Parvana by Deborah Ellis Essay

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    To begin with Parvana showed perseverance in the book the BreadWinner by going to the jail with her mother to try to get her father back.It’s nearly 100 degrees, your wearing over 2 layers of clothes, you try to find shade in the marketplace but there isn’t much. Your selling all your most valuable items just for enough money for your mom and 4 siblings. when someone is going through tough times but they push their hardest to overcome that time The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis, gives us an insight

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    house while beating him. Parvana shows perseverance threw the story. Perseverance is steadfast in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. Parvana has difficult times in Afghanistan dealing with the Taliban and her family but still stands up and shows dedication through the story. The story The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis is about a girl named Parvana that shows perseverance through her difficult times in Afghanistan. First of all, Parvana shows perseverance when she

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    took courage to save a young infant from rubble and save him from the Taliban. It also took courage to steal eggs for something to eat. The name of this book is Parvana’s journey. The name of the author is Deborah Ellis. The genre for this book is Children’s literature. The protagonist named parvana is a girl who was born in a country where the Taliban control has happened for a couple of years. The taliban had restrictions for girls and women. Women could not continue their career and girls could not

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    In the book The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis, many people have to be courageous. The main character, Parvana, is especially courageous. Throughout the story, she helps many other people. Parvana also takes lots of risks. In order to survive with her family, she also has to be selfless. In the book, Parvana must do a lot to survive and help others survive. Parvana helps many people. In the beginning of the story, Taliban soldiers began dragging Father to prison. Other soldiers were scavenging the

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    The Breadwinner Quotes

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    That is what The Breadwinner By Deborah Ellis, is all about. Parvana and her family had to face so multiple struggles while they were under The Taliban rule. At times they could have just given up,died and just let The Taliban win! Although they could have given up they never did.They searched for support and put their heads together to make life alright. At times kaoss came about the home, but it was quickly kicked out. In the book The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis,Panava and Nooria have different

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    class has finished reading the story The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis this story. Is based on a true story about a girl who cut off her hair to look like a boy so. Her family didn't starve and die while her father was in prison. And in this story, Parvana and I have many similarities and differences. Parvana and I are similar in many ways one example is that we both try to help out our parents as much as we can in certain. Situations, Parvana said that she had to get water every once in awhile,

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    Essay On The Breadwinner

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    During the book, The Breadwinner, Deborah Ellis incorporates pieces of history into her book in many ways to form the book about what occurred in the 1990's. According to the text, If the Taliban Takes Power, Afghan Women Fear their Freedoms May Vanish, says, “It is the Afghan custom that forbids women to leave home without a male relative.” This shows, women don't have the right to be able to walk the streets with confidence, without a male escort. Also, in the 1990's many of the higher power Taliban

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    thousands of lives? Can they? In some cases, yes they can save the world. There stories about two little girls being brave, sacrificing their lives for others, and standing up for what they believe in. Parvana and Kalpona are their names and they are here to help. From the Breadwinner(By: Deborah Ellis), a brave and thoughtful young girl stands up for her family and saves it from breaking apart and saves them. From the other story, we have the article Why are your Clothes so Cheap(By: Kristin Lewis

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    is Parvana. By standing up for herself and taking risks to buy goods for her family, even when times are hard, Parvana is showing perseverance. Perseverance is never giving up despite difficulty. In the book The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis, Parvana works hard to make money for her family. Parvana shows perseverance through defending herself against the Taliban, helping others, making money for her family, and going above and beyond to make money for her family. To begin with, Parvana earns

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    Parvana and +Captain Marvel(Carol Danvers) Within the book The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis, Parvana is the main character. She has many qualities that suit her well as a heroine. She is brave, courageous, and has a strong will. She isn’t a superhero but she is still a hero. Another heroine is Captain Marvel. Now Captain Marvel is actually a superhero with superpowers. Captain Marvel is brave as well but has many differences too. Parvana and Captain Marvel are two intelligent women who can adapt

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