Mariam Grandmain Dont Cry Book Report

In addition, the author helps the reader understand the selfishness of the mother when the reader finds out she have stole the Persian Carpet “several months before” (230) the divorce and puts the blame on Ilya, the poor blind man. Furthermore, the visit of the children is supposed to signal a fresh start for the family. The mother even emphasizes she wants the girls to come “live with [them]” (229). Yet again, even if they meet in order to reunite, characterized by a situational irony, they see themselves separated because of her mother selfish decisions.

As the story progresses, the theme changes from being comical to being violent. Also, the reader's perception of the grandmother becomes more intense . As O'Connor said, "[t]here is a change of tension from the first part of the story to the second where the Misfit enters, but this is no lessening of reality" ("On" 176). The presence of the Misfit causes the story to become more of a mystery; therefore, the actions of the grandmother also become a mystery because the reader doesn't know what to expect from her. It is a surprise to the reader to find the grandmother become so sincere. The grandmother tries many traditional methods to keep the Misfit from killing

She also saves her pride and arrogance as the Choragos remarks, “Like father, like daughter: both headstrong, deaf to reason! She has never learned to yield.” She had many chances to prevent her demise but her pride stood in the way. Through the progression of scenes leading to her tragic ‘fall’, she is every bit of the woman she was at the beginning.

Mariam endured many long years living with Nana in their small house in Herat. Nana had a short-tempered personality and a very negative outlook on life, so she repeatedly verbally abused

The first forms of adversity an individual may face are those of the burdens that are placed by family members and their expectations. This can be seen through Mariam’s progression of her ability to endure and suffer through

2. What is Leah’s attitude to her mother at the beginning of the novel? How do you know? (page 9)

The story is full of conflict between Isis and her adversary Grandma Potts. Grandma represents tradition, instilling her principles at every turn, “[b]eing the only girl in the family, of course she must wash the dishes” (Hurston 11). Grandma believes that the girl’s place is at home, “within the community because [she] will never be appreciated by the dominant culture” (Williams 129). “You’se too ‘oomanish jumpin’ up in everybody’s face that pass” (Hurston 9). Isis is an oppressed female in the every sense of the word. She is forced to do chores while her male siblings are excused. She takes beatings for things while her brothers get away unharmed. Isis rebels for her own sense of power, goofing off, doing cart wheels, and day dreaming as soon as Grandma Potts has her back turned.

Although those negative comments were her major conflict, this negativity also benefitted her in a way. If it wasn’t for those fights in which she would get into, she would not spend as much time as she liked with her grandma. With all the time spent with her Grandma, she was able to find a relationship through cooking with her. “Abuelita

Finally, she is able to detect the lies of her father. Lies he tries concealing. As he once indirectly pushed her away, Mariam needed him to know how much damage he causes. She would not spare him of the injustice he has commit. It would be the first time she speaks against a man. “ ‘I’ll visit you’ he muttered.[. . .] ‘No. No,’ she said. ‘Don’t come. I won’t see you. Don't you come. I don't want to hear from you. Ever. Ever.’ ”(50). Mariam is an intelligent, outgoing girl, daring at times. She went as far as walking to the busy streets of Kabul to search for her father. With this, she wanted to leave him with a wounded heart. Like she felt when he refused to open the doors of his home. After the miserable ceremony, these traits withered away.

Zunaira actually attains her goal of becoming a magistrate, and thus, she experiences a greater sensation of loss. Mariam and Zunaira combat the oppression in different ways but they suffer the same pain and isolation. Oppression induces a negative change in both characters. In addition, the women have coping mechanisms to deal with the sorrow in their lives. Their ability to cope is affected by family members. Mariam remembers her mother's story, "where each snowflake was a sigh heaved by an aggrieved woman somewhere in the World. That all the sighs drifted up in the sky, gathered in the clouds, and then broke into tiny pieces…" (Hosseini, 91). Mariam is submissive in her abusive relationship because her mother has taught her by example, that Afghani women solely have to endure the pain and suffering in their lives. She makes no attempts to change her situation in her marriage because she lives by her mother's teachings. Perhaps, if Mariam were to stand up for herself or stir up chaos during one of Rasheed's beatings, Rasheed would not turn to violence against her so easily. Also, Mariam could have searched for alternatives to escape Rasheed before the Taliban implemented the harsh laws. Over the years, Mariam becomes increasingly helpless and miserable under Rasheed's rule, as she follows the model of her mother's teachings. Also, she deflects her anger and sorrow 2

The Armenian Genocide tore many families apart forever and only the lucky ones were able to survive the wrath of the Turkish government. The legacy of Mariam Baghdishian is a story of troubled childhood, death, and perseverance. It all started in 1914 when her father was abducted into the Turkish Army and her

In Mariam’s last act of love, she sacrifices everything and takes the blame for murdering Rasheed. The quote is

The division of the novel is into four parts. The first part introduces Mariam a teenage girl, who does not receive an education except for a religious one. After, her mother dies her father has her marry Rasheed, a man more than twenty years her senior. However, Jalil’s other daughters, “Saideh or Naheed, both her own age, both students in the Mehri School in Herat,

Your analysis really caught my attention; you made good points, however; I disagree that the grandmother was kind-hearted, she tries to deceive Bailey and act like she really cares about her family’s safety, but in reality, she was only doing that to get Bailey to change his mind about Florida. Even though she worries her cat would injure itself, she still disobeyed her son’s wishes when the narrator says, “Her son, Bailey, didn't like to arrive at a motel with a cat” (O’Connor). The grandmother knew it was wrong to bring the cat; that is why she hid the basket. Towards the end of her life she finally shows another side of her when she yells Jesus’s name, it was as if the manipulative and deceitful woman disappeared and a religious woman

The resentment within the young girl’s family is essential to the novel because one can understand the young girl better as she makes her decision.