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(AGG) Many children in Afghanistan have lost their families to war and have had to take on the responsibility to care for themselves as a result of that. (BS-1) Najmah experiencing her entire family getting taken away from her in the blink of an eye drove her to become silent, as well as becoming very conflicted when it came to making decisions for herself. (BS-2) When concerned neighbors make her take on a new identity after losing her family, she then comes up with the idea on how to find her brother and father by combining her silence and the new look she has, to achieve her possible chance at happiness. (BS-3) When meeting Nusrat, Najmah is able to regain the strength she once had because of the trust that she develops towards her, which means that she is then able to break free of the …show more content…

(TS) Throughout the events that have left a large impact on Najmah life, she lost the motivation to speak and lost the “say” over her life, only to use the person she has grown to be to build the confidence to take control once again. (MIP-1) What provoked Najmah to stop speaking and what made her unable to make decisions for herself are the conflicts that arose at the beginning of the story, which involved Najmah losing all of her family. (SIP-A) When Najmah’s mother and newborn brother died, it left Najmah all alone and is what caused Najmah’s life to spiral downwards. (STEWE-1) It is first seen that Najmah’s life is changing and that she's losing the control that she once had when Najmah says, “I am afraid if I close my eyes I’ll see my mother’s outstretched arm and the stain of blood spreading around her and Habib’s perfect small body, both of them still and covered with dust” (Staples 86). Najmah’s brother and father had already gotten taken from the Taliban, and with the situation that had just took place, she becomes so in shock and helpless, resulting in her being unable to speak. (STEWE-2) Najmah does not show signs of improvement as she states, “It’s been

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