Part II, Chapter 10 Summary and Analysis

Part II of the book, "My Freedom" begins with chapter 10, "Running Away" and Ayaan has just arrived in Germany. She is a bit frightened at first, looking around at the sterile and modern landscape, but she makes her way to from the airport to a smaller town to meet a distant relative. He is impressed by her ability to navigate and make her way as he has had many Somalis who called in the middle of the night lost and helpless.

Ayaan is amazed with Germany, the cleanliness of the streets, the friendliness of the people, and the orderliness which permeates everything around here, unlike she has ever experienced before. As she falls in love with Europe, she begins to plan and think about how she will get out of going to Canada and the marriage to...