To The Other Side Of The Sky Analysis

“To the Other Side of the Sky” and the article from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines both talk about the issue of landmines because Farah’s story supports the organization’s claims. In “To the Other Side of the Sky”, Farah gets hit by a landmine as a child. This blow caused many injuries to her body, like to her legs. According to the book, “‘Finally, I caught one quick glimpse, just one glimpse, and oh my God! That wasn’t my leg anymore, it was just meat! Oh, the redness of it, the utter redness.” The landmine was so destructive that it blew off the skin from her legs, showing how powerful it was. She also lost a lot of blood, leading to her getting a blood transfusion from her older brother. She stayed in the Afghan hospital for