Najmah Journey At Home Analysis

(MIP-2) Countless people going through conflict also face severe physical damages that impact their lives tremendously. (SIP-A) When many people think of war, they think of the terrible injuries that can cripple and ruin the lives of those who receive them, most of whom are innocent. (STEWE-1) Many innocents have already faced enough from being pushed into crowded, dirty refugee camps with little food, water, and medical care. They are forced to suffer through sickness and injury alone, and their chances of healing and recovering can be small. Najmah views this in one such camp. She describes that many of the inhabitants “...are missing a hand or a foot or an eye. So many of them have terrible wounds and scars” (Staples 185). She is sorry for their misfortune, but of course, there is nothing that she can do. Many of the refugees she saw are unlikely to recover unless they get medical care, and there is a small chance of any medics being sent into the camp. Many are then forced to live handicapped, unable to do things they could do before the war. Throughout her journey, Najmah was lucky that she was able to avoid any such injuries. (STEWE-2) Nusrat has similar feelings when she is at another refugee camp. She is surprised at the vast number of injured people. Her friend Haroon notices her surprise, and …show more content…
(BS-3) One of which, is that they often discover that no matter how challenging their lives before the war were, they would give almost anything to return to them. (BS-2) Many lives are also changed because of severe physical injuries, that can ruin any chance of living that they still had. (BS-1) As well as physical handicaps, the mental burdens that war can bring are exceptionally challenging to deal with and overcome. (R) Under the Persimmon Tree truly shows just how lucky those of us in America, free from such war, really