Bread winner

Made by :Nour,Haidy,Moemen,Malek
TODAY WE WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT
“BREAD WINNER” WRITTEN
BY:DEBORAH ELLIS TALKS
ABOUT A COUNTRY UNDER THE
INVASION OF TALIBAN AS HIS
SOLDIERS
BREAKS INTO A FAMILY HOME
 QUESTIONS WE WILL BE COVERING
01• How Afghanistan was
before and after the
06 • On page 45, Parvana’s father makes the
statement, “We are Afghans. This is our
Taliban home. If all the educated people leave,
who will rebuild the country?” If you
02 • What is parvanas father view
about education, what does
were put in this situation and could choose to
leave and be safe or risk your
this say about him? Why do
life to protect your country, what would you do?
you think he thinks that way?
• Who is malali what 07 • How were Paravana's family affected after
the father's arrest? Explain.
03 do you think she
symbolize 08 • Mention one theme in the story
with evidence.
• The chores that they had in the household.
04 What does it say about Paravana's character?
• What happened to Paravana's father? Why do you think they
05 arrested him? Comment on the decision made by the mother to
search for him in prison.
01
Before the invasion of Taliban Afghanistan was a
peaceful country men and women worked girls and
boys went to school restaurants and places to go out
was available you can walk around the streets safely
but things took a turn after the invasion of Taliban
girls were not allowed to go out or even go to school
girls could not walk out on the streets alone without a
man and wearing a burqa which was hard to see from
and walk in as they would trip. houses were
destroyed there was lack of food and water you now
had to be cautious walking on the streets mother had
to leave work father lost a leg due to an explosion in
the high school he worked in
02 What is Parvana’: father’s view about education? What does
this say about him? Why do you think the thinks that way?
Parvana’s father views education as a very important and
necessary thing. While many families in Afghanistan have
extremely unfair views and believe that woman and girls
don’t have the right to earn an education and that they’re
better off at home instead, Parvana’s father believes the
opposite, that everyone should get an education no matter
their gender. He mentions how he would rather see Parvana
running across a school yard instead of getting tea to
markets. This shows how Parvana’s father is a well educated
man, how he doesn’t view education as something that a
woman doesn’t deserve and doesn’t agree with many Afghans
view on the matter. I believe he thinks that way because he
had the option of studying in England. A place where many
woman get and education to become lawyers, doctors and
more which made him realize that woman are just as capable
as men.
03
• Who is malali what do you think she symbolize

In the story Pravana is the protagonist and she is

the one that does most of the chores especially
fetching water as she is still young and the
talibans does not have an eye on her. Pravana
taking chores out of her niceties reflects her
maturity and determination to take responsibility
and also represents the strength of her as a
character
04 Pravana envisions herself as a
strong, brave and a courage
Afghan woman this is
symbolized by a historical figure
which is Malali. In the 19th
century inspired the Afghan
troops and soldiers and led them
to winning the war against
Britain
05
• What happened to Paravana's father? Why do you think they arrested him?
Comment on the decision made by the mother to search for him in prison.

Parvanas father was escorted out of his family home by the Taliban soldiers and was
arrested .I think the Taliban may have arrested him for his knowledge helping
people read and write and Taliban would not want him to help girls especially as
they are seen only to stay at home and do house work Mother is brave even though
she knew the risks of going outside without a man would be a bad idea but she still
made a decision to go save her husband and not to lose hope
 • On page 45, Parvana’s father makes the

06
statement, “We are Afghans. This is our
home. If all the educated people leave,
who will rebuild the country?” If you
were put in this situation and could choose to leave and be safe or risk your
life to protect your country, what would you do?

If I was in this situation I would of course with no

hesitation stay and fight for my country and its
rights b.c if everyone thought like that the country
would be empty with no one fighting for it and for
its rights, parvana’s father was right in his
statement people have to fight for the country and
origin because if they gave up no one will fight.
07 Parvana’s family was deeply affected by
• How were Paravana's family affected after
the father's arrest? Explain.

what happened to her father and it had a

sunning effect: all of them were quiet and
did not want to talk, even their mother she
was sleeping all day not talking to anyone
for three days straight even there was no
food until parvana had to get food.
parvana took place of her mother taking
care of them.
08
• Mention one theme in the story
with evidence.
Mention one theme in the story with evidence. The theme of
abuse and mistreatment. This is shown when Parvana mentions
how their house has been bombed multiple times and that hey
have been forced to move several times. It is also shown when
Taliban soldiers break into their apartment and arrest their
father with the excuse that he thinks that he is better than them
due to him studying in England, the Taliban proceed to beat the
whole family without showing mercy. This theme is also shown
when Parvana and her mother try to go free Parvana’s father
from prison and get beat with a stick from the Taliban once again
and are refused the right to take Parvana’s father back home.
Thank
you