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Parvana's Journey Character Analysis

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In my book “Parvana’s journey” the characters characteristics has changed a lot. Parvana, Asif, Hassan, and even Leila has changed. In the beginning of the book Parvana was always looking on the bright side, she thought everything will be okay but towards the end, she had lost hope. I know this because one, she had been walking to find her mother ever since her dad died but she had no luck .To add, the house she found Leila and Leila’s grandmother in had been destroyed by bombs from the planes. The grandmother died from the bombings because she couldn't walk. In the text, she said ” I would rather just sit and die here” because she is not looking forward to her life anymore. To continue, I know that Asif has also changed his behavior because

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