Change In Najmah's Life

(AGG)“And how can a girl named Star and a boy named Light not go back to their land in the shadow of a mountain named to honor their ancestors’ hearts? for there is great value to lives lived in a village called Golestan, which means ‘beautiful garden”(Staples 270). (BS-1) Nur and Baba-jan were taken away by the Taliban’s which have affected Najmah in many ways. (BS-2)The loss of Mada-jan and Habib have caused Najmah to think differently and to disconnect herself from the world. (BS-3)Najmah decides to go back to Golestan for her family. (TS) Najmah determines that her life is supposed to be made in Golestan.
(MIP-1) Najmah was affected by the loss of Nur and Baba-Jan to the Taliban. (SIP-A) In the beginning of the book Najmah was immature
(STEWE-1) Najmah’s uncle is a horrible person and wants her parents land. “I hate him for thinking my mother and I would run away, so that he might steal our land”(Staples 59). Clearly the uncle is not here to help because he just wants their precious land. (STEWE-2) When Baba-jan was taken away he wished for Najmah to keep the land. “It was our father's last wish that we should keep our farm from the hands of the Taliban or Uncle. It is where our fathers bore them made their lives, and it is our duty to make our life there and the lives of our children and children's children”(Staples 256). Clearly going back to their land in Golestan is the right choice not just because her father asked her to but the land has been used by generations of her family. (SIP-B) Nur returns and now that Najmah has a male she can claim the land. (STEWE-1) When nur return obviously Najmah’s first wonder was if Baba-jan is alive or not even though she has a feeling on what the answer will be. “Baba-jan is dead,” he says softly, his voice cracking. I knew he would say these words before they formed in his mouth”(Staples 253). In Nur’s return Najmah finds out that Baba-jan is gone but at the same time she feels relieved that she won’t have to go on with
(BS-3) Najmah decides to return to Golestan to honor her family. (BS-2) Najmah has mentally changed after losing her mother and baby brother to a bombing raid. (BS-1) Najmah was affected in many ways after Nur and Baba-Jan were taken away by the Taliban’s. (R)“After you leave home, you may find yourself feeling homesick, even if you have a new home that has nicer wallpaper and a more efficient dishwasher than the home in which you grew up”(Snicket