In chapter 2 of The Breadwinner, we are introduced to Parvana's father, a man named Nurullah. The chapter begins with Parvana and her mother, Fattema, discussing Nurullah's imprisonment and the difficulties that their family has faced since his arrest.
Nurullah is a former teacher who was arrested for speaking out against the Taliban regime that has taken control of Afghanistan. His arrest has left the family in a difficult financial situation, as he was the main breadwinner for the household. Without his income, Fattema and the children are struggling to make ends meet.
The chapter also explores the theme of gender roles in Afghanistan. Despite being highly educated and intelligent, Fattema is unable to work outside the home due to the strict rules imposed by the Taliban on women. This leaves her and the children reliant on the charity of neighbors and relatives to survive.
In contrast, Parvana's brother, Hassan, is encouraged to study and become a doctor. This highlights the double standard in Afghan society, where men are afforded more opportunities and freedoms than women.
As the chapter progresses, we see Parvana's determination to help her family by finding a way to earn money. She decides to disguise herself as a boy in order to be able to work in the marketplace. This decision puts Parvana in danger, as the Taliban have strict laws against women working outside the home.
Overall, chapter 2 of The Breadwinner paints a picture of a family struggling to survive in a society that is controlled by a oppressive regime and is deeply divided by gender roles. It also introduces the theme of resilience and determination, as Parvana takes bold action to try to improve her family's circumstances.
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Suddenly, the Talibans come in and capture their father. They don't like the war, but they have a lot of differences. They yell that they didn't need foreign ideas, and they took him away. The stove is there because the room has a vent. Parvana screams at the soldiers to leave until they turn to beating her. Two more soldiers dig through the cupboard and slash the toshaks. Mother and Father refuse to talk about Hossain, but according to Nooria, he was a happy, laughing person and often played with Nooria and baby Parvana.
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The women of Afghanistan are brave, and they've inherited "the courage of Malali" 2. The lavatory is just a small room with a platform toilet, the water tank, and the propane cookstove. It takes six trips to fill their water tank, and Parvana hates the heavy work. When she returned, her mother and Nooria asked Parvana to help with the cleaning. They had all the power, and the citizens would have been in terror. Parvana is the only person in the family who can do it. The soldiers leave after they hit Parvana and leaves the girls hugging each other.
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However, there is still lots of chores for the girls to do. As they are cleaning up, mother found some clothes of Hossain, who was their first son. Parvana keeps a close eye on Nooria and Mother for the silent signal that passes between them that starts the cleanup process, but she can never catch it. In this sense, her lack of sympathy comes from the tiny bit of privilege that she has over Nooria and Mother. Even though the family tried to pull father away from the Talibans, they are helpless. Parvana looks around the tiny room, which contains only a tall cupboard and their two toshaks. Because of the bombings, their family lost all their furnitures, and the house was very small.
She is jealous of how Nooria and the others didn't have to fill the water bucket. Father, dressed in his good white shalwar kameez and with a freshly combed beard, looks rested and handsome. Suddenly, four Taliban soldiers burst in. But then a young girl ripped off her veil, ran to the front of the battle, and waved her veil like a battle flag. Parvana's is "thin and stringy" 2. He had been killed by a land mine. Sometimes Nooria told stories about Hossain to Parvana.
He told the story of Malali, a young Afghan girl said to have motivated the troops when they were fighting the British. They have to sell precious things to make money, and the family got poorer with each bomb. Because of this, Parvana is lonely. Parvana hates all the cleaning—it uses up water quickly. This section contains 623 words approx. Then, Parvana sat beside Maryam, and compliments on her drawings.
