When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 1996, they imposed strict laws based on their interpretation of Islam that forbade women from leaving the house without a male attendant and forbade them from going to school and working outside the home. The courageous protagonist is 11-year-old Parvana, who will do anything to help her family who are living in dire circumstances in Kabul, the capital city. The Breadwinner was written in the year 2000 about life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule in the late 1990s. What messages or lessons does the author try to impart to the reader?.What are some of the themes present in the novel.
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