"Aishee," Aziza mewled. "Aishee."
"Soon." Laila kissed her daughter, aiming for the forehead, finding the crown of her instead. "We'll have milk soon. You just be patient. Be a good, patient little girl for Mammy, and I'll get you some aishee.
In this passage of the book Rasheed had just locked the women in rooms and not feed them or given them drink because they tryed to escape. At this point Laila was desperate because her child was weak and very dehydrated. Hosseini uses short sentences to make the point that Laila is tired and needs something to drink. She is also trying to calm down her infant daughter who is not doing well. He uses periods and commas to show that she is taking short breaths and trying to conserve energy. I think that this use of punctuation is very affecting in making a point in the reading. The way Hosseini uses short sentences and multiple commas's to make the reader pause and think is a very effective way to use punctuation. This portrays the scene of a young mother and her child in desperate need of food and drink.
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