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- - - - Hamid's main background theme is the impact war has on vast communities, resulting in destruction, experience of loss, and displacement. For destruction, the novel begins in an unknown city on the verge of war, when rising levels of violence disturb Nadia and Saeed's everyday existence. There is a generalized sense of unease and terror brought forth by the destruction of houses, public areas, and infrastructure. An example of this is when they talked about how people's relationships with doors and windows had changed. Highlighting the ever-lingering feeling that any moment their home could be destroyed. As a result of this destruction loss of loved ones happens as well. Saeed loses his mother to a stray bullet while home, illustrating the indiscriminate nature of violence and its devastating impact on families. This loss deeply affects Saeed and his father, driving home the personal cost of conflict.
        
        In addition to all of these things, Hamid shows how displacement and migration are an impact of war as well. As the violence is getting worse, forcing the Saeed and Nadia like many others to leave their home and join the thousands of refugees trying to reach safety. The global scope of the refugee situation is brought to light via their trip through enchanted doors to many locations across the globe, including Greece, England, and the United States. The theme of displacement brought about by conflict, which illustrates the difficulties and uncertainty experienced by those who are displaced from their homes.
    - - As we continue to learn the stories of the refugees it becomes clear the mental effect war had on many of them. For example, Osobaro. When Richard listens to Osobaro's story it is very apparent that Osobaro has lost his will to live, showing how his trauma has left him alone and desperate.
        Lastly, another struggle the refugees underwent as a result of war was the discrimination upon them from the Germans. In Germany, the refugees face prejudice and social stigma since they are frequently viewed as outsiders or systemic liabilities. The fear and misperception of the events that led to this situation—mainly war and conflict being the main cause.