Humans need to communicate
Humans want to be happy.
Humans want to connect
Humans need friends/companions
Humans like to help
Humans can be empathetic
Humans need hopes and dreams
Humans sometimes strive for knowledge and improvement
Humans are scared of each other
Humans abuse power
Humans are selfish
Humans are violent
Humans are inventive and innovative
Humans are resilient and with unity, may overcome adversity
Humans are diverse
Humans can be accepting
Humans are curious
The novel The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis is about an eleven year-old girl named Parvana living in a town under Taliban control. Her father would read letters for the illiterate and sell what they didn’t need for money to feed his family but, eventually he is arrested for having a foreign education, leaving no one to work for the family. Parvana was the only person whom could resemble a boy in order to work for the money that her family needed and so she willingly cut her hair and assumed the appearance of a boy. afterwards, she began performing the job her father did and read letters for the illiterate, sacrificing her own wants and wishes in order to provide for her family. This showed and taught me the lengths that people can and will go to in order to support those closest to them and showing me an example of self-sacrifice.