Mariam Leaving Her Mother Analysis

Mariam’s mother tells her: “Women like us. We endure. It’s all we have.” If this quote is taken and applied to Mariam’s life after her mother died, there is a strong connection between the voice of her mother and what was currently happening. When Mariam left her home and her mother to visit Jalil, she did not see what was coming and how much her mother’s words were really meant. As a teenager, she was forced to marry a man who was older than her and she had to live with him for the rest of her life. Along with the miscarriages and what seemed like endless suffering because of the war, Mariam felt trapped and yearned for her mother back. There is a sense of regret, regret for leaving her mother all alone causing her to take her life. One night after a miscarriage with Rasheed, Mariam “remembered Nana saying once that each snowflake was a sigh heaved by an aggrieved woman somewhere in the world. …show more content…
Mariam realized her mother was a wise woman and her words informed her about her life now. From then on, there are many times where Mariam struggled and it hurt. Along with the sense of suffering, a large event taking place in this story is the war. The reality of war is horrible. The story is shaped with how people manage to last in the country despite everything that is going on around them, including Mariam. She suffers because of the woman she is while trying to manage staying alive and safe during a treacherous war. It is very difficult, but people are tough enough to pull