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Babi - Coggle Diagram
Babi
education
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'Babi peddled up the street, Laila on the back, her arms wrapped around his belly'
'I know your still young, but i want you to understand and learn this now, he said, Marriage can waut, education cannot.
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"The streets became so unsafe that Babi did an unthinkable thing: He had Laila drop out of school. He took over the teaching duties himself."
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fatherhood
'Babi ended up sitting alone on a folding chair in the hallway, looking desolate and small. Then one of the women told him he was in the way there. He apologised and disappeared into his study.' -
'a bewildered, hollow-eyed look.'
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context
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'... to raise the minimum mariage age to sixteen for girls. There, men saw it as an insult to their countries old tradition'
Fariba + Babi
'lowering his voice, aware of how tolerant Mammy was of even remotely positive talk of the communists'
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This poetic reflection by Babi symbolizes his love for Kabul and its enduring beauty despite the turmoil of war
"One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls."
theme of love...
“Laila remembered Mammy telling Babi once that she had married a man who had no convictions. Mammy didn’t understand. She didn’t understand that if she looked into a mirror, she would find the one unfailing conviction of his life looking right back at her.”
This poignant reflection emphasizes Babi’s quiet yet profound love and devotion to his wife and family
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