Azreen

Azree is the main character in The Curse.Now I want to share about her characteristic

1. 1)      Outspoken

She speaks her mind and does not obey blindly

1. 2)      Defiant

She did not cry and refused to eat dinner when her father canned her for stealing mangosteens.She maintained the she found the mangosteens

1. 3)      Independent

She goes wherever she wants to without seeking permission from her parents.She was determined to go for exchange programme where she lived with Datin Sharifah and her husband in Georgetown.She even applied for scholarship in an effort to leave the village(page 108,page111)

1. 4)      Fiery-Tempered

In her anger ,she slapper Puan Minah’s daughter who accused her of being responsible for her mother paralysis.Puan Minah’s daughter also makes fun of the manner in which Azreen’s mother walks.(page 107)

1. 5)      Stubborn

She refused to take her Alzheimer’s-stricken mother back home during Madhuri’s funeral although her father insisted that she did so.(page 31)

1. 6)      Disrespectful

She did not greet the elders when she entered her house during Madhuri’s funeral.(page 19)

1. 7)      Envious

She was envious of Madhuri as Asraf liked Madhuri.So,she did not write to Madhuri while she was in England.(page 20,page 21)

1. 8)      Tomboyish

She was the only female in the hockey team.She also participates in boxing matches with the boys.(page 37,page 88)

1. 9)      Loyal

When she saw Encik Mohan and his sons manhandling Asraf,she came to his aid by taking the blame for him.(page 56)

1. 10)   Dutiful

She prepares meals foe her parents and takes good care of her mother after Madhuri’s death.(page 50)

1. 11)   Sensible

She did not believe the villagers who claimed that the Old Lady could turn anyone into squirrels or rat as well as cook and eat them for dinner.(page63)

1. 12)   Accepts challenges.

She was dared to pay a visit to Old Lady and she went to her house.They become good friends.(page 63)

1. 13)   Make up for her mistakes

When Azreen visited the Old Lady,she accidently trampled on the latter’s vegetable beds.She made up her mistakes by bringing a basket of fresh vegetables,a few packets of seeds and repairing the trampled bed of lady’s fingers.(page 65)

1. 14)   Determined

She could not tolerate her father’s and neighbor’s constant complaints.So,she accepted the two month foster programme to stay with Datin Sharifah and her husband.Similarly,she was determined to accept the scholarship to study in London and so her foster parents decided to support her financially.(page 108,page 113)

1. 15)   Open-minded

She does not believe in the stereotype role of a woman who is supposedly to be docile and feminine.(page 68)

1. 16)   Modest

She is not proud and does not put on airs although she is studying in London.(page 69)

1. 17)   Diligent

Both Azreen and Madhuri work diligently to weave a new basket for their mother as the former broke the basket which was laden with durians.

1. 18)   Intelligent

She obtained a scholarship to pursue her tertiary studies in London.(page 111)