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Blog #2

1. Describe the following characters and what did they do before the Taliban came? Father - He's crippled and old. He used to be a high school teacher Mother - She's short-tempered. She was a writer for a Kabul radio station. Parvana - She was selfless. She was in sixth grade class, studying at school. Nooria - She was spoiled. She was a high schooler. Hossain - He was the oldest child. He got killed by a landmine when he was 14 years old.  Ali - Ali was fearful. He was taken cared of by his parents. Maryam - Maryam was caring. He was taken cared of by his parents. 2. Why does Parvana go with her father to his job? What is his job? Parvana's father has a hard time going up and down the stairs so Parvana goes with him to help him. He sells and writes letters for people in the market. 3.  Why can't Nooria and Parvana's mother go out into the street? If they do go out in the street, what do they need to wear and have? Because it's dangerous for women to go outside ...

The Breadwinner

 1. 3rd person point of view, it uses the pronouns he and she. 2. Parvana, a small eleven year old girl who lived in Afghanisran liked to help her father walk to the Kabul market. Parvana was asked to leave her sixth grade class due to the Talibans order. They ordered all the girls and women in Afghanistan to stay inside their homes.