ROAR Journal 3

Salma El-Behaedi
The Star of Kazan
Pages 80-120

5 Comments

1. Annika is taken into her real mother's mansion and has to adjust to a new lifestyle and new people altogether.

2. Annika meets her cousin Hermann shows Annika around her new hose and Annika is very pleased with the mansion she is soon to be living in and whiches Loremarie was there to see how luxurious her life is.

3. Annika tries to help out around the house like she used to do in Vienna but her mother does not want her to do so because she is now part of a wealthy family and cleaning makes her look like a maid.

4. Annika gets very upset becasue living the von Tanennburg lifestyle is not warm and comfy like her old life was.

5. Annika spots a boy riding a beautiful horse while lookinhg out her window and is soon shocked to find out that the true indentity of that individaul was not what she had thought.

6. Annika makes friends with the stable boy named Zed who shows Annika around the stable and makes her feel welcome.

7. Zed is shocked by Annika's personality because he thought that she would be a show-off like most von Tanennburg's are but Annika was the complete opposite.

4 Questions

1. Now that Annika has experienced the poor life and the wealthy life which one is she more likely to choose in terms of comfort level?

2. Who does Frau Edeltraut think Annika will make most friends with within her new family that she still needs to meet?

3. What is Hermann's feeling toward his new sister? Is she what he expected?

4. Before going to get Annika, did Frau Edeltraut ever consider the possibility that her daughter might actually reject her?

5. With her new life what doors in the future does Annika think may have closed or opened?

6. Now that Annika has been introduced to her birth mother how dos it feel compared to considering Ellie her mother?

3 Vocabulary Words

1. pochard (page 105)
Definition: A heavy bodied duck.

2. wurzels (page 114)
Definition: King or Emperor of Germany and Holy Roman emporer.

3. duelling (page 120)
Definition: To encounter an opponent.

2 Literary Techniques

1. Imagery
" It was much bigger than Ellie kitchen in Vienna, and darker, with its high, barred window..."
( page 100)

2. Characterization
" He's called Zedekiah because his mother was a gypsy and gypsies are all mad."( page 110)

1 Sentence Overview

1. Annika gets introduced to her new family and gets to know people who work around the mansion making her feel more comfortable.