(AGG) Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a mental illness that 7.8 percent of all Americans will experience once in their lifetime (Post). (BS-1) Post-traumatic stress disorder is accurately portrayed in the book Under the Persimmon Tree. (BS-2) The author uses these facts about post-traumatic stress disorder to create more authentic characterization and scenarios. (BS-3) This book shows just how real and dangerous life at war is, and that actual people deal with it every day, and will do so even after the war has ended. (TS) The author of Under the Persimmon Tree uses real world details as well as fictional elements to help readers better understand post-traumatic stress disorder and realize that these issues seen on the news involving war are very real.
(MIP-1) The author bases events in the book on true facts to accurately portray post-traumatic stress disorder. (SIP-A) Najmah’s silence throughout much of the novel is definitely a symptom of PTSD that real people with the disorder have experienced. (STEWE-1) It started after she witnessed her mother and baby brother die. She was so shocked that she was completely unaware of…show more content… (BS-3) The book illustrates the lives of people who have genuinely suffered as a result of war and makes readers more aware of what is going on in the world. (BS-2) Characters’ actions and emotions are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder. (BS-1) PTSD is clearly and correctly depicted in the book. (R) Najmah and Nusrat have dealt with much more than a lot of people here in the U.S. have, and the book Under the Persimmon Tree opens readers’ eyes to the harsher parts of life. As Tiffany Madison wrote in her book Black and White, “the problem with having problems is that ‘someone’ always has it
