Book Analysis: Under The Persimmon Tree

(AGG) Imagine living in a world where you wake up everyday and could lose a loved one at any point. (BS-1) Najmah is shaped by early losses from a strong to shocked girl. (BS-2) The loss of her family drives her to find them, later regaining strength. (BS-3) The decisions Najmah makes are based off of loss. (TS) Therefor, Najmah was shaped by loss in the novel “Under the Persimmon Tree.”
(MIP-1) Early losses change Najmah from a strong to a shocked girl. (SIP-A) Najmah was strong and overcame some of her fears before the loss of her family. (STEWE-1) When Najmah’s father and brother were taken away from the Taliban, Najmah is left with the words of her father, “Take care of your mother” (Staples 14). Najmah is motivated to protect and help her mother and baby brother, Habib, now that Baba-Jan and Nur are gone. Najmah understands the importance of family and how it will impact
Najmah now must become strong both, mentally and physically to protect them from the Taliban. (STEWE-2) Najmah thinks of the words of her father as she thinks that her mother and Habib would be in danger, “I get up and walk silently on the balls of my feet to the wall at the end of the house, where I left Baba-Jan’s large, curved knife that I use to cut wheat and grass. I creep to the purdah with it clutched in my hand and push aside the curtain just far enough to see Uncle Mohiuddin standing with his back to the house” (Staples 57-58). Najmah feels