CIT202 Theology and Religious Studies

1- a brief response (300-350 words) to ONE question from below. How would you describe the narrator’s (Waguih’s) relationship with Zara? Antagonistic? “Frenemies”? Respectful in some way? What is your impression of the relationship between the narrator and his father? Why do you think it is so tense? At the end of the story, Zara says “It’s okay” twice to the narrator. How do you interpret her actions in the context of the overall story? 2- a brief response (300-350 words) to ONE question from below.  When you look back at the story as a whole, why do you think Amadeo’s uncle, Tío Tíve, picked Amadeo to perform as Jesus for the Passion? Why do you think Amadeo is so resistant to his daughter staying with him as he prepares to perform as Jesus? How do you understand Manuel Garcia’s actions toward Amadeo and his daughter, Angel? Why does he harass and provoke them?  In the last few pages, Amadeo moves from not wanting his daughter present at his crucifixion to believing he wants her there “more than anyone” (83). Speculate why this is. 3- a brief response (300-350 words) to ONE question from below.What is the religious difference between Selam and the main character, i.e. the “you” of the story? How aware do you think they are of the religious differences between their families at the beginning of the story?  How do you judge the parents of the “you” throughout the story? Are they right to try to break up the friendship with Selam?  Towards the end of the story is the line: “You smiled because you had discovered a new language.” How do you interpret the story’s conclusion? Hopeful? Sad? Bittersweet? Something else?