This is the story of a young mother, sang ly, struggling to survive by picking through garbage in cambodias largest municipal dump. Print the reading discussion questions by clicking the icon to the right. The rent collector by camron wright, paperback barnes. The rent collector was a 2012 book of the year award finalist. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on litcharts. Sang ly struggles to survive by picking through garbage in cambodias largest. The rent collector, a novel by camron wright home facebook. Book trailer the rent collector is the story of a young mother, sang ly, struggling to survive by picking through garbage in cambodias largest municipal dump. While the rent collector does focus on how reading and literature can change the life of a family living in a dump in cambodia, the more important themes would have to be the importance of hope and second chances. In the opening pages of the rent collector, sang lys grandfather promises that it will be a very lucky day. When the rent collector, sopeap sin, visits the familys home demanding payment, she is unexpectedly taken by nisays childrens book. Under threat of eviction by an embittered old drunk who is charged with collecting rents from the poor of stung meanchey, sang ly embarks on a desperate journey to save her ailings on from a life of ignorance and poverty.
So many in fact, that rather than providing redundant triggers to get your book discussion started, i recommend looking over the center for steinbeck studies for a selection of discussion topics. Instead, the authors stated goal in writing the book was to imagine what the introduction of literacy would be to the inhabitants of stung meanchey, where his son had done documentary work. A fine balance by rohinton mistry book club discussion. The rent collector is a story of hope, of one womans journey to save her son and another womans chance at redemption. This aspect of the book could be a great springboard for discussion with a teenager.
Rent collector test setting and characters 20 terms. Our book club page for the rent collector by camron wright includes book club discussion questions, author website, book. Not only is sang lys marital relationship strong, but the power of her family roots and her friendships shines through. A live discussion with camron wright, author of the rent collector.
Reviews and discussion questions for the rent collector are listed along with links to key places and things relevant to the story. How does the idea of luck reconcile with the novels epigraph, the quote from buddha on the opening page. Although sang ly is illiterate, she convinces the ornery rent collector sopeap sin who was once a university professorto not only teach her to read, but also to teach her about literature from all over the world. A great reading guide for the rent collector a quick read and an excellent choice for a book discussion. A live discussion with camron wright, author of the rent. Stung meanchey closed in 2009 and an alternate dump was opened, upon which no homes are allowed. The rent collector chapter summaries flashcards quizlet. The rent collector is the story of a young mother, sang ly, struggling to survive by picking through garbage in cambodias largest municipal dump. Through sang ly and the rent collector, readers will discover a wealth of insights. Teach your students to analyze literature like litcharts does. Book discussion, education, home, memory, poverty, the rent collector.
Before beginning your discussion, you may want to watch the speech steinbeck gave at the nobel banquet on december 10, 1962. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Plot summary camron wrights the rent collector, originally published in 1990, tells the story of sang ly, a 29yearold cambodian woman who lives at the edge of cambodias infamous dump, stung meanchey, with her husband, ki lim, and her 16monthold son, nisay. The rent collector by camron wright critical praise. The rent collector major character analysis supersummary. I figured it would be depressing and i couldnt imagine how a story of people living in the dump was going to be much of a story to tell. The rent collector summer book for whap ii 15 terms. The rent collector was a satisfying read, filled with struggles, laughter, hope, and suspense. My neighborhood book group met this month to discuss a novel id never heard of before, the rent collector by camron wright.
Secondary market price guide and collector handbook collectors value guide ty plush animals on broadway. See all 17 questions about the rent collector lists with this book. The rent collector by camron wright overdrive rakuten. There are great discussion points about what good literature is and why it matters. Sang ly lives with her husband, ki, and their habitually ill son. The rent collector proves to be a journey not only for a hopeful and willful mother, but for the reader as well. Instant downloads of all 1297 litchart pdfs including the rent collector. Originally from the province of prey veng, sang is a thoughtful and intelligent woman who wants to improve her life and provide a. Sang ly is a young mother who lives with her family in cambodias largest municipal dump. The rent collector discussion happy spring break friday so excited to start our family road trip down south and spend a week. Though the book is a work of fiction, it was inspired by real people living at stung meanchey. Survival for ki lim and sang ly is a daily battle at stung meanchey, the largest municipal waste dump in all of cambodia.
How does her encounter with sang ly and the book change the. The rent collector is a much lighter and less daring book, even though its fictional. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. The rent collector by camron wright content rating and. This 61page guide for the rent collector by camron wright includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 30 chapters, as well as several more indepth. Sang ly sang is a 29yearold cambodian woman who lives on the outskirts of the largest landfill in phnom penh in cambodia with her husband, ki lim, and her 16monthold son, nisay. Buy a cheap copy of the rent collector book by camron wright. Under threat of eviction by an embittered old drunk who is charged with collecting rents from the poor of stung meanchey, sang ly embarks on a desperate journey. Just when things seem most bleak, sang ly learns a secret about the hated, illtempered woman, the the rent collectorshe can read. Camron steve wright a cloth bag containing eight paperback copies of the title, that may also include a folder with sign out sheets. It demonstrates that even in a dump in cambodiaperhaps especially in a dump in cambodiaeveryone deserves a second chance. Book group information the rent collector, a novel by camron. The rent collector book ratings for content rated reads. The rent collector is a story of hope, of 1 womans journey to save her son and one different womans chance at redemption.
They make their living scavenging recyclables from the trash. The rent collector by camron wright hardcover, 304 pages published september 2012 by shadow mountain isbn. Friendships blossom as sang ly is lead on her journey to learn how to read from their very own rent collector. They pick through the garbage each day, collecting just enough to live on. Sang and ki struggle to make a life as pickers in the dump community.
Rent collector definition and meaning collins english. Click at bottom of book cover to see the discussion guide we also have basic questions for fiction and nonfiction books. Also explore the other information specifically assembled for book groups by clicking the menu items to the left. The book club will meet monthly to discuss the months reading selection. Hardcover, shadow mountain, 2012 this book guide has moved to my new. The complete book and lyrics of the broadway musical rent. Rent collector test setting and characters flashcards. The rent collector was based on a documentary called river of victory. The written word offers hope for a brighter future in wrights factbased new novel after letters for emily. The author wove a fictional story about the actual people, imagining what might happen if a family under those circumstances were given the gift of literacy.
The rent collector themes from litcharts the creators of. Book group information the rent collector, a novel by. The rent collector is a novel inspired on a documentary the river of victory, the largest dump in cambodia called strung meanchey. What does this suggest about their character and culture. Reluctantly she agrees to teach sang ly and does so with the same harshness she applied to her collection duties until they both learn how literacy has the power to instill hope and transcend circumstance. The official web site of the players club book club. The rent collector camron wright, 2012 shadow mountain publishing 288 pp. The rent collector relevant reading book discussion guides.
Discovering sopeap is literate, sang ly devises a plan to learn to read and write from the old miserable woman. Under threat of eviction by an embittered old drunk who is charged with collecting rents from the poor of stung meanchey, sang ly embarks on a desperate journey to save her ailing son from a life of ignorance and poverty. An amazing piece of literature, a mustread for every book club. The rent collector by camron wright discussion questions. Camron wright its fiction, but inspired by the modern day journey of sang ly, a real person who lived in the stungmean chey dump in cambodia. The rent collector kindle edition by wright, camron. This would make an excellent book club or high school english class book. The rent collector is a story of redemption, as told by a young mother, sang ly, who struggles to survive by picking through garbage at cambodias largest municipal dump. School library journal an amazing piece of literature, a must read for every book club. The rent collector by camron wright reading guidebook. The rent collector herself becomes an unlikely protagonist as her story is slowly revealed. Without hope, sang ly would not have made it as far as she did in saving her son and learning the truth about sopeap sin. April book selectiondiscussion monday, april 20, 2015. With her son severely malnourished, gangs starting to emerge in the dump, and a vile rent collector.
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