The story follows Trevor, a young boy living in poverty with his mother and father. To get a kite for the kite season, Trevor steals another boy's kite. When confronted, he lies about it to his mother. His father disciplines him harshly when he finds out. Later, officers come saying Trevor's father stole a turkey from their neighbor. Though Trevor is taunted for his father's actions, he knows there is a difference between them due to his father's dishonesty.

1. The sins of
the fathers
Timothy Callender

2. Overview
Trevor lived in a small hut with his mother and father, when rain fell he had to shift his bed
which was made of plaited coconut leaves to avoid the spray which flew through the eastern
wall of the hut.Trevor could hear the flapping sound of the brown paper on the kites with single
round heads. It was like this whenever the kite-season came. However, Trevor has never had a
kite for the kite season But he had to get a kite this time and he knew how.Early in the morning
trevor's father got up and was hawking and spitty while holding his chest as though he was
ill.Trevor's Mother got up and made coffee for his father, after a while trevor got up. His mother
was concerned as his father decided to work on Good Friday despite him feeling ill Trevor
decided to help his father because if he didnt his mother would spend the entire day grumbling
and shouting at him.Trevor tied a stone to the end of the fishing line.two bits of glass and razor
glinted on the kites tail and it came out of a dive and crossed strings with a bigger kite. The
bigger kite popped from the kite trevor wanted and young boys were chasing after it

3. OverView Cont.
Trevor left the canefields with kite on the other side of the gully boys were shouting angrily; in
a cave trevor chose to hide the kite. Trevor returned home and the boys who were shouting
were knocking on the door telling his mother that trevor stole their kites. Trevor lied and stated
that he did not have a kite and his mother realised that he was lying and told the boys they
would get it later when trevor's father was home. Trevor's father came home and heard what
happen and trevor got a fair beating and was told by his father that “I ain't raising no thief.” He
was given money by his father to buy a kite and spent the entire easter sunday flying his kite.
When he returned home there was a special midday meal it was turkey. The following Day
officers were at his house an he thought the boys had sent him to recover their kites but, the
officers were there because his father stole the turkey from Mr Watson , Trevor hoped nobody
would hear about it but the chance of secrecy was so slim. The next day he went to fly his kite
and the boys were waiting to taunt him “Thief” “Like father like son” they shouted but Trevor
was un-bothered because he knew there was a big difference between him and his father.

4. Characterization
Trevor
★ Clever
How he came up with a plan to get the kite
★ Dishonest
When he said he didn’t have the kite
★ Determined
Trevor was determined to get a kite this
Easter
Trevor’s Dad
★ Disciplined
When he disciplined Trevor for
stealing the kite
★ Dishonest
When he stole the turkey
★ Hardworking
When he decided to work on
Good Friday despite him feeling
ill
★ Unbothered/Calm
When the boys were calling him a thief
he didn’t respond

5. Characterization Cont.
Trevor's Mom
★ Concerned
She was concerned about
her husband working while
feeling ill.
★ OverProtective
Overprotective of her
Husband,so she asked
Trevor if he could assist his
father
Trevor's father
★ Overprotective
He wanted his son to stay out
of trouble

6. Themes
Poverty
★ Trevor’s bed being made of coconut
leaf.
★ Trevor never had a kite because it
was too expensive to make.
★ The family’s living condition.
Dishonesty
★ Trevor lying about not having the
kite.
★ Trevor’s Dad stealing the Turkey.
Determination
★ Trevor's father was determined to
work
★ Trevor determined to get a kite.
Theft
★ Trevor's Father stole a Turkey
★ Trevor stole a Kite

7. Themes Cont.
Honesty (Minor)
★ When Trevor's Father owned up to stealing the Turkey when the officers came;
he decided that he would pay for it.
★ When Trevor’s Mother found out that he had the kite.

8. Symbols

9. Symbols Cont.
Trevor's Mother
★ The average
Mothers in society
with domestic
duties
Trevor
★ Dishonesty
★ Wisdom
Trevor's Father
★ Dishonesty
★ Masculinity in
household
★ Determination
Kite
★ Deception
★ Dishonesty
Trevors Bed
★ Poverty

10. Irony
★ It is ironic that Trevor’s father said “I ain’t raising no thief” and he stole a turkey.
★ It is ironic that Trevor saw himself different even though he and his father did the
same deed.
★ It is Ironic that trevor was unbothered when they called him a thief.
★ It is ironic that Trevor’s Father said I ain't raising no thief and the same day he
stole a Turkey.
★ It is Ironic That Trevor's Mother had to wait for his Father to return for him to be
disciplined.

11. Contrast
★ What Trevor said and did when the boys came for the kite versus what you
would expect him to say and do
★ Mothers reaction to her husband working before and after find out that he is ill.
★ What Trevor stole versus what his father stole
★ How Trevor reacted to when the boys called him a Thief opposed to how others
would react.
★ How the Children saw Trevor Before as opposed to After he stole the kite
★ How trevor mother disciplined him as oppose to how his father disciplined him

12. Humour
Conflict
★ Trevor's Father stealing The turkey
Highlights the circumstances he would undergo to
provide for his family.
★ The Family being Poor
★ Trevor stealing the kite
★ Trevor’s Dad stealing the turkey
P.O.V
★ Third Person point of view.
The narrator uses third person pronouns such as he she they them etc.

13. Done By:
Lavaun Stephenson
Kishana Wright
Shenae McNish
Akeela Jack
Wessan Whyte