Ho# is this sho#n in the noel that you hae readR *upport your ans#er #ith close re"erence to the te5t


*tate the theme *tate the eent #hich sho#s the theme stated

*upport your ans#er #ith close re"erence to the te5t

Ho# to ans#erRRR

'J'%J'H C00 M* I9 M9* H'K

1 n order to ans#er the aboe Buestion, #ould li+e to choose he

Curse by ee *u 'nn oe is important in a "amily

0oel

he theme

discussed

2 his #as sho#n ery clearly in the commitment and responsibility

sho#n by 'reen’s parents to their daughters, 'reen and Madhuri

ent 1

hey too+ care o" those t#o #ith good care 8or instance, although Madhuri

#as adopted, but nci+ *alleh and his #i"e loed Madhuri as much as they

loed 'reen hey too+ her "rom the rice 6eld and raised her up li+e their

o#n daughter hey also made sure that Madhuri married a good man li+e

idence "rom the

te5t (elaboration)

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Ha$i %hani his is due to the "act that nci+ *alleh and his #i"e #anted

Madhuri to be happy and lead a good li"e

3 'part "rom that, nci+ *alleh also sho#ed parental loe to#ards

'reen

ent 2

his can be seen #hen he saed 'reen "rom danger three times ne o" the

times #as #hen a mob rushed to#ards the ld ady’s house a"ter 'sra"’s

grandmother died ?uring the riot, 'sra" accidentally dropped the torch he

#as holding and as a result, the ld ady’s house #as on 6re &hen 'reen

entered the house to help the ld ady, the ld ady’s leg #as stuc+ and

she #ould not be able to help the ld ady nci+ *alleh grabbed 'reen out

and saed her $ust in time be"ore the ld ady’s house collapsed on herduring the 6re

idence "rom the

te5t (elaboration)

4 8inally, loe in a "amily is also sho#n by the relationship bet#een

'reen and her sister, Madhuri

ent 3

hey #ere ery close #ith each other #hen they #ere small hey al#ays

#ent out #al+ing or cycling together around the illage hey #ere

inseparable 'reen #ould sit on the carrier at the bac+ o" the bicycle as

Madhuri cycled to the mar+et or post oNce to do some chores "or their busyparents hey #ould also cycle past the paddy 6eld

Moreoer, Madhuri al#ays protected 'reen #heneer she #as in trouble

8or instance, #hen their "ather and mother #as mad at 'reen "or stealing

mangosteens, she ensured that 'reen ate "or dinner

idence "rom the

te5t (elaboration)

7 n conclusion he eents aboe proed that this noel sho#ed that Conclusion

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loe is important in a "amily

he "ollo#ing are the noels studied in the literature component in nglish language

Catch 9s " Iou Can F Catherine Macphail

he Curse F ee *u 'nn

*tep by &ic+ed *tep F 'nne 8ine

Choose any one o" the noels that you hae studied and ans#er the Buestion belo#

We ho%&" &o7e o%r fa/i&, /e/3er(J

Ho# is this moral alue sho#n in the noel that you hae readR *upport your ans#er #ith close re"erence to the te5t

Ho# to ans#erRRR

(*tudents can change the ans#ers in the 6rst Buestion to ans#er this Buestion $ust change K&o7e in a fa/i&,2 to

K.e ho%&" &o7e o%r fa/i&, /e/3er2)

'J'%J'H C00 M* I9 M9* H'K

1 n order to ans#er the aboe Buestion, #ould li+e to choose he

Curse by ee *u 'nn We ho%&" &o7e o%r fa/i&, /e/3er(

0oel

he theme discussed

2 his #as sho#n ery clearly in the commitment and responsibility

sho#n by 'reen’s parents to their daughters, 'reen and Madhuri

ent 1

hey too+ care o" those t#o #ith good care 8or instance, although

Madhuri #as adopted, but nci+ *alleh and his #i"e loed Madhuri as

much as they loed 'reen hey too+ her "rom the rice 6eld and raised

her up li+e their o#n daughter hey also made sure that Madhuri married

a good man li+e Ha$i %hani his is due to the "act that nci+ *alleh and

idence "rom the te5t

(elaboration)

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his #i"e #anted Madhuri to be happy and lead a good li"e

3 'part "rom that, nci+ *alleh also sho#ed parental loe to#ards

'reen

ent 2

his can be seen #hen he saed 'reen "rom danger three times ne o" the times #as #hen a mob rushed to#ards the ld ady’s house a"ter

'sra"’s grandmother died ?uring the riot, 'sra" accidentally dropped the

torch he #as holding and as a result, the ld ady’s house #as on 6re

&hen 'reen entered the house to help the ld ady, the ld ady’s leg

#as stuc+ and she #ould not be able to help the ld ady nci+ *alleh

grabbed 'reen out and saed her $ust in time be"ore the ld ady’s

house collapsed on her during the 6re


(elaboration)

4 8inally, .e ho%&" &o7e o%r fa/i&, /e/3er is also sho#n by

the relationship bet#een 'reen and her sister, Madhuri

ent 3

hey #ere ery close #ith each other #hen they #ere small hey al#ays

#ent out #al+ing or cycling together around the illage hey #ere

inseparable 'reen #ould sit on the carrier at the bac+ o" the bicycle as

Madhuri cycled to the mar+et or post oNce to do some chores "or their

busy parents hey #ould also cycle past the paddy 6eld

Moreoer, Madhuri al#ays protected 'reen #heneer she #as in trouble

8or instance, #hen their "ather and mother #as mad at 'reen "or stealing

mangosteens, she ensured that 'reen ate "or dinner


(elaboration)

7 n conclusion, the eents aboe proed that this noel sho#ed that

.e ho%&" &o7e o%r fa/i&, /e/3er

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