In chapter 1 rahima is introduced she is the third of five sisters the others being shahla parwin rohila and sitara the older girls all but sitara are caught getting back to their house later than their mother madar raisa had approved. Bradey edwards msjohnston eng4uz b july 17th 2020 1 the pearl that broke its shell close read one half of the palace the other half of the compound two women separated by a century who share the same destiny the pearl that broke its shell is the intimate portrayal of a womens plight in afghanistan written by an afghan woman nadia hashimis goal is to empower women by writing . Chapter 1 summary rahima the novel opens with rahima age nine and older sisters parwin and shahla rushing home after school they went the long way home to avoid loitering boys who make it their sport to watch girls rahimas mother raisa referred to as madar jan is angry that they are late. View the pearl that broke its shell essay 1docx from eng 4u0 at streetsville secondary school bradey edwards msjohnston eng4uz b july 23nd 2020 1 voiceless and oppressed a womens plight in. Afghan american nadia hashimis literary debut novel the pearl that broke its shell is a searing tale of powerlessness fate and the freedom to control ones own fate that combines the cultural flavor and emotional resonance of the works of khaled hosseini jhumpa lahiri and lisa see in kabul 2007 with a drug addicted father and no brothers rahima and her sisters can