A young girl facing life-threatening fears inherits her father's will to survive. In the book “The Other Side Of The Sky” written by Farah Ahmedi she writes of her life growing up in the harsh environment of Afghanistan. The memoir tells her troubling time losing her leg along with losing her whole family.
Farah grew up in the land mine field Kabul Afghanistan. At the age of just seven she lost her leg by stepping on one of the landmines. She spent two years in Germany to survive the injury. After living in Germany she learned Western culture including the freedom woman had. Once she was back in Kabul she did not like her culture anymore. She dreamed of going back to Germany. Farah was a caring girl that loves school. She had two brothers, two sisters and both her parents. She grew up in a compound by many other families. Her father and her mother were her role models. Farah’s father was the only provider for the family. He was a tailor that built a life from nothing. As Farah goes through the struggle of living in newly occupied by Taliban Kabul she grows fears she had never had before. Her life changes when a missile destroys her house along with her whole family besides her, her mother and two brothers. As she later flees to Pakistan she finds that she is taking the role of responsibility in the family. …show more content…
Farah’s mother’s health also takes a decline during the journey. Their life seemed as if it had gone from lavish to detrimental in about five years. But just as every fairytale goes Farah learns of her one and only chance to have a better
Farah grew up in the land mine field Kabul Afghanistan. At the age of just seven she lost her leg by stepping on one of the landmines. She spent two years in Germany to survive the injury. After living in Germany she learned Western culture including the freedom woman had. Once she was back in Kabul she did not like her culture anymore. She dreamed of going back to Germany. Farah was a caring girl that loves school. She had two brothers, two sisters and both her parents. She grew up in a compound by many other families. Her father and her mother were her role models. Farah’s father was the only provider for the family. He was a tailor that built a life from nothing. As Farah goes through the struggle of living in newly occupied by Taliban Kabul she grows fears she had never had before. Her life changes when a missile destroys her house along with her whole family besides her, her mother and two brothers. As she later flees to Pakistan she finds that she is taking the role of responsibility in the family. …show more content…
Farah’s mother’s health also takes a decline during the journey. Their life seemed as if it had gone from lavish to detrimental in about five years. But just as every fairytale goes Farah learns of her one and only chance to have a better