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James Berry (b. 1924) was raised in a tiny seaside village in. Jamaica. At seventeen, he left home for the United States. Unhappy there, he returned to Jamaica four years later. Although Berry moved to England in 1948, much of his writing focuses on his early Caribbean home.
“The Banana Tree” by James Berry is a short story set in a Caribbean village during a hurricane. The story primarily focuses on the character of Gustus, a young boy who is deeply connected to a banana tree that was planted over his umbilical cord at birth.
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Assessment task Reading: Understanding the author's craft ‘The Banana Tree’ Your task | Read the following short story, by James Berry, then complete the tasks on pages 78-79. The Banana Tree In the hours the hurricane stayed, its presence made everybody older.
17 Σεπ 2020 · A collection of nine short stories about life in contemporary Jamaica, on such subjects as a young boy's desire to buy shoes for the cricket team and a girl's adventures on a coconut plantation. Smarties Prize for Children's Books 1987 winner.
Download File. Meet the Author: James Berry. James Berry was born in Jamaica and grew up in a coastal village, the fourth child in a family of six. At seventeen he left Jamaica and went to America as part of a wartime contract labour scheme.
Title: Banana Tree Created Date: 4/6/2017 2:48:35 PM
