Sakina is an example of psychological disadvantage, as she explains that how she feels about becoming a woman is that "she was not unhappy. The right word might be confusing. (P. 131), because of the way she grew up as a boy. An example of a psychological effect is seen in part two, which examines Zahra's life and how her attempt to be a bacha chic affects her femininity or lack of femininity. It is noted that throughout the novel, in Zahra's case, "the experience of bacha chic also begins to leave a more permanent mark when a girl goes through puberty as a boy" (p. 147) , because of how she understands the restricted nature of puberty. life of Afghan women. Zahra's perspective on her refusal to return to a female form shows how "the potential empowering effects of life on the other side seemed to be preserved in an adult woman only if her period as a boy is brief" (p. 147). . Another example of a negative psychological effect is when the novel focuses on Shukria and how she has always seen herself as a failure as a woman. After her divorce, she says, "I was first a man, then a woman, and now I will be a divorced woman" (p. 260), confirming her belief that she is failing as a woman. It is also a negative social consequence for Shukria because in Afghan society, “a divorcee is a fallen woman, who loses all her privileges ».