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. 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. 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 . 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. The pearl that broke its shell tells the story of a young girl in present day rahima as she goes through various hardships her khala aunt shaima tells rahima the story of her great great grandmother whose story bears resemblance to rahimas in the novel rahimas story is told in the