the true significance of the novel is that the author lived through a period in which the feminist side was suppressed in the literary sphere and wanted to break that barrier, highlight its side and achieve equality. another reason is to motivate aspirants who have been prevented by obstacles and problems from achieving their goals. laila abu zeid lived through her childhood in the colonial and post-independence period, which was difficult for the moroccan people, yet she continued to progress to what it is now. the reason she chose the title of the novel "back to childhood" was because she wanted to remember the mother's element she had in her childhood and lost in her eldest.