Boori Ma in A Real Durwan

When we first meet this curious character he is preferred to as a "recluse" who refuses to leave his house. Jem, one of the children, describes Boo as a six -and-a half feet tall monster with a long jagged scar that ran across his face and teeth yellow and rotten teeth from dining on raw squirrels and any stray cats he could catch. This of course is only a fictional description of Boo, thought up by the children’s active imaginations. Throughout the story we see that Boo's intentions are in fact sincere and he is actually an intelligent child emotionally damaged by his cruel father, we see this in the way that he leaves little presents for Scout and Jem and emerges at an opportune moment to save the

Amir’s mother, Sofia, dies in childbirth; Amir inherits her love of literature and probably her looks to some extent, but, her being dead, never receives any motherly love or guidance, which could have helped him out of the cowardly hole he later digs himself into. Amir’s father’s best friend and business partner, Rahim Khan, tries to give Amir the motherly love he clearly needs, fostering Amir’s love of writing and steadfastly standing up for him when Amir’s father, Baba, criticizes him, but Rahim Khan does not do enough to instill honesty, courage, and strength of conviction in young Amir. Amir’s best friend, Hassan, a servant a year younger than Amir, is everything Amir is not: athletic, brave, loyal, honest, and kind, inciting jealousy in Amir. Assef, a local bully, poses a real threat to Amir, hating Amir for the crime of befriending a Hazara (oppressed ethnic minority), but Amir is protected by Hassan, allowing young Amir to freeze and not stand up for himself in Assef’s presence. Last, but most importantly, is Amir’s father, Baba, and his views on Amir: he blames Amir for Sofia’s death,

"The end is near they feel it in their bones, it cuts in deep to the skin the cold metal is right there you hear a bang and the world goes dark and cold. They see it coming there's no escape now who will save their souls when all hope has left their bodies say goodbye and leave me with a story of heroes who were not to blame for what happened brothers sisters mother fathers hold hands and fall together now say your last goodbye it's not your fault but the end has come you will be remembered ."

Her unforeseen actions are due to the rest care tradition, which has progressively worsened her mental state and caused her to overlook her role as a caring wife in desperation to escape the imprisonment of the tradition. As witnessed from the two short stories, conflicts arise amidst families due to the events of old traditions, establishing a divide between family members that is difficult to overcome once constructed.

-While living in California, Baba and Amir visit a flea market every weekend. At the flea market, Amir notices a girl Soraya. They fall in love. Suddenly, Baba is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. So they have their wedding quickly. After the wedding, Baba dies. Soraya and Amir try but ultimately fail to have children.

In their writings Katherine Boo and Doris Pilkington described the challenges faced by two very different families in two very different societies. In the excerpt from Behind The Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo shares the story of a Muslim boy named Abdul, the challenges of his family as he works to get them out of the slums of India. In the excerpt from Rabbit Proof Fence Doris Pilkington tells of Kundilla an elder in the Aboriginal tribe describing their lives before and after the white raiders attack.

Additionally, In the Prologue, Boo mentions an important character which is the one leg lady, who accused Abdul and his family of setting her on fire. Later on, in Chapter 6, Boo reveals the one leg lady story in more details and she recalls when the one leg lady set herself on fire and she is looking for help. However, Asha is so busy to help her, but she told her husband ""What the One Leg should do is tell the police, 'I was born Hindu and these Muslims taunted me and set me on fire because I'm Hindu"" (97-98). This quote that Boo quote is clarifies that if the one leg lady blamed them from a religious side the police will defiantly arrest the Muslim family because the police are partial towards Hindus.

Just as many stories, both action and adventure, or comedy and crime, Beah’s narrative is created through his personal journey. In his journey he encounters many events and people. Out of those events are the negative and the positive ones. Thus, his journey revolves around the abstract idea of war and how neither him or his fellow villagers would come to a general understanding of what the refugees migrating to their village had perceived because it was too terrific and unpredictable. The three major events that took place in the main character’s life was changing from innocent young boy, to savage solider and again to a normal adult.

There are many events in this book that display the obvious transformation in Ma’s character. From private internal suffering to the unconditional love she shares with each family member, there is no doubt that Ma had the vastest change of personal development throughout this entire

The plot in the short story “Hindus” demonstrates how a certain sequence of events can help people better understand themselves. Leela meets many different and unique people on her journey throughout

Amir’s misadventures begin as a boy living in an affluent Afghanistan world. On the day of his birth, his mother hemorrhages to death. Robbed of any feminine influence or comfort, he goes to his overshadowing Baba for love and acceptance. His father denies his only son the tenderness he desires, leading Amir to believe his father despises him. After all, Amir’s

When her parents died, they left her with a burden of responsibilities that involved raising the children and taking on the role of a mother. Bim is left to take care of her smallest and mentally challenged brother, Baba. When Baba was younger, the parents would constantly go to clubs and out for drinks, leaving the responsibility of raising the unfortunate child to Bim. The two siblings established a special bond with each other and trusted each other more and more each day. When the second oldest child, Raja fell ill because of tuberculosis, Bim was accountable of helping him regain back his normal health. Upon these responsibilities was a very important one, Bim had to earn money for the family and she knew that it involved educating herself to become a teacher, a job that was seemed appropriate for women.

This short story is from a Mauritian extract written by ‘Shawkat M. Toorawa’. In this story, we experience the theme of survival with the help of Rafik, his fatger and Zubayr.

Hamida is the character that represents the people who yearn for a change. Often, she feels as though she is worth more than just living in the old alley – and she calls it a “Nothing Alley”(27) and asking herself “Oh what a shame Hamida, what are you doing living in this alley? (27)”. During World War II, many people in Midaq Alley go to work for the soldiers in the hope of earning more money and living in a more comfortable life. Hamida is one of those people who sacrifice themselves and everything that they have in an exchange for the wealthy life they always have dreamed of. Hamida is not a religious person and has a different perspective from the people in the alley because she sees a better life in the modern world. In the end, she decides to become a prostitute for pretty clothes and jewelries. She does not regret choosing this life as she is able to have an opportunity that gives her “desire for life and adventure (186)”.

However, Ngugi does not seem to criticize this attitude of Mumbi; her attitude as a weakness, the author transforms this into a strength by the characters. This argument is reinforced b y Mumbi;s mother, Wanjiku,