Chapter 8

Mohsen is at the assembly in the mosque throughout this chapter. Mullah Bashir is the speaker and he is talking about how they are going to take over the other countries and basically the world. His speech goes on forever and he just keeps babbling on and on. Mohsen keeps turning around to see if Zunaria is still at the building. I think he either feels guilty for not standing up for her at all in front of the taliban, or he doesn't trust his marriage enough to have faith that she would be waiting there for him. Zunaria doesn't have much of a choice, though, because if she would leave, the taliban would probably see her and punish her for walking the streets without her husband. I feel bad for her having to stand in the heat waiting for hours for a sermon to be over that she can't even watch. Mohsen even gets in trouble for not paying attention during the speech. I think it's crazy how the taliban forces these people to sit through the speech, and patrols them to make sure they're paying attention.