Beyond The Ear The Eye And The Arm Analysis

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Lexi Merriss Mrs. Warwick Language Arts 8-7 13 March 2015 Beyond the Cover; the eye the ear and the arm Let’s look deeper into the meaning of tradition. The scientific novel The Ear the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer three kids get kidnapped and they learned their true values, in which they can defeat their fears and the evils right in-front of their face. Farmer accurately states African traditions in her science fiction novel. The three main traditions she uses is; Mhondoro, beliefs of ancient Africa, and Ndoro. How Farmer uses a Mhondoro is true, and not a shred of a lie is in it. “Nothing will happen to me, as im already in the spirit world.” (Farmer 279) How Farmer is stating that is that a Mhondoro is a spirit god of the land and he is there to help people on their journey. The only way to contact a Mhondoro is through a spirit medium. FIND THE AUTHOR states that a Mhondoro is a god or spirit made to keep the evil out, both of which have been stated the same. Mhondoro and traditions can be the same and the exact opposite depending on how you use them.…show more content…
Nancy in her novel creates a place that portrays ancient African customs, some of which seemed strange. Going deeper in what little bit she used it was true. One of the strangest was how they dealt with witches and the side effects of being a witch. Farmer states that being a witch means that you eat children or turn them into monster. Some other customs shown is how you become a man or what the women do all day long. “It’s a dream everyone has agreed to preserve.” (Farmer 150) The dream is to keep the ancient customs/beliefs alive, not forget about it due to new technology. To go deeper in their beliefs you should know about

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