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Homa / The Woman
The window woman is a mysterious woman who lives in an apartment right above where Parvana sits in the market. Parvana only sees the woman once and never learns her name, but they form a friendship of sorts as the Window Woman drops occasional gifts onto Parvana’s blanket below, such as pieces of embroidery or painted beads. Parvana can tell that the Window Woman’s life isn’t safe or pleasant; she once hears what sounds like the woman’s husband beating her. When Parvana and Father leave Kabul, Parvana plants flowers where she usually puts her blanket so the Window Woman knows she’s not coming back.
The Window Woman Quotes in The Breadwinner
The The Breadwinner quotes below are all either spoken by The Window Woman or refer to The Window Woman. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 12
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The little gifts from the window kept landing on Parvana’s blanket every couple of weeks. Sometimes it was a piece of embroidery. Sometimes it was a piece of candy or a single bead.
It was as if the Window Woman was saying, “I’m still here,” in the only way she could.
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Chapter 15
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“Do none of you appreciate nature? This boy has undertaken to bring a bit of beauty into our gray marketplace, and do you thank him? Do you help him?” An old man pushed his way to the front of the little gathering. With difficulty, he knelt down to help Parvana plant the flowers. “Afghans love beautiful things,” he said, “but we have seen so much ugliness, we sometimes forget how wonderful a thing like a flower is.”
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The Window Woman Quotes in The Breadwinner
The The Breadwinner quotes below are all either spoken by The Window Woman or refer to The Window Woman. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 12
Quotes
The little gifts from the window kept landing on Parvana’s blanket every couple of weeks. Sometimes it was a piece of embroidery. Sometimes it was a piece of candy or a single bead.
It was as if the Window Woman was saying, “I’m still here,” in the only way she could.
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Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 15
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“Do none of you appreciate nature? This boy has undertaken to bring a bit of beauty into our gray marketplace, and do you thank him? Do you help him?” An old man pushed his way to the front of the little gathering. With difficulty, he knelt down to help Parvana plant the flowers. “Afghans love beautiful things,” he said, “but we have seen so much ugliness, we sometimes forget how wonderful a thing like a flower is.”
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