Gender Roles In A Thousand Splendid Suns

In many regions of the world, there are often different perceptions of gender and race. The single story or stereotypical views of Afghan women as oppressed with no dominant role in society was created because of the United States involvement with Afghanistan. With this viewpoint, Afghan women face challenges of overcoming the oppressive rule of men. Which can be seen through the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns where the main characters Mariam and Laila face the oppressive rule of their husband Rasheed. Another single story is the one created by European countries depicting African civilizations as savage and barbaric. Many Europeans also believes that the only way to fix the Africans was through the help of the superior white race, as depicted