The Impact of War

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This paper compares, contrasts, and analyzes these two novels about the impact of war and how Iraqis and Iranians cope with the profound uncertainty, political repression, deprivation, and violence that have impacted their homelands in recent years.

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"Baghdad Diaries reveals the different ways that different individuals cope with the events of the war. As the book begins, al-Radi notes that she is in profound denial over the war, writing "I couldn't believe that war had started (p. 10). Likely as a result of this denial, she refuses to take precautions against many of the potential dangers of the war. In contrast, many of al-Radi's neighbors are resigned to the inevitability of the war, and take extreme precautions. Writes al-Raid of one of her neighbors, "Shucha, being a fastidious and efficient person, had taped all her windows and doors against nuclear fallout, and organized the windowless room under the stairs as her shelter and stashed it with provisions" (p. 10)."

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