As most of the books that fall under the title of children s literature do it depicts quite a mature image with meaningful themes hiding behind the innocence of a child s book.
The clay marble themes.
While dara her mother and her brother don t have much they at least have each.
Dara is again and again faced with difficult decisions and actions throughout the entire novel but perhaps by her beliefs in the marble she never gives up.
In minfong ho s the clay marble the life of a little girl as a cambodian refugee is all too real.
A communist group called the khmer rouge took control of the country and treated the people with great brutality people were forced to leave the cities and work as farmers in the fields.
If they want to eat they are going to have to go there.
Home family and friendship grades.
This is the novel s primary theme manifesting in and defining the journey of transformation of its central.
This study guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries quotes character analysis themes and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the clay marble.
The theme of this novel is to never give up.
The clay marble although directed towards younger audiences expresses a message about war loss and friendship beautifully in it s simplicity.
The story of the clay marble by minfong ho takes place in cambodia during the late 1970 s.