Analysis Of The Breadwinner By Deborah Ellis

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In 2000, a woman named Deborah Ellis from Canada decided published a book called The Breadwinner to teach people that you should have courage no matter what. Ms.Deborah knew when the Taliban came to rule, mainly women ended up suffering because of the clothes they had to wear, the strict rules they had to follow, and more. Deborah also knew that women couldn’t go outside without a man meanwhile, some families didn’t have a man (like the characters in the book). On page 31 chapter 2, father gets arrested and as he’s getting pulled out of his home he says to Parvana, “Take care of the others, my Malali.” It was that moment Parvana realized that someone was going to have to provide food, water, etc. and her being Malali she knew she had to do

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