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Mariam Summary

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The author spectacles Mariam as a very naive girl, who also may suffer some confidence issues because of the result of Nana’s abusive words, “Mariam was five years old the first time she heard the word harami.” While developing more knowledge about Nana, she illustrates herself as an unstable woman who has been beaten up by the everyday tasks in life. It confuses me as to how Mariam does not recognize that Nana is sick and needs psychiatric help because of her obstacles in the past. For example, the affair Jalil had on his other wives. It shocks me how disrespectful and rude Nana is when she talks about Jalil. I feel like Nana should be able to respect the way she talks about Jalil around Mariam and stop corrupting her. I do not understand

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