Themes - Female Friendship Flashcards
1
Q
chapter 23
“But you, Laila, you’ll make us two dummies proud.”
giti, hasina, laila
A
- Giti and Hasina know that their fate is limited to marriage and having children but they also know Laila is meant to make something of her life
- “dummies” - child-like language to connote the hopes and dreams they still carry with them
2
Q
chapter 39
“Mariam would always admire Laila for how much time passed before she screamed.”
mariam, laila
A
- She is proud of Laila for enduring the pain better than she believes she could
- “screamed” - violent adverb that reflects the reality that young women have to face in Afghanistan
3
Q
chapter 47
“And yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back.”
mariam, laila
A
- After meeting Laila, Mariam has felt the love she was always denied for being “harami”
- “leaving the world as a woman” - Mariam feels as if she has matured over the course of her journey from a young, naive girl to a woman who is as independant as she can be in the culture she has been subjected to.
4
Q
chapter 48
“It is devastating. Every time, it is devastating”
laila, mariam
A
- Laila remembers how much Mariam sacrificed for her
- the repetition of “devistating” displays and this quote displays the depth of her pain
5
Q
BY, L, YMUTDP.
A
“But you, Laila, you’ll make us two dummies proud.” - Hasina
6
Q
MWAALFHMTPBSS.
A
“Mariam would always admire Laila for how much time passed before she screamed.” - narrator
7
Q
AYSWLTWAAWWHLABLB
A
“And yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back.” - narrator
8
Q
IID. ET, IID.
A
“It is devastating. Every time, it is devastating”
