Culture and Purpose
The purpose of this site is to serve as a resource for teachers who are seeking support while teaching this collection of stories. It will help teachers and students break down the complex relationships and themes present in this collection of stories so that there can be a better understanding of the events surrounding these stories.
Culture is a crucial part of these stories, and without an effort to understand the cultural aspects, a lot of the significance can be lost. These resources can help students and teachers explore the cultural pieces present in these stories alongside the complex characters. The cultural aspects are also important to understand for teachers, as they will need to learn how to approach different students and varying cultural situations. This information can help teachers become comfortable when interacting with students of differing backgrounds. Motherhood is a part of everyone's life that affects them, whether it be positive or negative. These resources can help teachers, and other students, understand the possibility of differences and how vast they might be. It can help them to view these differing ideas in more concrete ways and in a positive light. Ultimately, this information can help all human beings who have read this collection of stories become sensitive to differences, globally aware and better prepared to interact with people with differing backgrounds.