As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Analyze the accuracy of As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow regarding its depiction of the ongoing Syrian War. How does Zoulfa Katouh depict and expand upon this real-life conflict? Cite the text in your response.

What is the significance of lemons and lemon trees in the novel?

Layla advises Salama, “No matter what happens, you remember that this world is more than the agony it contains. We can have happiness, Salama. Maybe it doesn’t come in a cookie-cutter format, but we will take the fragments and we will rebuild it” (12). What does Layla mean? How is happiness portrayed in the novel?