Brandon
How We Survive

Reshmina
Right Here, Right Now

Brandon and Reshmina are alike in that they both have lost a close family member. Both are independent, outspoken, and willing to question the way things are done.

September 2019
Rural Afghanistan

Reshmina

September 11, 2011
World Trade Center
New York City, NY

Brandon

Brandon's friend's Wolverine Claw is what got him suspended. He hit a boy to stop him from taking the toy. That is why he ended up at the WTC that day because he had to go to work with his dad. Reshmina's claw is nothing more than sticks she holds between her fingers. She scratches her brother with them to get revenge. It connects them in play, like when they were little.

Brandon feels like he let down the team- he and his dad- by getting suspended. He had shut out his dad. His dad reminds him that they rely on their teamwork to survive.

Reshmina feels like her team- she and her twin brother- is starting to come apart. He wants to join the Taliban and treat her according to strict gender roles instead of the equality they shared when they were younger.