Theoretical Framework REVIEW OF LITERATURE
As a brother and sister Abdullah and Pari have close relationship, they need each other, they share to each other, and they love each other. Abdullah wants to do
everything to make his little sister happy. He is the boy who looks after her sister since he is ten. Abdullah is the one who loves Pari more than anyone. He takes an
important rule of mother in taking care of her daughter. He gives Pari a comfortable feeling when she is near him. Abdullah and Pari’s togetherness comes to an end when
they are separated by their father’s decision. Their father decides to bring Pari to Kabul and sells Pari to Wahdati’s. Their Father’s decision hurts both Abdullah and
Pari. It also affects Abdullah. He loses her sister that he loves so much. Pari has a better life with Mr. and Mrs. Wahdati in Kabul. They treat Pari as the
child that they have been waiting for years. Pari’s memory about her family in Shadbagh starts to disappear and she never remembers who Abdullah is and where
Shadbagh is. Mr. and Mrs.Wahdati’s affection replaces the role of Abdullah in Pari’s life well. The harmony of this family faces its end when Mrs. Nila Wahdati knows
that Mr. Wahdati has affection to their driver guy, Nabi. Sort after that, Mr. Wahdati has trouble with his health. He got stroke.
When Mr.Wahdati gets trouble with his health, Pari is asked to move to Paris with her step mother, Mrs.Wahdati. In Paris, Pari grows well and she has good
education that brings her to be the best youngest professor when she is at thirty six years old. Pari’s need seems fulfilled and everything is going well, but Pari’s inner
does not feel so. She keeps many questions questioning her real past life about her father, her grandfather, her brother and her uncle. She keeps asking about her past to
her mother, Mrs. Wahdati, but she never gives Pari satisfying answers. Pari feels a serious missing of a man figure.
The lack of affection from the figure of man or the figure of father leads Pari to do and make decision that trigger the conflict within herself and conflict between her
and her mother. The need of affection is shown when Pari attracts her step mother’s lover, Julien. The relationship between Julien and Pari creates a conflict between Pari
and her step mother. It also becomes the conflicts that lead her step mother to commit suicide.
Pari’s journey continuous to the California after receiving the facebook message that tells about her family in Afghanistan, especially in Shadbagh. The old Pari goes
to California wants to meet a girl named Pari, the daughter of Abdullah, Pari’s brother. Abdullah gives her daughter the same name like his little sister.
In California ,
Pari finds her brother Abdullah easily. She is helped by another Pari, Abdullah’s daughter. Pari who never meets her brother for years feels nervous,
she hopes he still remember about her. After she comes at the Abdullah’s house everything is so different, the happiest moment that she imagines is just a fantasy.
Abdullah and Pari meet each other talk to each other, but Abdullah does not remember Pari.
Many chapters in this novel tell about other characters that have relation with the Pari’s and Abdullah’s journey in finding each other. The plot circled to another
characters before it comes back to Pari’s life to seek her real family tree, especially her lovely brother, Abdullah. The writer does not focus on the Pari’s journey to