The Breadwinner Analysis

An in depth analysis of the trauma narrative in Nora Twomey's 2017 film 'the Breadwinner'. Spoilers. SOURCES: The Breadwinner. Directed by Nora Twomey, performances by Saara Chaudry, Laara Sadiq, Soma Chhaya, Noorin Gulamgaus, Ali Badshah, Shaista Latif, and Kawa Ada, Cartoon Saloon, 2017. Netflix. CNN. Hosted by KellyWurx via YouTube. Afghan Enemies - Massoud and Hekmatyar. YouTube, 3 Mar. 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOfVONEb-kY. Gibbons-neff, Thomas, et al. “The Taliban Close In on Afghan Cities, Pushing the Country to the Brink.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 15 Feb. 2021, www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/world/asia/taliban-afghanistan.html. Rashid, Ahmed. Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia. Yale University Press, 2010. sarona2617. “Star Spangled Banner Cymbal Fail -- 2013.05.18 EJH Red & White Concert.” YouTube, YouTube, 18 May 2013, m.youtube.com/watch?v=opiMHTaUEaA. Twomey, Nora. “Nora Twomey Interview: 'The Breadwinner' Director Talks Animation, Storytelling and Cartoon Saloon.” Screen Mayhem, Paul Salt, 8 Aug. 2018, screenmayhem.com/nora-twomey-interview-the-breadwinner-director-talks-animation-storytelling-and-cartoon-saloon/. The Wars of Afghanistan: Messianic Terrorism, Tribal Conflicts, and the Failures of Great Powers, by Peter Tomsen, PublicAffairs, 2013. CORRECTIONS I'm pretty sure I mispronounced a bunch of words like 'sharia' and 'denouement'. If more should arise I'll put them here.