Multicultural and International Literature
This international story is one that I think would be great to use as a comparison. The story is that of a young girl, Jouanah, who’s father remarries and she finds herself the forgotten child of a man who no longer can love. She endures her tragedies quietly and kindly, and therefore she lives a life wherein she lives to appease others. She is rewarded when she finds a gift from her dead mother and goes to the New Year’s celebration, where she meets the village’s most honored man and they finally end up together. It is a Southeast Asian version of the classic Cinderella tale. I think this story would be great for three different reasons in the classroom. There is so much a teacher could do with a comparison piece on this version and the traditional American version. One could also use this story to illustrate some of similarities between cultures, especially useful if a new student from another culture joins your classroom. A third idea is the one that this could be used as a small window into another culture, using the artwork and illustrations to show how people in Southeast Asia once lived.
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