NOVEL THE CURSE: CHARACTER & CHARACTERISTICS

(watak & perwatakan)

Write on a character that show responsibility in her or
his actions
Intr
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Based on the Novel The Curse by Lee Sue Ann, the

character that shows responsibility in her actions is Azreen
Saleh. Azreen is not only a responsible sister and daughter
but also a responsible student and friend .
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a) Firstly, Azreen as a responsible sister comes back
immediately when she hears of her sisters
death although at that time she is about to sit
for an examination .
b) She postpones her examination in order of giving her
sister her last respect.
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a) Secondly, as a daughter she shows her responsibility
firstly, when she spends the whole night repairing
her mothers favourite rattan basket that was
broken by the heavy durians that she and Madhuri
has brought in. T
b) Then, with Madhuris help she makes a new rattan
basket that looks like the one that she and Madhuri
have broken.
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a) Thirdly, as a friend and a student, Azreen shows her
responsibility when she accepts to join the school
hockey team as a substitution to Hock Seng
that is injured.
b) She plays very well and almost scores a goal.
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a) In addition to that, Azreen shows that she is a
responsible friend, when she brings a full basket of
fresh vegetables and tomatoes to The Old Lady
of the forest to replace the one that she
tramples earlier when she comes to The Old Ladys
house for the first time.
Con In conclusion, throughout the story, Azreen shows that she
is a very responsible towards her actions. In fact, I would
like to have her as a friend as a friend as such is hard to
come by.

Which character do you like the most?

Introductio
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Conclusion

The novel I have studied is The Curse by Lee Su

Ann. The novel is about the main character,
Azreen,
a) The character I like most is Azreen Salleh.
b) She is a 20-year-old student who is
studying in a university college in London on
an exchange programme.
c) She is short, bespectacled, rather bookish and
outspoken.
a) I like Azreen because she is outspoken and
she is not afraid to spoke her mind.
b) She is vocal and says her opinions although
sometimes she says the wrong things at the
wrong time.
a) The second quality she has is she is
courageous.
b) As a child, she plays hockey and football with
the boys. In the bulls incident, she is brave
enough to accept the blame for the bulls
escape instead of blaming someone else.
a) Azreen also has strength of character.
b) When she returns to her village, she hears a
lot of gossip surrounding her sisters death
such as as Madhuri having white blood and
her death signals a curse to the villagers.
Azreen feels upset but she never retaliates.
In conclusion, there are many qualities in Azreen
that I admire and she is the character that
I like most in the story.

Write on a character that I admire / like

Introductio
n

The novel The Curse by Lee Su Ann is very

interesting. The character I like the most is
Azreen. Azreen is from Langkawi.
a) She studies in London. Her father is Salleh
Ghani.

Conclusion

b) Her sister is Madhuri. Madhuri is not Azreen

real sister.
a) I like Azreen because she is responsible.
b) She takes care of her sick mother. She bathes
and feeds her mother. When Old Lady
vegetable garden is trampled, she repairs it.
a) Azreen is determined.
b) She always studies hard. She also wants to
find Madhuris murderer. She does not give
up. Finally, she finds out the truth.
a) I like Azreen because she is a loyal.
b) She defends Mohamad Asraf. She says she
opens the gate of the farm. Azreen is a strong
girl. I wish I have a friend like her. When her
mothers basket is damaged, she takes the
blame. Azreen wants to protect the people
she loves.
Azreen is responsible, determined, brave and loyal.
Those are the reasons why I like her. She is a good
role model.

Write about a character that you dislike in the novel.

Support your answer with evidence from the novel

Intro

The novel that I choose is The Curse by Lee Su Ann.

The character that I dislike in the novel is Puan Normala.

a) I dislike Puan Normala because she is a rumour

monger. She is the one that spread the rumour
about Madhuri and how she died.

a) Puan Normala is also superstitious. She blames the

old ladys visit to Ashrafs house as the reason for
the continuous rain.

a) Furthermore, she is also a mean and malicious

person. For example, she provokes Mohd Ashraf to
confront the old lady by accusing the old lady as
the reason why Ashrafs grandmothers health is
getting worse.

Con
As conclusion, the character that I dislike most in the
novel is Puan Normala because she is a rumour monger,
mean and malicious and also a superstitious woman