drinking. He became violent not only towards Gervaise, but also towards his daughter. Nana grew to hate her father and eventually no longer saw him as a father. “It was a long while since her father had meant anything to her; when a man’s on the booze the way her father was, he’s not a father, he’s a filthy brute you long to be rid of” (367). Slowly but surely, both Coupeau and Gervaise’s aggressive behavior towards Nana drove her to run away a few times and eventually she remained
My Nana was an incredible woman who loved life and lived it to the fullest. Her life was filled with happiness but more than anything it was filled with love. As I grew up next door to her, I had the great privilege of always having the opportunity to visit, sit down and just talk. She was known by many names, some are Mother, Me‘Me’, Nana, Great Grandma and Great Great-Grandmother. What my Grampy would call her was my Betty, my sweetheart. I knew her by all these names but the name above all that
Memories of Nana It was a normal morning in April of 2008, when I received a call that would change my life and leave me with an emptiness that cannot be filled. Nothing could have prepared me for the news my aunt was about to give me. From the tone of her voice I knew what she had to say was not going to be good, through her sobs she informed me that my Nana had passed away earlier that morning. The moment my aunt said “Nana went home to be with her Heavenly Father”,I felt a piece of me die
make these places unique for an avid historian. Bithoor Fort Situated at a distance of 23 km from Kanpur, Bithoor fort has immense historical significance. It was from Bithoor fort only that legendary freedom fighters Rani Laxmi Bai, Tatya Tope and Nana Sahib planned their strategy to tackle the British. British forces too attacked the Bithoor Fort in retaliation to the attack by Indian freedom fighters. Today Bithoor fort might be in ruins but for an avid historian, the fort hold immense significance
Memories of Nana It was a normal morning in April of 2008, when I received a call that would change my life and leave me with an emptiness that cannot be filled. Nothing could have prepared me for the news my aunt was about to give me. From the tone of her voice I knew what she had to say was not going to be good, through her sobs she informed me that my Nana had passed away earlier that morning. The moment my aunt said "Nana went home to be with her Heavenly Father",I felt a piece of me die
Themes and Analysis of Birches In the adolescent years we are young, we are strong, tall and unbent due to inexperience of childhood which is a very important and necessary part of youth. "Birches" illustrates the author’s ability to take the regular activities
is a self-acclaimed woman who is “not like other women” but like all humans, she is susceptible to the effects Nana has faced her share of prejudice and disapproval with being ill with “jinn” and also giving birth to a “harami” this child out of wedlock instantly changed the way the world saw her, now she is doomed to be thought of with nothing but shame. The most tragic thing is that Nana herself believed this herself she even, “wished my father had had the stomach to sharpen one of his knives and
Nana is shamed by Jalil when he says Nana forced himself upon her, she is abandoned by her father, and is rejected from marriage, causing Nana to become bitter against men. Nana, based on her personal experience, prepares Mariam for the worst in the world, and Mariam finds that her mom is frequently correct. Through out the book she is faced
start of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, we can see that there is a great struggle for power in the book. It all begins with Nana, who has the most power over Mariam, one of our main characters. She’s controlling, bossy and manipulative. Nana’s desire for power is fueled by her past; the loss she endured early in her life, “Mariam knew the story from Nana herself... Mariam could tell by the wistful light in her eyes that she had been happy. Perhaps for the only time in her life, during those
What My Nana means to me Grandparents are the icing on homemade donuts. They make everything better, they also care about what we have to say. My Nana is the icing on my donut, I wouldn’t change anything about her. In 1958 my Nana was born on a warm summer day, in June. She grew up with her two younger brothers, one older sister, and loving parents.Through tough times, my Nana manages to somehow get back up and persevere, and help others. My Nana is special because she’s responsible, supportive
In the novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini, the characters Mariam and Nana, though very different, are similar in that they are both victims, illustrating how people can be considered victims for many different reasons. Mariam can be seen as the victim of many men’s actions. A victim can be someone who is physically or emotionally hurt from another person’s actions. Because of the choices a person, or a group of people make, people are affected and made victims of the situation.
to be. Some characters being like Nana who help her by preparing her for the harsh realities of the real world and what is to come. Then there are characters like Rasheed and Jalil who are hindrances in Mariam’s life creating barriers and obstacles. Nana and
or also known as Nana was my babysitter when I was younger. Now she is someone I know I could count with, someone who will be there to pick me up when I collapse. Nana is more than a nanny for me she is like a second mom and my best friend. Nana took care of me when I was in elementary and some part of middle school. She was always there when I had nightmares and when I was sick. She has been there for me in the hardest times of my life for moral support and for protection. Nana showed me how to
important to correctly diagnose and treat people with mental health problems. In the novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, Nana is one of the characters who was judged and misinterpreted due to the lack of knowledge and mistreatment of her mental illness. Nana is the character who plays the role of Mariam's mother. Based on the novel, one can say Nana spent most of her life being occupied with domestic duties like cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry. She lived the typical lifestyle of
cook, clean, and take care of their kids, all before the husband gets home from work. From A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, Nana is a single housewife who birthed and raised her only daughter Mariam by herself, while doing daily house chores, taking care of her medical conditions, and battling depression. While Mariam was approaching her early preteens, Nana suddenly decided she had endured enough pressure and hung herself. On the whole, the events leading up to Nana’s death proves a desperate
Marshall-Stephens novella “Unspoken”, one of the main characters is Nana. In the story, Nana is the matriarch of the family and is the prime caregiver. She is a refuge for the family in times of need and is always dependable. Over her entire lifetime she has sacrificed her own freedom to take care of the ones she loves like many grandmothers do. Throughout the story Nana’s life changes many times, these circumstances impact Nana greatly as a character exemplifies some of her many traits and responsibilities
Interview Part 1 My Nana and Papa (my Mom’s parents) were gracious enough to let me interview them. They have been married for 62 years. To start off, I asked them how they met, Papa said that is was love at first sight in high school. Nana told me this wasn’t true, that they had actually met in 8th grade. They grew up in a very small town, and graduated with a class of around thirty kids. It was pretty hard to not know people in the town they grew up in. When I asked what stood out to them about
Nana is Mariam’s mother as well as Jalil’s mistress in the novel ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ by Khaled Hosseini. Nana lived in Jalil’s house as his house maid until she became pregnant with Mariam, Jalil’s child. Moreover, Jalil built Nana a shack in which she could live along with her daughter Mariam. She comes from a poor family as her father had been a common stone carver and after the occurrence he disowned her and left to Iran. Nana, an ethnic Tajik, is a minor character in this novel but her
the car on our way from Russellville, my uncle made a phone call. I heard him blurt out, “Oh no, is she okay? Did they get her to start breathing again?” and at that moment my stomach felt queasy and all I could think was something had happened to my nana. I tried to sit in the back seat and stay calm but the confusion started to overwhelm me. I finally shouted, “What is wrong?”, my uncle got quiet and then stated, “It is your momma. She has fallen and is not breathing. The ambulance is taking her to
mothers, Nana and Mariam, are showed as the model of a perfect mother. Through Nana and Mariam, Hosseini shows that an ideal mother must be willing to sacrifice, must do her best to ensure their children’s survival, and be able to utilize tough love. Throughout the book both moms are constantly sacrificing to make their children’s life better. The characters of Nana and Mariam show the archetype of a mother by sacrificing to make their children’s life better. Towards the beginning of the book Nana describes