Since the year 2000 there has been a book that has told us about of the hardship that woman in Afghanistan were and are still facing. This book is The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. However, there is more to this book then is simply on the pages. Characters have greatly differing views, there is large growth in characters, and a powerful message that is evident throughout the whole book beginning to end. So without further adieu, let’s jump right into The Breadwinner.
In the book The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis, Parvana’s family and the Taliban have different views on how women should be treated in Kabul, Afghanistan circa the late 1990’s. On page 7 of The Breadwinner, it is explained how, “The Taliban had ordered all the girls and women to stay inside their homes. They even forbade girls to go to school.” From this quote you can gather that the Taliban do not like the idea of equal rights. Using this quote t is easy to infer that the Taliban think that women aren’t equal to men and think they are only walking wives. However, Parvana’s father says, “ I’d rather see you in a school
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In my opinion however, Parvana has grown the most as a character. For example, on page 52 Parvana says, “ My feet are still sore.”, after she was asked to get food for her family. This shows how earlier in the book she was still looking after herself instead of her family and only wanting to do things when she pleases. However, Parvana shows growth as a character in chapter 10-11. In these chapters Parvana shows herself as a caring person. For example, on page 111, after digging up the bones of the long departed, Parvana says, “This is as much as I made in three days last week,” this shows how even after a traumatic like experience she still is happy to see money to support her family. Parvana shows how she will do anything included digging up those dead bodies to support her family and thus showing