Parvana Perseverance Quotes

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Imagine walking down the streets of Kabul in disguise, slowing stepping towards the market place. There’s men everywhere and women wearing burqas. You imagine what would happen if someone found out who you really were, and what would happen to your family. That’s how Parvana felt when she was first a boy, and how she persevered through her father’s arrest. Perseverance is pushing through struggles to achieve success. Parvana is from the book The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. Parvana’s father was put in jail and she had dress up as a boy to make money for her family since women could not make money. This is an essay the reveals how Parvana shows perseverance throughout the text.
(Emma Parker) To begin, one way Parvana shows perseverance is
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