A Thousand Splendid Suns Sacrifice

What would you be ready to do for love? In “A Thousand Splendid Suns” written by Khaled Hosseinei in 2007, love is recurrent through the novel, despite the character’s instable life in wartime. In fact, the story relates the life of two Afghans women who will eventually meet and share a profound friendship during problematic times. A theme stands out: One is able to make tremendous personal sacrifices for one’s loved ones.
First of all, one can abandon one’s future for the benefice of a family member. Despite the fact that she will lose her own future, Mariam mother decides to keep her baby and offer it a life. Every decision she will take after knowing for her pregnancy will be to protect and take care of her future child, even if it means having a hard and a recluse way of living. Even more, after dedicating her life to raise her daughter, when she thought she will lose her, she commits suicide. Another sacrifice made by a mother to her child is when Laila decides to marry Rasheed. She wanted to flee in Pakistan hoping to
When Tariq decides to come back in Afghanistan to search for Laila, he abandons the security of Pakistan not knowing if she’s still alive and if he can find her. In fact, he risks his new safe life and almost all the money he has to go after his love, ten years after leaving her. With no certitudes except his love for Laila, he let his heart lead him to her. Also, Laila’s father stays in Kabul despite his wish to flee the country, because he loves his wife and doesn’t want to lose her. If she doesn’t want to leave, he will never let her alone, even if he thinks his right to go somewhere safer. He puts his wife desire before his own to be able to stay with her and please her.
In conclusion, for the sake of their loved ones, the characters have made multiples sacrifices such as giving their future for their child, risking and giving their life and quit their