As THNDR said, its about two girls who have never met. However, Tom repeatedly mentions the similarities between the two. Basically, he's comparing the two people. He's equating them. Saying that they may be on different sides of the world, they are still the same. They are still both people, both with wishes and hopes and dreams, families, etc.
The one in Baghdad sees her world in flames, her cities bombed, her friends and family killed. Now the American girl experiences the same thing in New York. He's saying that they may be completely different, but the experience is the same. the New York girl sees her country being bombed, and still feels the same as the girl in Baghdad.
Both experience the same feelings, experiences, yet are living polar opposite lives. One may live in the desert and the other in one of the largest cities in the world, however, he shows they are the same by talking about them in the same situation (their respective worlds being ruined).
As THNDR said, its about two girls who have never met. However, Tom repeatedly mentions the similarities between the two. Basically, he's comparing the two people. He's equating them. Saying that they may be on different sides of the world, they are still the same. They are still both people, both with wishes and hopes and dreams, families, etc.
The one in Baghdad sees her world in flames, her cities bombed, her friends and family killed. Now the American girl experiences the same thing in New York. He's saying that they may be completely different, but the experience is the same. the New York girl sees her country being bombed, and still feels the same as the girl in Baghdad.
Both experience the same feelings, experiences, yet are living polar opposite lives. One may live in the desert and the other in one of the largest cities in the world, however, he shows they are the same by talking about them in the same situation (their respective worlds being ruined).