The Feeling of Empathy

Definition: The ability to understand and share the feelings of someone else.


The author of any type of novel will have to use the feeling of empathy for their novel. Sometimes giving more detail will make the reader more interested in your novel. For example the book "Breadwinner" has a lot of empathy in it. The sad thing is that Parvana has to go through hard times especially the part where she has to make the decision to become a boy to make the right amount of money for her family to live off of. Anyhow it also depends on how much effort is put in to the writing.

Take the breadwinner for example. It has lots of empathy writing in it. one thing I felt empathy for in the book was when she thought she saw her father in the market but it was actually something else. I actually did that once. there is a lot of description in the book that the author is telling you that Afghanistan is a very scary place.this passage reminds me when, I was in the grocery store and I couldn't find my mom, but then I thought I found her so I went running to some random person, and wrapped my arms around her, I think, my memory is faint from when I was three years old. there's lots of description in this part of the story.

There is another book with such a sorrowful moment.The book was called "Parvana's Journey" yes, it is the second book of the breadwinner. Anyhow the part of the book that made me feel empathy was at the beginning. I don't mean to spoiled the book, but her father dies and I felt empathy because I know what it feels like to lose someone who is dear to you. When I first heard this, I instantly felt empathy for Parvana. The same author, and with the same type of feeling of empathy.

The Breadwinner

Imagine if your country was ruled by the Taliban and you had to cover your face from head to toe,that is the problem in Afghanistan. The book "Breadwinner" is based on this tragedy. Parvana, the main character, has to make a lot of decisions, like to become a boy to make money for food, or to go to the water tape near their apartment. This book made people understand what was going on in that country.Imagine what it would be like to see the Taliban take your father away. Then the next day you read a letter to one of them and he cries! that would make me very confused. imagine if you saw your friend from school in boy clothes and looked like a boy just like you?I would fell surprised. so many mixed feelings in Afghanistan, and it's not just me who's thinking these emotion.

the question is "imagine what it would be like to make money for your family and food, like Parvana did,how would this change the way of my life?" well I would also make myself a boy, because my hair would feel lighter on my shoulders and I wouldn't have to have hair in my face all the time, plus I could go outside with out my burqa. People wouldn't notice if I was a girl or not. I could also get extra money and go get stuff like candy and other sweet, other than those positive things there were still dangerous things like the Taliban might be around and think she's a girl.that day would be very hard if the Taliban got into this situation.

this would make a grate impact in my life because I wouldn't have to go to school and that would be bad. also you couldn't show your face in public unless you're a boy. and you can't go outside without a boy. Also you would have to live in fear every single day. this would also change my life because I wouldn't have a big house to live in so I would have to live in an apartment like Parvana. also I would have to stay home unless I really needed to go out. This is the type of fear Afghan women usually have to face everyday, rich or not, they couldn't make a difference.