chapter 8 questions

1.     Why does Kahn asking Asher to read from the bible? How does Asher feel about this?. Kahn keeps asking ahser because the pictures he wants to teach him tie with the bible and kahn wants ahser to have that background information. asher feels wrong reading it and he does not like doing it.

2.     What book did Rivkeh’s  bring to Asher? What does she ask him in relation to the book? she brings him a book about drawing and the way to succeed. its very shocking because the book tells asher to be free and to not tie to anything else but drawing. asher is very shocked and does not know why she gave it to him.

3.     Why   does Kahn keep pushing Asher away from becoming an artist? Back up your information with details from the story. think its a plan from the rebbe to make she does not achieve his goal.

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Trees By Joyce Kilmer

themes in Asher Luv

1. religion
2. art
3. family
4. identity
5. love
   The theme i pick is religion because i think it plays a very big role in the book. in the book asher luv is having many problems with his life because his religion and his desires do not go well together. asher does not take his religion serious and this is a big deal among is people they see him as childish and selfish for expressing his feelings. through out the first five chapters religion has been brought up many times and the importance of it is very big. the theme religion is more than just an idea its the way his people live their lives and asher is stepping out of those boundaries.

  asher is in his own world and because of that he does not care about anything else he is hurting his parents and bring shame to his people. i too live my life by my religion and sometime it restricts me of doing something but unlike asher i take it seriously. asher is still a little kid and does not understand the importance of religion or the name of his people but one day the truth will be clear. religion to most people is very important it is their    guide in life and for Jews it is very important to them. ahser still does not know who his people are and what his religion means to him all he cares about is his drawings and staying at where he is now.

  the importance that is given to religion in this book is amazing. everyone lives their life doing what the rebbe tells them. Jews take their religion and love it with all their hearts but asher is blinded by his dreams and his young mind. he does not see the value of it yet.

6 Characteristics Asher Lev

* loves to paint
* he is not out going
*  he is an observant Jew
*  honest
* mysterious
* loving