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November book discussion: Moloka'i
Sorry I forgot to post yesterday as I had to work for month end. I have to pick it up at the library still. 
. Here are some questions for those that have read it.
1. What does surfing represent to Rachel?
2. Did you as a reader regard Leilani as man or woman?
3. Imagine yourself in the place of Rachel's mother, Dorothy Kalama. How would you have handled the situation?
4.What does 'ohana mean? How does it manifest itself in Rachel's life?
5. How is Hawaii's treatment of leprosy patients similar to today's treatment of SARS and AIDS patients? How is it different?
6. Did you like the book? Any additional thoughts you have to share?
~DD born 3-25-10~DS born 6-5-12~
Re: November book discussion: Moloka'i
1. What does surfing represent to Rachel? I think it represents freedom for her. She didn't have to think about who or what she was and she could be good at something.
2. Did you as a reader regard Leilani as man or woman? Woman, I think b/c that is how I "met" her, so that image stuck with me. All I can say about that is, who knew?
3. Imagine yourself in the place of Rachel's mother, Dorothy Kalama. How would you have handled the situation? I have to say I was really sort of disappointed in her mother for eventually abandoning her. But I also get that she felt she had an obligation to her other children to let them grow up without this stigma. Of course, it didn't end with Rachel. Would I have done the same thing? Hard to say.
4.What does 'ohana mean? How does it manifest itself in Rachel's life? Family, and not just blood relatives. Family in the sense of community, and really, besides her father, that's all Rachel had. I think her ohana on Molokai was enough for her.
5. How is Hawaii's treatment of leprosy patients similar to today's treatment of SARS and AIDS patients? How is it different? I don't really know what SARS treatment is like, and I'd say it is a far cry from AIDS treatment. It's not like we are exhiling these people to an island and then avoiding the relatives they've left behind. I think when AIDS was knew, and maybe still now, there was definately a stigma, but not to the point that we avoid them. There aren't any AIDS or SARS police out there hunting down the infected. But I think modern medicine and what we know now makes a difference. If leprosy were a new disease now, I don't think patients would be treated like they were in the book.
6. Did you like the book? Any additional thoughts you have to share? I just thought it was okay. I read Honolulu by the same author, and I enjoyed that more. I felt this one moved a bit slower. I do recommend Honolulu.
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1. What does surfing represent to Rachel? It represented freedom.
2. Did you as a reader regard Leilani as man or woman? I regarded her as a woman even though she had male parts. She felt and dressed like a woman so I saw her as nothing but.
3. Imagine yourself in the place of Rachel's mother, Dorothy Kalama. How would you have handled the situation? I really couldn't say. Sacrifice one child to save the others? I don't know how I would have handled it but I think I would have at least visited.
4.What does 'ohana mean? How does it manifest itself in Rachel's life? Ohana means family (I believe). Although she had a bio family she also had another family that she loved just as much, maybe even more since they didn't abandon her.
5. How is Hawaii's treatment of leprosy patients similar to today's treatment of SARS and AIDS patients? How is it different? I think the only similarity is that people may be leery of a person with AIDS if they had contact with them today. The treatment is different in that people are educated on the disease AIDS and are well aware of how to contract it whereas with leprosy, it was a big unknown back then which made it much scarier. Even with AIDS in the early days people were treated like lepers. Not much was known. It's a form of self defense and self preservation to stay away and treat those with the disease differently.
6. Did you like the book? Any additional thoughts you have to share? I really enjoyed the book. I have read Honolulu as well and preferred that one a little more but I loved both.
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