How Does Najmah Mature

Another characteristic the author exhibits is forgiveness. The struggles her parents cause her display this trait. For instance, Ma constantly neglects Murray as a child. Drugs and alcohol consume the parent’s lives, so Murray and her older sister do not receive the proper care they need. Also, Ma frequently spent her daughter’s money or sold their items without their consent. The readers are astonished when the author says many times that she forgives Ma and just moves on. An important scene in the story occurs when Murray looks back on her childhood and forgives her mom for all of her wrongs, and concludes her mom did the best that she could do. Many people would resent their parents after all the hardships they caused, and so does the author at first. But she finds it in her heart to forgive which shows her kindness and really displays how mature of a person she is.

With each thing her father does including punishing her for her owl, and losing his temper frequently, she finds her self more independent because she has her own thoughts and beliefs that are different from her father.

What makes a child determine at such a young age to defy her mom on every hand for the rest of their life? The sad realization that Ni’Kan would rather see her mother angry at her than disappointed in her became her revelation.

Her father's rampant drinking and inability to hold a job, coupled with her mother's lack of responsibility causes Jeannette to inwardly question her role in society.

Ma's character change is an important part of the novel, because while the men in the novel tend to see life in short little spurts, the women see life as a never-ending circle, and they understand life must go on, no matter what. The sudden change in Ma's nature shows early signs of the soon to be womens suffrage.

Her mother keeps having more children that Negi must care for. In chapter 6, Mami Gets a Job, she has 6 younger siblings and one of them is only 30 days old. Mami trusts Negi to take them to Doña Ana’s house without them getting hurt or getting a cold from any foul drafts.

(SIP-B) But through her trip, it's evident that her mental state is improving, represented in the stars. (STEWE-1) She has shown signs of development from her initial breakthrough from her past mental state.The next time in the book development is shown, Najmah is yet again changing her mental state in a positive way,“Moon- and starlight guide us through the mountains, and I am able to keep our direction true by finding al-Qutb… just as my father showed Nur and me what seems a lifetime ago in our village in Kunduz” (Staples 109). Najmah is focusing more on the reality of her situation, rather than staying in the past, and she shows that whilst thinking of her missing family. Though she has shown she has “found a new purpose” so to speak, the purpose being her decision, “... to look for my father and brother” (Staples 131), she still isn't able to let go of her mother and baby brother just yet; “Intermittently clouds roll over the sky, obscuring the moon and the stars…” (Staples 109). The clouds could be seen as her memories blocking her from being able to move on and to be able to grow and help herself, as they are obscuring the stars, which represent her hope.

Her main obligation to the family is to provide the Joad’s with nourishment, comfort, healing, love, and support. Each of the times when the Joad’s go through a rough patch, Ma steps a little higher on the leadership ladder of the family. Every attack on the family or the morals of the family Ma gradually takes over the role of Pa. Later in the book, the Wilson’s book has a malfunction and the rest of the clan suggests splitting up but Mrs. Joad refuses to leave them. She picks up the jackhammer and threatens the rest of the Joad’s and the Wilson’s. At this moment in the book, Ma goes against the normal feminine responsibilities and morals and yells at the women and the men. This changes the personality of

(AGG) Najmah being with certain people and going through the things she did really helped her change her ways of thinking and handling things in real life situations. (BS-1) The Taliban taking Nur and Baba-Jan taught Najmah how there are real life situations and she has to step up to the plate and do something so she can protect her family. (BS-2) Akhtar and Khalida were a help for Najmah, they guided her into realizations for her to be strong and determined for Baba-Jan and Nur. (BS-3) Nusrat showed Najmah it is ok to trust others and that she has to make good choices for herself. (TS) Throughout the book Under the Persimmon Tree, Najmah goes through many events that change the way she acts and makes choices that change her who she is from the beginning of the book to at the end of the book.

They way women try to increase their independence was very limited. They couldn't so much to increase their independence. Wadjda was trying to increase her independence by trying to buy the bike she wanted. Throughout the film her focus was buying that bike, making her the one trying to break societies rules.

Nur clearly now knows where his responsibilities lie. He takes charge, stepping up to convince Nusrat that this is what they must do. As with Najmah, he has grown up because of the war. (SIP-B) Najmah and Nusrat grow in other ways too because of the war; they both learn how important it is to value the family they have left. (STEWE-1)

To start with, Ma Joad was gentle, caring and patient. This all changed during the families travels. Her caring attribute lead to her turning into a brave women picking fights with many people to protect those she cared

Naomi’s change in priorities is shown through her view of the rocket. The story opens with rocket landing in the backyard. Naomi is not alarmed by it, or by its loud thud. She has three reactions: first she “[chokes] back excited laughter” instead of reacting in fear. Then instead of calling for help, she “almost point[s] and clap[s]. Her final reaction, saying, “look at that” (23), is an example of her acting childishly and not as a responsible adult should. On the other, Naomi’s perspective of the rocket changes due to motherhood: she becomes protective of her family. She imagines what her families future will

Her husband refuses to believe that she has rebelled against him without Nagib's influence. She responds to this by asking "Was it Nagib who gave birth to me or I to him?"(95) It was with difficulty but her husband accepts his new wife. This empowers the mother to begin school, cut her hair, smoke, even learn to

First, Nava is the kind of person who isn’t afraid to do the right thing when necessary. Nava ultimately forgave Ben because she thought he was an asset to win: “While Nava had been angry about Mordechai pulling the plug on her operation, when he showed her the documents, she eventually conceded that it had been the right thing to do” (Thor 119). This implies that she will do anything to do the right thing even if it isn’t the way she planned it. Also, it shows that she’s not afraid to jeopardize her situation just to do the right thing. Therefore, she is a crucial aspect to the team because she knows right from wrong. Furthermore, it indicates that she is tough in her decision making which might just win her the fight. It is evident that Nava