Graphic Org. 5/11/10: Brittney

I used the filter graphic to visualize the main causes for why the Khan family broke apart in the end of the book. I personally felt that Sultan's position as head of the family, caused his family to fear him and his unwillingness to compromise. I also thought that the pressure Sultan put on his sons, for example Mansur, to always follow the plan Sultan had chosen for him, and for his son Aimal, who Sultan puts pressure on to always work. And lastly I chose the restrictions placed on the Khan women as a contributing factor to the family's breakdown. Leila, who left with her mother and the others to live away from Sultan, was unable to work or marry whom she wanted. Such restrictionsI believe played great roles into why the family did not survive as one intact family unit.