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Context
13.1 Culion Island
The island where people with leprosy were kept.
Characters
14.1 Nanay
14.2 Ama
14.3 Mr Zamora
14.4 Ami/Amihan
14.5 Mari
14.8 Kidlit
Ami's mother, a member of the 'touched' community.
Ami's father who is not present in the novel.
An evil government official who separates Ami from her Mother. The protagonist, separated from her mother. Ami is sent to Coron. Ami's friend that she meets when she is moved to Coron Island.
A young boy who befriends Ami on Coron Island.
13.2
Philippines, 1906
The setting of the novel, when there was not a cure for leprosy.
13.3
leprosy
An infection caused by slow-growing
bacteria. People with leprosy were separated from the rest of society. The condition was not
originally understood.
13.4
segregation
The action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.
13.5
Coron Island
The island that people without leprosy were sent to. Ami is sent here when she is made to leave Culion.
14.6
Sister Clara
A teacher at Ami's school from Culion. Ami does not enjoy Sister Clara's lessons and says they are ‘full of sins and devils’.
14.7
Sister Margaritte
A teacher at Ami's school from Culion. Ami listens to Sister Margaritte and thinks she is kind.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Definition
Morphology and etymology Synonyms and similar words
15.1
inherent
Adjective: Existing within something as a permanent quality. “They have an inherent sense of fair play.”
late 16th century: from Latin inhaerent- ‘sticking to’, from the verb inhaerere, from in- ‘in, towards’
+ haerere ‘to stick’
built-in Inbuilt integral intrinsic
15.2
conformity
Noun: To fit in with standards, rules or laws to behave in a way which is acceptable to society
“Everything has been done in conformity with the regulations.”
Suffix. –ity, The state or condition of
Root word = form
A particular way in which something exists or appears The prefix con-, which means “with” or “thoroughly,”
compliance with adherence to accordance with
15.3
isolated
Adjective: Far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote. “The town remains a very isolated community.”
From late Latin insulatus ‘made into an island’, from Latin insula ‘island’.
solitary segregated secluded
15.4
exemplify
Verb: be a typical example of.
“Teachers expect their students to exemplify good behaviour at all time.”
The suffix-ify is used to form verbs with the meaning “cause to be” or “to make or cause to become”
typify epitomize embody represent
15.5
integrity
Noun:
1: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. 2: the state of being whole and undivided.
“He was a man of integrity.”
The root of “integrity” is Latin, ‘integer’. That suggests the heart of the matter (integral), and an entirety.
honesty virtuous righteous honorable
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Knowledge Base: English The Island at the End of Everything Year 7 | Term 2