[Professor]
During the World War II, all able bodied men Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were enlisted to fight for their country. Women, elderly and the disabled on the other hand stay in the village and help in the war in their own ways. Jamila, a short story written by Chingiz Aitmatov was inspired by the scenes in the villages in Central Asia when the war was on-going. It revolved around the story of Siet who has a sister-in-law named Jamila, an industrious young woman who assumes even the chores that are supposed to be done by young men (Aitmatov, 107). However, able ...