Interactive Writing session #8: June 12th, 2009

Review: what are the main themes of “Diddakoi“?
A theme is a big idea. There are many smaller ideas in each chapter of the book. For example:
1. Why is Kizzy’s Gran found dead outside the wagon, not inside it? Because gypsies want to die outside under the open sky.
2. Why do the other gypsies burn the wagon? Because gypsy tradition says that nothing that belonged to the dead should be used or touched.
Assignment:
1. Re-read chapters 2 and 3 and pick out 10 new ideas or concepts
2. Find an article, essay or interview in Japanese about
  1. either gypsies,
  2. or Rumer Godden.
  3. summarize the article or essay in 2-3 sentences, and provide the reference to it using the MLA style.

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