Mud City** Chapter 7-8 Comparing Environments

Mud City by: Deborah Ellis



Entry 4, Thursday, May 1, 2008


This book relates to me and my environment in some ways. However in most ways it does not.

It does not relate to me in the ways that, in the book, Shauzia was an orphan, and she was then taken to a Women's Compound. She also doesn't have many friends because she doesn't know very many people. She also doesn't have many personal items. Her sandals are falling apart with every step she takes, and she also doesn't have clothes that fit her properly ,they are all either falling apart, or are to big.

I do however relate to her in some ways. Through most of the story Shauzia feels alone, and almost unimportant, and I can relate to that because sometimes I feel completely alone, even when I'm surrounded by people. Also when Shauzia goes out to try to make a life for herself, she ends up doing a series of little things, and I can relate to this because sometimes my mom makes me do things around the house to earn some extra money.

A book that compares to this one is called Danny the Champion of the World. I think that this book relates to Mud City because Shauzia has to fend for herself in this book, and in the other book, Danny has to fend for himself as well, by doing a series of different jobs, and making his own food.