Pasha Family Narrative Perspectives

    After reading through three different perspectives in Home fire, I think that Shamsie (the author) wanted the readers to approach the novel as both, at first, seeing the actions of each other the characters in a biased way (each of the characters different perspectives) and, after reading through multiple perspectives, as a way to realize that what we think of a person or the actions that they make as  relative to our own experiences. We essentially are not that other person and will hold on to our own views, which isn't necessarily wrong, but we have to come to understand that the way we see the world is not the same for other people, even those who we love most, and it is hardly ever the whole picture. As a reader, we got to see how each of the different character's actions [Isma, Eamonn, and Parvaiz]  impacted each other and how their own feelings towards each other came from different angles. Isma, was seeing the world through the eyes of when her family was being watched and was struggling after her Father left them, became a terrorist, and died. Isma had to become responsible and take care of her younger siblings while being old enough to remember how the world saw her in both her culture and identity. Part of the reason, I believe, she began to hate Parvaiz so much after he joined the terrorist group was because she was old enough to remember how that same choice her father made impacted their family, and could not understand how Parvaiz came to the actions that he did. After reading about Parvaiz's perspective we come to understand how he was slowly indoctrinated into following his father's path. It wasn't such a cold cut decision as Isma had made it seem.

    With only reading three different perspectives so far, I think that Shamsie decided to write these stories in this particular order because whenever each of the character's perspectives come up they play a specific role in the novel to progress the storyline forward. For instance, Isma, being the oldest and on her way to her new life is reflecting on her family and what had previously happened. Isma, being a guarded character, was able to get the readers attention and hook them because her details and explanations at times were so vague and showed little emotion that peaked the readers interest into wanting to figure out what exactly was going on. Then it moved on to Eamonn, who was introduced in Isma's perspective, and we get to see what exactly is going through his head as well as see how he fits into the Pasha family through an outsider lens and progresses Aneeka's character through another persons perspective. Parvaiz comes into the story where the readers are finally able to get a better understanding of who Parvaiz is and why he made the decisions that ultimately hurt his family. We get to understand Aneeka's actions more. As for Aneeka coming next, I believe that we will get to understand the bond that she shares with Parvaiz and understand the actions that she took to get her brother back. If I were to predict why it ended with Karamat I think we will finally be able to understand this family through the eyes of the authority and how these types of families come to to pass as well as being a sort of outsider to each of the other's characters since he doesn't exactly, so far, seem to be directly connected to the Pasha family. His perspective would be more of an outside eye, as well as how, other people, being the general population or world would see the Pasha family without the different perspectives that we got previously.