- I feel that Seierstad uses emotional language to emphasize Afghan women's lack of rights and the cruelties that they must endure. This can be seen on page 25, "Sharifa heard whispering and laughter commingling with sounds that cut her to the heart." Such descriptions as that make it easier for the reader to feel the pain the people in the story are experiencing, in this example it would be how Sharifa, Khan's wife, and how she felt towards her second husband's marriage. Due to Seierstad's writing technique the reader feels more for the characters.
Why does Seierstad focus on women so much?
- I feel that the author focuses on women as much as she does for two reasons. One, that since she herself is a woman she finds an interest in writing about her own sex. And two, that she sees the injustice that there is towards women in that part of the world and wants to make it known. Telling the stories of Saliqua and Jamila gives a more personal account of the injustices, and as a female reader in the U.S who can talk to the male gender without consequences, the thought comes to mind that I would be long dead by now if I lived in that part of the world. It gives a different perspective I feel.
What are some similarities between the Afghan and the U.S cultures found in these chapters?
- With there being so many differences I thought it would interesting to see and look for any similarities that exist in the text. One similarity that I found was on page 28, when it talks about how the women get together and gossip. I feel that this happens everywhere in the U.S, especially among women. Another example I found was how on page 51, it states that "...under the surface all is seething. In spite of running the risk of the death penalty, people have lovers and mistresses in Afghanistan too. There are prostitutes in the towns to whom young boys and men can resort while they wait for a bride." I think we all know that affairs and prostitution are present here in the United States as well.
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