Post 5B

I'm reading Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez.

Earlier during the school year we discussed tragedy transforming from September 11th in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Deborah Rodriguez hopes to do the exact same thing, only in Afghanistan instead of the United states.
"Still, I felt a new burst of determination. I wanted to make sure that the beauty school- and the chance that it offered the women of Afghanistan- would be one of the good things to come out of September 11th" (97-98).
The beauty School that Debbie wants to create an atmosphere would empower many Afghan women because they would have the ability to earn a living. They wouldn't feel like they were under the control of their husbands so much if they were able to be financially independent. Women would learn how to be beauticians and learn how to keep the products and tools sanitary, which is a large issue in Afghanistan. She also creates strong relationships with the women and is someone that they can confide in. Debbie believes that the Beauty School originated around September 11th because that is why she went to Kabul in the first place, to help rebuild their city and society.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was the first book I read that really discussed a positive impact of September 11th. I didn't think that this book would discuss it so much, but it does and Debbie sees the positive aspects which is nice because I hear and read a lot about the negative aspects.