The idea is to present how people who stayed there and lived there with all the dreadful things that have happened have become and how those who decided to not be a part of it have become. The man who was once just a poor boy and was tortured by many, has due to circumstances become a Taliban leader who now tortures others as a sign of power.
The cow is a symbol of hope for them in some way
Which two sentences in this excerpt from John F. Kennedy's inaugural address demonstrate the use of antithesis as a rhetorical device?
We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom—symbolizing an end as well as a beginning–signifying renewal as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forbears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.
The saying 'The world is turning upside down' means that everything is going wrong and nothing is going how you wanted. So basically, its another way of saying 'This is a horrible day'.