The Dangers Of Power In Parvana's The Breadwinner

Throughout the world, women experience many challenges and restrictions placed on them by people who want to control them. In the book, The Breadwinner, the Taliban are an extremist religious group of men who come into Afghanistan and take control of the lives of all the people, particularly the women and young girls, who are forced to leave their jobs and schools because they are looked down upon. The main character in the book is Parvana, an eleven year old girl who experiences rebellion, and transformation because of the restrictions placed on women at the hands of the ruling Taliban.
Rebellion is a common theme present in The Breadwinner. Because of the Taliban’s strict laws, Parvana and her family rebel in order to overcome the rules and regulations that the Taliban have placed on the people of Afghanistan. An example of this rebellion can be seen when Parvana and her mom leave the house without a male escort to get her dad out of jail. Although Parvana’s mother knew this was against the strict rules placed on women, she further rebels when she showed pictures of Parvana’s father in the hope that someone would recognize him and tell her where he was jailed. Having any type of pictures was illegal and any of the people her mom showed them to could have …show more content…
She also had to transform into a boy in order for her family to survive. Because her father was taken and jailed by the Taliban and their was no other men in her family to work, Parvana had to get food, and fetch water for her family. She also had to transform into a boy and risk being caught and hurt if anyone found out what she was doing. Another way Parvana experiences transformation in The Breadwinner is that she becomes more mature. Her maturity is seen when she finally stopped fighting with her sister Nooria and takes on the responsibility to get food and water for family so that they would not