Dance Of The Legalized Essay

DANCE OF THE BANISHED ESSAY

The novel, Dance of the Banished by Marsha Skrypuch should be a key novel study book, in the curriculum for the IB program. This is because this book consists of opportunities to apply real life concepts into the IB profile. A character trait demonstrated greatly throughout this book is to be open minded. In this book, Ali and Zeynep, the main characters, show the readers how to apply being open-minded to our everyday lives by valuing cultural beliefs, looking at different views of complex and also approaching unfamiliar situations in a positive way.

In the Dance of the Banished, wars and conflicts are started due to cultural differences, but those are put aside by one of the main characters, Ali. In this novel he accept and values both his, and others religious beliefs. This is shown in the book when Ali is forced to chop down his first tree at KapusKasing Internment Camp, though in his culture, “To kill wildlife is like to steal from god”. He is put in this uncomfortable situation where is forced to do something against his culture, so to show his dedication to the Alevi culture, he says “Forgive me god” before doing so. He also just picks up branches and clears the forest floor when he has the choice to do that or chop down tree. Ali

In the book, Ali shares his traditions and cultural aspects with Nadie. They shared their beliefs, stories, traditions, and they also ended up sharing dances from important religious celebrations. Ali first showed Nadie a dance from the Semah, which is a festivity for Alevi Kurds. He also sang a song about a traveler to Nadie. He described this moment by saying “We spun and danced for an hour or more. I was entranced.” After showing the Semah dance to Nadie, she shared a Plains Cree Round Dance with him. While writing about this moment, he wrote “I couldn’t sing with her, but I copied her