Analyzing Lilia's Short Story 'A 10-Year-Old Girl'

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A 10-year-old girl, Lila, narrates this story. But narration through the perspective of a 10-year-old child slightly lowlights the heaviness of the topic and its effects. The characters are witnessing the Indo-Pak war from a distance both geographically and emotionally. Lilia’s parents were worried about the conflict and War but this conflict left Lila struggling with her own life. Mr. Pirzada gave a candy to Lila as a sign of affection. But this candy becomes a prayer for the safety of Mr. Pirzada’s daughters. Lilia’s awareness of the contrast between her situation and daughters of Mr. Pirzada is an eye opener for her to the complicated political struggle on an individual level.