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A Literary Analysis Of Marina Budhos 'Ask Me No Questions'

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Literary Analysis Paper - Realistic Fiction In Ask Me No Questions, Marina Budhos illustrates the theme, If you work hard everything will work out. This theme is shown through the events in the plot, the settings, and the characters. The book is told by Nadra and is about her family living in America without a visa. While they are trying to move to Canada, some of the family members get put in detention, causing the rest of the family to find the money to get them out. The characters in Ask Me No Questions show the theme, if you work hard everything will work out. One character that showed the theme was Abba, even though he was in a detainment center, he still tried to find ways to prove he didn't do anything. Ashia also says on page 151 of Ask Me No Questions “My …show more content…

But we couldn't get in, so the authorities took him away for many weeks.” This shows Abba was always trying to find ways to give his family a good life, somewhere safe. Another character is Taslima, she would go to rallies and would work with her boyfriend to find ways for her family to be safe. She did this to help her family get out of detention and live a happy life safely. Ashia was also another character that showed the theme. She worked hard to get good grades, even though not many thought she would and should. All the hard work paid off and she was the valedictorian, gave a speech, and went to college. Those three characters show the theme, if you work hard everything will work out. There are many settings in Ask Me No Questions that show the theme, if you work hard everything will work out. Uncle's apartment is one of the many places that show the theme. Aisha and Nadira had ideas of how to help get Abba out of detainment while they were staying at their uncle's. They did this together over the many weeks while Abba was gone, even though they always fought with each

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