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” p.38. When Parvana and her mother want to go to the prison to get her father out of jail they cannot take the public transportation.
“Buses were not permitted to carry women who did not have a man with them. They would have to
walk a whole way ” p.38. It is not fair because men are allowed to take the public
transportation even when they are alone.
6. Women must walk slowly
Another rule for women is they must walk slowly. According to An- Na’im
1998, “Women are not permitted to wear white the color of the Taliban flag socks or white shoes, or shoes that make noise while they are walking
” p.11. Women
are not allowed to make noise while walking. “The Taliban had made it a crime for women to make noise when they walked
” p.148. Based on the rule, it is really difficult for women to beoutside. Many rules are applied to them but
those rules are only for women. Based on the data which is shown above, women are treated unfairly during
the Taliban regime. Many rules are applied to women. However, the rules are not applied to men. During the Taliban regime, women could not have their freedom.
Women are being oppresse d by obeying the Taliban’s rules.
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CHAPTER III CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
In this chapter, the researcher provides the result of the analysis of this study and the suggestions for future researchers and future teachers or lecturers.
A. Conclusions
The conclusion of this study is Afghan women suffer a lot during the Taliban regime. However, it does not make some of them giving up. Based on the
story in the novel and the analysis of the characterization in the main character, the main character in the novel, Parvana is a brave and a mature girl. However, in
the beginning of the story, the main character is a coward and an envious girl. The characteristics are
changed in the middle of the story due to Parvana’s father’s arrest and the situation in Kabul and Parvana’s family. Women’s oppression and
Parvana’s father’s arrest change Parvana’s characteristics into a brave and a mature girl. Besides the changing in the characteristic, there is one characteristic
which does not change. Parvana is a reliable girl. Since the Taliban has ordered all women to stay home, and cover
themselves from head to toe, Afghan women feel hopeless and useless because they could only do home activities such as cleaning, cooking, and take care of
babies, if they have one. However, the rules are only applied to women while men can still go outside for working. The rules are only applied for women and make
them feel that they are being oppressed. The rules are not fair between men and women. By analyzing the women
’s oppression experienced by Afghan women,
