Deborah Ellis Parvana Change

In the novel ‘Parvana’, the characters experience a number of changes. The characters experience a number of changes. What are these changes come about?

In the novel, ‘Parvana’ by Deborah Ellis, many characters experience change. Change is often thought of as a process where a person or thing transforms/converts to something different. Characters such as Parvana go through short-term and then gradual long-term change. Parvana changes physically when her hair was cut short and she dresses up to become a boy in public. She changes emotionally, as she becomes a stronger girl in the footsteps of Malali. A figure whose remembered cause of her bravery way past before Parvana was born. Finally, Parvana’s mother changes emotionally due to the effects

of the Taliban civil war and the loss of her son.

Parvana changed physically in a way by changing her appearance caused her father gone to jail, transforming into a boy and Mother is desperate to dress somebody into a boy so the family would survive in this critical civil war. She changed because she had lost her father due to the Taliban taking him away. He was the only male that can take a female outside. Since he’s gone, Parvana had no choice but to decide to transform into a male, “All right,” she said. “I’ll do it.” pp 68. She had to change physically within her appearance because Nooria could of done it, but it looked like she didn’t have the appearance of a male body, “No one would believe me to be a boy,” pp 67. Parvana had to modify herself because Parvana’s mother was so desperate to dress someone a boy to feed the family, ‘They were going to turn her into a boy.’ pp 65. Father has gone to jail caused by the Taliban, “Parvana watched helplessly as the two soldiers dragged him down the steps…” pp 33. Parvana changing physically is a compacted change in her life, “Parvana thought about it.” pp 67. Changing physically caused by her father going to jail, gave her a huge impact in her lifestyle.

Parvana reconstructs emotionally slowly by being stronger in her inner self.

She transformed by going outside more often to read letters and write for people in Afghanistan who cannot read or write and also to earn income for their lowly family, “You’ve been watching your father all this time…” pp 76. Parvana being brave to stand up for herself to take Maryam outside of home, and finding a way to avoid crowded and busy fights. She was changed emotionally by going outside more often to read letters, “Will anyone hire me to read for them?” pp 78. Since Parvana is a boy now, she had the bravery to go outside with Maryam safely without getting pursued by a Taliban, “Parvana is a boy now. Maryam will be safe.” pp 88. Finally, Parvana also developed a way of getting away from fights when there is one going on, “Everybody fights all the time. I’m lucky to be able to get away…” pp 101. With this happening, Parvana becomes stronger without a choosing a choice whether to do it or not. Since she is missing home, she thought about the positive side that she might never do chores again due to transforming her into a boy, “If she could earn money, she might never have to do housework…” pp 76. After having to have the same routine everyday as a boy, Parvana adapted a new routine since Mrs Weera is moving to come stay with Parvana’s family, “I’ll be moving in this afternoon…” pp 85. Also, Parvana reconstructs emotionally by throwing her arms around her mother’s neck and cried, “She threw her mother’s neck and cried.” pp

116.

Fatana changes less socially because of her son going away due to a landing mine that kill him, “He had been killed by a land mine…” pp 27.She changed socially that she even got nothing to reply with, “Mother hadn’t her what price to ask.” pp 82. Fatana started being careless than her usual self, “I would want you to come home at mid-day anyway…” pp 91. She was so desperate for her husband, so she went to walk to the prison and kept saying the same phrase for the whole day, “I’m here for my husband!” pp 43, “release my husband!” pp 44., she just kept saying that over and over again.

In the novel ‘Parvana’, two characters experience a number of changes. These characters are Parvana and Fatana (Fatana’s daughter and Parvana’s mother). Parvana and Fatana experience at least 4 changes in their everyday lives. Parvana came out changing physically, being stronger emotionally. Fatana became a lot less socially because of her son going due to the land mines exploding when it’s stepped on.