Dreams of Trespass

So when I started reading this book, I couldn't help but notice the high contrast between this and Under the Persimmon Tree. Menissi grows up in a traditional Muslim harem, and as she grows and learns more, she yearns to leave her past and explore the world. On the other hand, Najmah and her brother Nur are offered an opportunity to leave the chaos and fighting and go to America with Nusrat and make a new and better life. However, they turn down this gracious offer to return to their home in the Kunduz Hills, where their house has been demolished, and the Taliban still roam, to carry on their family traditions and to keep their father's land in the family. The difference in the mentality towards tradition is very interesting. I will write some more about it later, but for now, my family is having our Thanksgiving and I need to go visit.