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Quotes From Parvana's Father
Parvana's father tells her the story of a girl named Malali, she inspires Afghans to fight in war and beat Britain. Parvana’s father lets her know that he thinks she has the same courage and bravery like Malali. Parvana gets a motivational drive like never before to act courageously later on in the novel like Malali.
Some of the courageous and brave things Parvana did was going to the prison with her mother to rescue father, fight with one of the Talibs to save her mother’s life and disguising herself as a boy to support her family.
Malali becomes like a second personality trait to Parvana. Malali isn't just a story her dad told her, Malali is the best pep talk Parvana knows how to give herself. Just because she is courageous and brave, she

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