‘Because he loves his mother and wants to be like her.’
This brought me to tears. Amrou loved his mother and sought to emulate her as a child. By seeing this moment’s reenactment does Amrou begin to let go of the “I am bad” sin to understand the innocence of a child role-playing as his adored mother. This book’s theme centralizes around Amrou’s love for mom and their strained relationship due to culture and sexuality.
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