Research Paper On Shabanu

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,

This is an interesting exception to the stereotypical and usual relationship between a Muslim man and woman. Usually the man would have the majority of power in the relationship, but the protagonist has made the relationship on her terms only. We also learn from the narrator that the protagonist has a strong disposition. We can conclude that she seems to exude some power . We also learn that her father thinks highly of her and feels that she is “intelligent”, “well brought up”, and “obviously knows the value of traditions and respects them.”

“My soul was dying for the truth, but I didn’t know where to get it.”-Malik Shabazz. Malik grew up blinded by violence and drugs in his neighborhood, until his rude awakening when reality smacked him in the face. As a young addict, gang member to a priest. A priest who now works hard to better Detroit’s community, and Leader of Detroit’s New Black Panther/New Marcus Garvey movement.

The process of making decisions when growing up acts as a barrier, in particular the uncertainty and risk involved which makes the decision challenging and confusing. The post adolescence stage has Shafana in a bizarre stage of life where she must take full responsibility for her decisions and actions. In the beginning of the play the word veil is symbolic for the foreshadowing of the play “to recognize the veil of knowing and surrender to unknowing,” – Shafana. Here the veil is symbolic of the uncertainty that waits when escaping the societal criteria and transitioning to adulthood and life wearing the hijab. Shafana uses a monologue to expose her feelings of the

Growing up and living in Afghanistan as a woman has its challenges. Parents choose who can marry you and they choose everything for you. In this book, Laila and Mariam both show the struggles it is to be a girl, and how much disrespect they get in Afghanistan. Both Mariam and Laila are married to the same man, and he is abusive to both of them. They also live under Taliban rule, and the rules that they set are very unfair for women. In Khaled Hosseni’s novel, he has many different themes but the most prevalent one is of woman inequality, and that is shown through multiple accounts of abuse, disrespect, and unfairness.

R/s on Saturday, Shaqwanda and 15 other people smoked marijuana in the presence of Cam’Ron. R/s sometime this month Shaqwanda took the baby to the ER and allegedly Cam’Ron tested positive for THC. R/s Shaqwanda does feed the baby maybe 5 hours later than normal. R/s the baby’s bottom is raw. R/s Cam’Ron’s father, Antwan is no longer in the home.

As well there is Baba, who is another important character who shows courage by first taking in Ali and Hassan, who are part of the Hazara, a minority group, and letting them serve in his household as a servant, even though they are Hazaras: “Amir, Hassan, and their fathers live together in a well-off neighborhood of Kabul. The Hazaras act as servants to their Pashtun superiors, but are also part of the family, clashing with the social norm” (Spiegel 2007).This was a courageous act since the whole Pashtun community is against the Hazaras living in his household as it violated the normal rules and expectations of the Kabul community and it would have been considered a deviant act in a sense. This does not only show his act of courage but also

In the novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and the movie, The Kite Runner, the setting is similarly in Kabul, Afghanistan. A Thousand Splendid Suns centers on life in Kabul, being seen through the eyes of two Afghani women, Mariam and Laila, whose lives are thrown together through tragedy. In Afghanistan, the city in which people can experience change in a woman’s status the most is in Kabul. When communists rule Afghanistan, there is an attempt to more gender equality in education. However, when the Taliban came into power, women were imprisoned into their homes and their basic human rights were violated. When the Taliban falls and the union comes to power, women were given back their legal human rights, but it still remains a slow move to equality. The Kite Runner displays the issue of ethnic discrimination in Afghanistan, more in depth, the relationship between Pashtuns and Hazaras. Baba’s father sets an example for him of being kind to Hazara people, even though they are disgraced and mistreated in reality. He could have easily sent Ali to an orphanage after the death of his parents, but rather, chose to raise him in his household. Baba does the same with Hassan, although this is complicated by the fact that Hassan is actually his son. Ali refers to Baba as family, but

Shafana sees the scarf as a symbol of her faith and inner outward expression of what she believes in. Sarrinah thinks of it as a target for the world to discriminate. The idea of disagreeing is portrayed on page 35 when Shafana puts the “hijab”, Through stage direction, Shafana puts the scarf “As she sings she puts on the headscarf” and her aunt puts the scarf around her neck to show her inner state which led to the isolation of both. This demonstrates to the viewers the obstacles that they go through of disagreeing leading the characters in different stages in their lives. This provides deeper understanding of their individuality however, Shafana bypass into a new self by putting on the “hijab”.

When she sends Marjane away from Iran, she assures her: “I know how I brought you up. Above all, I trust your education” (147). Marjane’s mother doesn’t want her daughter to live in such an oppressive time. When the veils become mandatory, Marjane’s mother wishes to take her to an opposition demonstration: “She should start learning to defend her rights as a woman right now!” (76) In growing up with such strong female role models, Marjane learns to express her opinion and always stand by her beliefs. They taught her to stand up for herself as a woman, and in doing so, introduced her to a feminist perspective on life.

At one point in the book when Shabanu and her father are traveling to Sibi to sell their camels, Shabanu’s camels are the best at the fair. Especially Guluband, Shabanu’s favorite camel. Shabanu’s father has to sell Guluband, along with other animals, so that they can go home wealthy to provide for the family. Shabanu is angry and sad at the loss of Guluband. Shabanu’s father had to sell him for money, even at the expense of his daughter's happiness. When shabanu reflects on the event that just occurred and says “But at the center of myself is an aching hole. With Guluband, my joy and freedom, all of whom I am is gone. I wonder if I will ever take pleasure in anything again” she has to deal with the loss of her favorite camel, who means so much to her. The selling of

In some cultures it is ordinary for a girl in her early teens to marry a man four times her age. This exact scenario happened to Shabanu, a twelve-year-old girl whose future was already planned out for her. Shabanu and Phulan are going to marry their cousins. She was suppose to marry Murad and her sister, Phulan, was to marry Hamir, but Hamir died. Phulan ended up marrying Murad and Shabanu then had to marry Rahim, Rahim was a fifty-five year old man that already had three other wives. Certain elements of culture including religion, social organization, and traditions impacted Shabanu in many different ways. Her story is inferior due to these elements of culture, and it will just keep getting worse.

The character I found most interesting in the Ahmed family was Shana the eldest daughter. In contrast to her little sister who is obedient and polite, teenage Shana is the cynic, refusing to do as she is ordered and wanting to live a normal life like

Even Ahmed becomes compliant as she finds her path to womanhood, further emphasizing that a person’s characteristics can be conformed. She says “…if I had been simply an ordinary girl. I believe I would not have been able to live and accept what my sisters and the other girls in this country have to endure. I don’t believe I am better than they, but I sense within me such determination, such rebellious strength, that I would probably have upset everything” (119). However, her actions speak differently from her words. As a developing woman, Ahmed, renamed Zahra, shows signs of meekness and submission, in contrast to her previous ruthlessness, to the circus owner and her son. “Zahra had given up the use of speech. She wept, and the tears flowed down her face…” (110). Zahra, once domineering, is now compliant. Ahmed alters her personality because she, as well as the Islamic society, associates womanhood with obedience.

Hassan’s mother Sanaubar makes her fair share of sins throughout her life and after feeling the guilt caused by her actions she is able to redeem herself. Although Sanaubar does not have much written time on the pages of the book, her presence is felt all throughout the story. The actions that she takes affect the lives of the major characters in the book. Sanaubar is described as a gorgeous woman that men fawn over and desire,