How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Already Laila sees something behind this young girl's eyes, something deep in her core, that neither Rasheed nor the Taliban will be able to break. Something as hard and unyielding as a block of limestone. (4.50.112)
This image is a great example of the novel's view of women. In the novel, women aren't weak or needy. On the contrary, the women are shown as the strongest individuals in the novel, capable of enduring far more than the male characters.