My roommate is Persian so I thought it would be interesting to learn more about his culture. The introduction of the unit also mentioned that there would be werewolves involved, so I was immediately intrigued.
The Wolf-Aunt: I was interested in the story to begin with because it featured a female werewolf. They don't feature in many stories so I was happy to find this one. My favorite part of the story is that it's used to explain why wives don't like their husband's sisters. I also think it's cool that werewolves can be found in so many cultures. It creates variety and an interesting catalogue of the werewolf.
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| (Wolf, photo by Arturo de Frias Marques) |
Nim Tanak, or Half-Boy: I liked this story because it involved magic and demons. I'm planning on using the Devil in my storybook so it was interesting to see the way in which a demon might operate. I was interested by the idea of a half-boy. If I hadn't seen the picture I would have thought he was a dwarf, but he was literally half of a man (split down the middle!). I also liked the trope where something happens three times and it is solved on the third time. It does a good job of engaging the audience and building suspense for the conclusion of the story.
I also liked that the stories in this half of the unit started and ended with the same lines. It brought continuity the stories.
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I really like your reading diaries because they seem very natural and conversational. You give your opinions as well as a little bit of what it is about, which is probably very helpful when looking back. I like that your posts are not all identical either. I try to keep all of my reading diaries uniform as to how many bullet notes I put and where I place my image, but after looking at yours, I think the more natural and less structured reading diaries looks better!
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