On page eighteen, Yushua and the Mullah: it’s sad to see how the children are manipulated and brainwashed into believing in this all-powerful Allah. This society has created a Stockholm syndrome: The Mullah uses terror to control Yushua. And if Yushua can sympathize with the Mullah’s outlook, he is rewarded: given hope, through Allah. And believing in Allah, the hope, makes the actions of the Mullah less abrasive; there's a sliver of humanity in him. It’s a cycle of terror, and one that is extremely important capturing.
In your summary, you write: “His experiences propel him into a life changing event where he alone must decide the path his future will hold.” I wonder what event or situation will be the turning point for Yushua? Will he become like the Mullah or will he like baba, sensitive and humane, a light in a place of violence.
Brittany Eckhardt Judge for InksandInsights
Brittany Eckhardt Judge for InksandInsights
Picked up your first book at Barnes. Ugly read but necessary. Many thanks. You certainly deliver!!!
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