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Need help with my writing homework on Impact of War on Jameela’s Life. Write a 1000 word paper answering; &nbsp.The war had far-reaching effects on the life of young Jameela. In fact, the entire changes that are taking place around her are as a result of the war. The degradation of the values and traditional lifestyle which are core to the Muslim faith is central to the story. She undergoes many challenges in her life which she eventually overcomes with the silent advice of her mother plus her staunch following of her Muslim faith and her determination to achieve.

“I thought she was sleeping” (Khan, 2010, pg. 9), this humble and touching opening statement to the book captures the lack of words by Jameela at the death of her beloved mother (Mor). From then onwards, Jameela hangs on to her mother’s memories and all that she had taught her, to go through her dull life and eventually Jameela is able to emerge intact at the end of this sad story.

&nbsp.The true impact of the war can best be explained by the author when she writes, “The roads barely exist. What isn’t churned up by the tracks of military machines is pock-marked with bomb craters. These days the machines belong to the Americans, but before they belonged to the Russians and in between those two invaders, we had the Taliban.” This shows how the people have never experienced true freedom from oppression. This is because the war brought injustices and fear which overshadow the lives of the people on a day-to-day basis. This is further confirmed by the book by a conversation between Suraya and Jameela. Jameela asks, “What about the soldiers? They didn’t do anything wrong.” Suraya scowls. “They’re invaders. They want to control us.