(AGG) It is true that there are people all over the world going through what Najmah went through in the novel, only the outcome in the real world is not the same as it is for Najmah. (BS-1) Najmah’s outcome is different from many people in the real world because her loyalty to her family is demonstrated by her increase in responsibility to her family and to maintain stability after Baba-jan and Nur were kidnapped. (BS-2) Also, when she is traveling across the mountains with Akhtar and Khalida, it causes her to become more independent as she learns how to overcome the many obstacles that she faces. (BS-3) Najmah even builds a sense of trust with Nusrat and in spite of this powerful relationship, she decides to do what is close to her background,
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She does this because she realizes that there is nobody left in her family that is healthy enough to take on this responsibility. (STEWE-2) Najmah may not realize this change, but she shows signs of a more responsible woman when she is in the mountains and she says, “Although I have been gone only two days, I decide to stay one more day and then leave the animals to graze while I return home to check on my mother and Habib” (Staples 64). Before she lost Baba-jan and Nur, Najmah would pretend that she could handle basic chores that her family members did so she could please her family, even though deep down, she knew she was afraid of the tasks at hand. “I don’t want to say that I am afraid to go into the hills alone, so I nod dumbly” (Staples 6). But because Baba-jan and Nur are no longer home to take care of the animals, Najmah has to take care of them so her mother and newborn baby brother will have enough food to get them through the war. (SIP-B) Najmah had to become more independent and the protector of her family, if she wanted to protect her mother and Habib from danger. (STEWE-1) Najmah shows that she can protect her family when she says, “I …show more content…
(SIP-A) Najmah realized that Nusrat was the only person that could help her, although she did not feel comfortable at first. (STEWE-1) Due to the fact that Najmah has not trusted anyone for such a long time, she is reluctant to give Nusrat a chance to help her. “Her kindness is difficult to accept after learning not to trust anyone these last weeks… I may be safe with her for the moment, but I don’t know if I’ll ever feel comfortable” (Staples 199). Despite the fact that Najmah does not yet completely trust Nusrat, the fact that she is even giving Nusrat a chance is significantly different from when she was silent and did not speak to anyone. (STEWE-2) Najmah finally learns that she can trust Nusrat for as long as necessary when Nusrat refuses to allow Uncle into her school to take Najmah back to Golestan and she says, “The moment Bibi Nusrat refuses to allow Uncle into the garden, I am sure I can trust her… She is kind and wants to take care of me the way my mother did. Mada-jan would be happy to have Bibi Nusrat looking after me” (Staples 221). When Najmah finally begins to trust Nusrat, a powerful friendship starts to build. Najmah has changed by just building this friendship due to the fact that the only people she has ever trusted in her life is her direct family
She does this because she realizes that there is nobody left in her family that is healthy enough to take on this responsibility. (STEWE-2) Najmah may not realize this change, but she shows signs of a more responsible woman when she is in the mountains and she says, “Although I have been gone only two days, I decide to stay one more day and then leave the animals to graze while I return home to check on my mother and Habib” (Staples 64). Before she lost Baba-jan and Nur, Najmah would pretend that she could handle basic chores that her family members did so she could please her family, even though deep down, she knew she was afraid of the tasks at hand. “I don’t want to say that I am afraid to go into the hills alone, so I nod dumbly” (Staples 6). But because Baba-jan and Nur are no longer home to take care of the animals, Najmah has to take care of them so her mother and newborn baby brother will have enough food to get them through the war. (SIP-B) Najmah had to become more independent and the protector of her family, if she wanted to protect her mother and Habib from danger. (STEWE-1) Najmah shows that she can protect her family when she says, “I …show more content…
(SIP-A) Najmah realized that Nusrat was the only person that could help her, although she did not feel comfortable at first. (STEWE-1) Due to the fact that Najmah has not trusted anyone for such a long time, she is reluctant to give Nusrat a chance to help her. “Her kindness is difficult to accept after learning not to trust anyone these last weeks… I may be safe with her for the moment, but I don’t know if I’ll ever feel comfortable” (Staples 199). Despite the fact that Najmah does not yet completely trust Nusrat, the fact that she is even giving Nusrat a chance is significantly different from when she was silent and did not speak to anyone. (STEWE-2) Najmah finally learns that she can trust Nusrat for as long as necessary when Nusrat refuses to allow Uncle into her school to take Najmah back to Golestan and she says, “The moment Bibi Nusrat refuses to allow Uncle into the garden, I am sure I can trust her… She is kind and wants to take care of me the way my mother did. Mada-jan would be happy to have Bibi Nusrat looking after me” (Staples 221). When Najmah finally begins to trust Nusrat, a powerful friendship starts to build. Najmah has changed by just building this friendship due to the fact that the only people she has ever trusted in her life is her direct family