Farhan Akhtar Essays

the stars. (STEWE-2)When Mada-jan and Habib are buried, the author uses the stars to show the bond Najmah has lost with her family. “...I realize the hole where Akhtar has buried my hair also holds my mother and baby brother...But they are far, far behind us, and I realize I will never see them again. As the stars disappear one by one, Akhtar leads us away from the path…” (85). Mada-jan and Habib have died, and Baba-jan and Nur are gone, so Najmah is feeling very disconnected from her family, and the

Childhood is a carefree, happy time, like one of those dream sequences prevalent in films where you're running through a field of flowers with your hair open. Now pause this dream sequence, and imagine if someone puts you in a cage. A cage that grows smaller and ever more suffocating. How would that feel? That is what gender stereotyping does to children. Gender Stereotyping suppresses an individual to believe that they are not perfect and will not be accepted by society unless they follow the societal