Happiness♥

Later in the end of chapter 12, I read about Amir and Soraya getting married. I remember right after I read the chapter, my mother and I had a conversation about marriage. I explained Soraya's situation to my mother and my she told me if I were born in Mexico and living there, I wouldn't have had the privilege to choose the person I would want to be married to, especially if I were born in the old days in Mexico. My mother explained that if there was a man who wanted to marry me, he would have to bring a huge basket of fruit, gifts, then ask for blessings from my father. My mother said I wouldn't get to decide if I wanted to marry the man. If my father said yes, I would be married without giving my consent. Similar to my mother's description, Baba had to ask Soraya's father if Amir would be suitable to marry Soraya, since General Sahib said yes, Soraya would have to marry Amir, even if she didn't want to. The difference is that Amir's father had to ask for their blessings and not Amir. Also Amir cared if Soraya wanted to marry him, even if her father had said yes. Therefore, I'm grateful to be born Mexican American especially because I'm free to choose who I want to marry.