ROAR Journal Entry 5

Salma El-Behaedi
The Star of Kazan
Pages 160-200

5 Comments

1. Pauline sends Annika a letter to finally try to get in touch with her and Annika is ecstatic about hearing from her friend.

2. Annika sends a letter to Ellie and Sigrid. Ellie and Sigrid are interrupted by the nosy Eggharts.

3. Annika returns from the spa with her mother and is uncomfortable with her mother's level of anxiety when crossing the street.

4. Annika talks to Zed to find more about her past and her lousy father.

5. Zed wakes Annika up from her sleep one day to show her the gypsies that he had promised to show her.

6. Annika has found time to do what she loves, cook, without her mother having an eye over her.

7. One day when Annika was at home she is startled when she sees Uncle Oswald standing at the door, he cut off his beard. His beard signified the strong tough character that he was and without it he is not his usual self.

4 Questions

1. Why does Annika' s mother struggle with anxiety attacks whenever she is going out? Did something trigger this in her past?

2. Why did the author decide to change Uncle Oswald bu removing one of his most noticeable features?

3. After Annika saw the gypsies, how does she think they relate to the average everyday human?

4. If Annika was to change one thing about her mother's personality what would that most likely be?

5. What is Annika's long-term goal now that she has net her birth mother?

6. What strategy is Annika going to use to achieve her long term goal?

3 Vocabulary Words

1. aspic ( page 165)
Definition: For something to be obsolete.

2. equerry ( page 191)
Definition: An officer of a prince or noble individual.

3. aria ( page 198)
Definition: An elaborate melody or tune.

2 Literary Devices

1. Mood
Book Example: " But tears had come..brushing them away angrily"( page 177).

2. Third Person Omniscient
Book Example: "Zed had driven them in. He'd been....."( page 195)

1 Sentence Overview

1. Annika spends more time with her birth mother, getting to know who she really is both from the inside and the outside but also has the responsibility of getting Hermann prepared for the St.Xavier's event.