Covered

Imagine yourself living in a world where you couldn't show your full self. You wouldn't be able to leave your home unless you were covered from head to toe in a burqa. For many women in the world, including those in Afghanistan, this is the case. They are not allowed to go anywhere without being fully covered.

There are quite a few adjustments that would have to be made about the way you go about your day to day life, if you had to be fully covered. First, as you can imagine, you would feel like you mean nothing to society, if people told you that they didn't want to see any part of you. Also, you would get very angry because you would probably not be able to do everything you would like to do. The burqas would make it diffucult to do some things. Finally, you might also feel like you are invisible to everyone around you, because no one would pay attention to you if no one could really see you. These are some of the ways women in Afghanistan would be affected by having to be fully covered when going outside.

From reading the Breadwinner, I have a better understanding of the struggles that woman face in Afghanistan. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to even do the simplest things. For example, when you go out to the grocery store, just to buy some milk, suddenly men with guns might pass you and you would be afraid that they might hurt you. This might be an every day situation for women in Afghanistan. They constantly live in fear. I know this might sound strange, but maybe some woman think of the burqa as an advantage. Think of the grocery store situation. Maybe you would want to hide yourself, and not get noticed so that the men don't hurt you. Maybe some of the woman think of it as a way to hide from the men walking in the streets.