In this section of the book, Sultan travels to Pakistan to visit his first wife Sharifa and to print schoolbooks for the boy students because they are supposed to have better books than girls. While in Pakistan, Sultan visits each of Sharifa's relative's houses and finds a girl to marry his brother who is seeking a wife. When Sultan returns to Afghanistan, he fnds out that his sister is marrying a man named Wakil. At the end of the section, the Taliban invade Kabul and make sixteen strict rules for everyone to follow.
The author wrote this section to show us some of the scenery in Afghanistan because she explains the landscape as Sultan travels from Afghanistan to Pakistan. The tone of this section is very serious because the culture is so strict that consequences can be made for the littlest action such as meeting someone in the park to talk. This book explains a lot about the priviledges of men and the few rights that women have. It helps readers understand the Muslim culture better because many people do not know the specific rules that are entitled to being apart of this culture. The author does an excellent job of explaining to the reader the different points of view from an Afghan man and an Afghan woman.
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