Description and diction (quote analysis)

At this point in the passage, it is known that the beggars are littering the streets of Kabul and most of them are children. The use of diction represents the poverty of the majority of the people as well as the fact that everyone is needy and suffering in Afghanistan. Additionally, because children are working, this shows that they probably do not attend school or receive any education in their lives. It is most likely that they are out helping their mothers everyday by begging to any stranger that may arrive to Kabul. Begging has now become less of just asking for money and more of trying to stay alive with as little help as possible. The word Bakhshesh also shows how begging has become a way of life for people in Kabul and (most likely) Afghanistan as well. Bakhshesh means gift or tip and that is exactly what the children of Kabul are asking when they are in the streets. By including this word, the author transforms begging into having a connection with Afghanistan culture. Begging is now a part of even children. It is safe to say that children are raised with the idea that they must beg to live in this new society. By using specific words like those, the author is sculpting the image of how needy the people in Afghanistan and Kabul are.