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Discussion Questions
1. If you were Jugga, would it be worth it to sacrifice your life to visit your lover?
2. Why do you think the Muslims and Hindus believe in class systems, where the educated is viewed as a higher being than the rest?
3. How did the beginning of the novel make you feel in relation to the life in Mano Majra to your life?
2. Why do you think the Muslims and Hindus believe in class systems, where the educated is viewed as a higher being than the rest?
3. How did the beginning of the novel make you feel in relation to the life in Mano Majra to your life?
Possible Answers
1. Being able to sacrifice your own life for someone else is a very hard thing to do, in any situation. What Jugga did to save his life was not only very courageous and inspiring but also very romantic. Although it is very cliché, it was right for Jugga to risk his life to meet up with Nooran. However, he should have kept in mind that going out was risking his live and possibly even Nooran’s life. If Jugga was told to stay in the village then he should have. Doing this, he could have put Nooran and his life in jeopardy. This actually almost happens when the robbers raid the village to find Jugga.
2. The reason why Muslims and Hindus believe in the class system in which the the educated was viewed as higher therefore dominate over the rest was because the educated members of society were the only legible people that could hold jobs with high pay. Also, educated people were able to read and write, which is a crucial part of both religions.
3. Living in the 21st century where religious tolerance is not an issue, especially in Seoul, most people are lenient about religion and there are barely any conflicts relating religion in the area. However, there are on going wars about religion that are still happening to this day. (This can be read in the Connections to the World section).
2. The reason why Muslims and Hindus believe in the class system in which the the educated was viewed as higher therefore dominate over the rest was because the educated members of society were the only legible people that could hold jobs with high pay. Also, educated people were able to read and write, which is a crucial part of both religions.
3. Living in the 21st century where religious tolerance is not an issue, especially in Seoul, most people are lenient about religion and there are barely any conflicts relating religion in the area. However, there are on going wars about religion that are still happening to this day. (This can be read in the Connections to the World section).
