In the ted talk dont Feel Sorry for refugees by Luma Mufleh about her experience as a child and even into adulthood about refugees,in her ted talk she mentions how her grandmother brought her to a refugee camp. That she didn't want to play with the refugees there because they were different and how her grandmother forced her to go and play with them.“ I returned a few hours later, having spent some time playing soccer with the kids in the camp. We walked out of the camp, and I was excitedly telling her what a great time I had and how fantastic the kids were.”(Mufleh 3:14)
In the novel, a girl lost in translation by Jean Khan Kim has started to grow close with another child named matt. She discovers a little more about Matt and finds out about his father. This makes her feel like she has something in common with him that she didn't know about before so she feels more comfortable with him. “By showing me his father in such a sordid place, he was letting down his face, which told me I was as close to him as anyone could be. I gave him a little nod. He seemed satisfied and turned away.”(pg 218)
Does the character from your book find someone they can relate to? Was it easy for them to make friends?
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