The story is set after the independence of Bangladesh. We think that the end of the war means the end of the suffering but no, life doesnt simply work just like that
In the story, I've learned that even after the war is over, people could still be traumatized over what had happened in the past. Sohail, for instance, before the war, he was once a happy go lucky guy however, he has changed so much to the extent that his own sister doesnt even recognize him anymore.
I believed that Sohail had become one of the Islam extremists. He abandoned his own son, his mother and sister. It wasnt right. Leaving your son to live his life with an unknown woman, not sending him to school to get a proper education while you are out there claiming to be Allah's follower.
Tteuth be told, i am satisfied with the ending.. It's a depiction of a real life. Sohail went far awar after the death of his son. He didn't get angry with maya. He believed it has been written by The One. Maya continued herblife as usual, got married to Joy, her bestfriend since before the war and got a child of her own named after zaid.
The thing i like the most about the story is that there's not one character that you could totally blame or hate 100% for the things that happened after the war.
Sohail has his own reasons to be pious and leave the world behind. Henactually beocome very traumatized by the incident which he accidentally slash an old man's throat just because he spoke Urdu, his enemy's language. Since then, sohail was never the same. He can only find peace when when he's close to Allah. Thats the only way for him to stay sane. Maya, realizing all these felt guilty because she left her brother, her mother in rage for seven longs years without trying to understand her brother's pin. And now maya, eventhough she has '"lost' his brother to the war, she was finally be able to feel content with the way things are now. She understands that the war has taken its toll on their lives and she has to continue living her life non matter what happened.
This book has made me even more sympathetic with those who have been in war or those who are still in war. Countries like palestin and syria. They dont get to live like everyone else does. They have to face the loss of lives everyday. It feels like impossible for a humanbeing to endure so much pain from young. I hope things get better for them, for us all.
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