Summary Of Najmah's Life

(AGG) Najmah and Nusrat experienced death, which caused bad memories and emotional struggles, that forced them to be more responsible. (BS-1) Najmah went through PTSD in her life when she lost her mother and brother. (BS-2) Nusrat always knows that Faiz and Margaret are in her heart and the stars. (BS-3) Both Nusrat and Najmah had to make responsible decisions in their life. (TS)When people in under the persimmon tree die many things are resolved, but also there is a lot of struggles in both Nusrat and Najmah’s life too. (MIP-1) The lives lost in Najmah’s life cause her a lot of emotional struggle. (SIP-A) When Najmah lost her mother and brother Nur she has to go through PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) and when Nusrat lost Margaret
(STEWE-1) “Mama Jan and Baba jan and my two brother’s will always be in my heart and all that was familiar comfortable in my world before”. This sentence states that no matter what happens in her life she is always going to remember them. (STEWE-2) “I sit in the dirt beside them quietly, not crying not thinking, not even aware that I am breathing and it occurs to me that I might be dead too”. When Najmah saw her mother and Habib dead, she felt like she has died too, because she had no emotion to their death. (SIP-B) although Najmah didn’t go through PTSD when she lost her father she still felt emotionally depressed now that she knows she lost both of her parents. (STEWE-1) “He says their name slowly and remember them properly ... Baba Jan”. This sentence is stating that when the Taliban killed Baba Jan they said his
(SIP-A) Although Nusrat is mature she always knows the loved ones that died are in her heart. (STEWE-1) “Nusrat heart is filled with happiness to see her again after so many years”. In Nusrats dream she sees Margaret again and is happy to finally see her once again, she always knew that she was in her heart since the day Margaret died. (STEWE-2) “Nusrat cannot speak, but she smiles at Faiz and mouths the world I love you”. when Nusrat sees Faiz in her dream then at that moment she finds out that he is dead and he is in a better place with her sister Margaret but Nusrat now has nobody else but her parents. (SIP-B) Nusrat feel like she has to go home to New York and make it right between her parents because she seen what Najmah has gone through and doesn’t want it to go through the same thing between her parents and so she can bring Najmah and Nur to be away from her uncle. (STEWE-1) “For them my converting to Islam was a little as if I died they felt like they lost me”. Nusrat wants to go back because she feels like her parents gave up on her and her parents feel like they lost Nusrat because she converted to Islam. (STEWE-2) “your uncle will take your land. Who would stop him from killing you and taking everything (255-256)”. the quote shows that Nusrat is trying to convince Najmah and Nur to go with her to New York to live a new and better life without their uncle, but if Najmah