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Baryousha edited thisXD This  was shafshofa LOL ITS TRUE Walking in My Shoes and ** Parvana ** -Comparison ‘Walk in My Shoes’ and ‘Parvana’ both show different aspects of a refugee’s life. ‘Walk in My Shoes’ does give a wider view of everything a refugee has to go through. Though it is true that the book is mainly based on what happens after escaping war-torn countries, it gives many accounts of what happened while at home in Afghanistan. Parvana shows more of what COCK LOOKS LIKE happens in Afghanistan, giving it a very middle-eastern feel. Al o, Parvana being only eleven years old shows a younger point of view. As Gulnessa in Walk in My Shoes is twelve (turns thirteen), but deals with more adulthood issues such as her relationship with Abdul. The main characters are quite alike in both books; a younger girl, bordering her teens, struggling to deal with a life that has evolved around war and fear since they were born. Interestingly enough, in both books, the father is kidnapped. This may give one (who has read both books) the sense that this must happen a lot (it is true that many kidnappings occur in Afghanistan). In Parvana, the Taliban are given the feel of being the authority, the police nearly. //“Her father is questioned...”// Only the police question people. This almost needs to be the case in Parvana because the Taliban are everywhere and have established themselves in her area. In Walk in My Shoes the Taliban are given the sense of reckless cowards who go around shooting people, demanding things, as they have not established their complete authority in Gulnessa’s village (which is why Gulnessa and her family have the chance to escape). Walk in My Shoes shows that there is more to a refugee’s life than running from a war zone. When you reach safety, there is still a long road after that; the immigration department treating you like criminals, locking you up in prisons, a lot of fluffing around to try to not let you get your visa. You could feel very weird being in a world of violence, where there is no fluffing around at all, you dilly dally and you’re shot, and coming to a world where they just procrastinate, procrastinate and procrastinate some more. You really do see the good things about law and order, as well as seeing the bad part of it. Walk in My Shoes is definitely for an older audience, but Parvana can really show you what the younger of the victims of war can go through. In Walking in My Shoes, Gulnessa tries to handle complications that mature people generally go through. This is another thing that can take away younger refugees’ childhood. Gulnessa handles things such as looking after her family due to her mother’s depression, trying to get visas and trying to prove her family’s refugee status, and sticking up for Abdul, who she has fallen in love with. In Parvana, Parvana does not deal with such issues, but shows it all from a younger point of view, which is very important.