Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Character Analysis

Sidiqis’ successes and growth mindset.
Lives in city of Kabul had changed overnight when the Taliban seized control from 1996-2001. Afghani women faced the harshest policies under Taliban rule. Not only they banned from school, work but they also need to be fully covered and not allowed to be on the street without a male escort. Under the Taliban’s rule, many women became sole breadwinner for their family when the male members forced to flee the city. Despite the difficulties, women learned to survive, support others and became entrepreneur. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, in The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, tells the story of some women and men in their lives who decided to escape utterly miserable, started their secret business, schools in Afghanistan while the Taliban was in power. These characters show what Carol S. …show more content…
Sidiqi is not the main character of the story, he is the root of Sidiqi’s successes during miserable time under the Taliban’s rule. Mr. Sidiqi, the head of household, uses growth mindset to nurture, encourage all his children evenly regardless of their gender, to became educated. “As he often told the eleven of them, “I look on all of you with one eye.” To him it was his highest obligation and duty of his faith to educate his children so they could share their knowledge and serve their communities” (Lemmon 27). Throughout decades of serving in military, he saw upheaval and change of the country, therefore he believes that education is important for his children and for Afghanistan. He often reminds his children that the pen is stronger than the word and keep studying. Mr. Sidiqi surely has the growth mindset by encourage all his children to acquire knowledge and use these knowledges to become helpful people in communities regardless of their gender, because not all girl had the same opportunity and equality as boy in Afghanistan. Education is the key to open various doors: successful in businesses, building a better relationship, ( need g – l