Oppression of Women in Afghanistan in the Text Aa Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Essay Example
Jacob Turnhout
Statement of Intent
Type of writing: Formal Writing
Purpose: Inform students of the oppression of women in Afghanistan
Audience: Year 13 students of the college
Q: Novelists write about aspects of society we do not normally consider. To what extent do you agree with this view?
“One in every Three Afghan women experience physical, psychological or sexual violence”. This a quote referenced from Harvey Thompsons book review of the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns written by Khaled Hosseini. Hosseini reveals in his novel an aspect of society we do not normally consider. That aspect of society we do not normally consider. That aspect is the systematic oppression of women in Afghan society. I agree that this is an aspect we do not normally consider in New Zealand because we live in a society that does not encourage or condone this type of oppression of women. In this novel the story begins in 1974. It is about two Afghan women born two decades apart whose lives are brought together through a series of unfortunate events.
The oppression of women is shown throughout the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by the various accounts of violence and abuses against Mariam and Laila the two central characters of the text. They are symbolic of the women in Afghanistan as their abuse is a common occurrence in their lives as well. When Afghanistan was under communist regime women had more freedom as they were allowed to go to school, this is shown when Laila’s father expresses his opinion, “Women have always had it hard in this country, Laila, but they’re probably more free now, under the communists, and have more rights than they’ve ever had before”. I believe this shows how women in Afghanistan benefited more from the communist regime as they had more rights. Such as a right to an education which made them more free than they used to be. Then when Afghanistan was in turmoil and the Taliban regime took over the rights that women had were taken away from them. Also
Statement of Intent
Type of writing: Formal Writing
Purpose: Inform students of the oppression of women in Afghanistan
Audience: Year 13 students of the college
Q: Novelists write about aspects of society we do not normally consider. To what extent do you agree with this view?
“One in every Three Afghan women experience physical, psychological or sexual violence”. This a quote referenced from Harvey Thompsons book review of the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns written by Khaled Hosseini. Hosseini reveals in his novel an aspect of society we do not normally consider. That aspect of society we do not normally consider. That aspect is the systematic oppression of women in Afghan society. I agree that this is an aspect we do not normally consider in New Zealand because we live in a society that does not encourage or condone this type of oppression of women. In this novel the story begins in 1974. It is about two Afghan women born two decades apart whose lives are brought together through a series of unfortunate events.
The oppression of women is shown throughout the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by the various accounts of violence and abuses against Mariam and Laila the two central characters of the text. They are symbolic of the women in Afghanistan as their abuse is a common occurrence in their lives as well. When Afghanistan was under communist regime women had more freedom as they were allowed to go to school, this is shown when Laila’s father expresses his opinion, “Women have always had it hard in this country, Laila, but they’re probably more free now, under the communists, and have more rights than they’ve ever had before”. I believe this shows how women in Afghanistan benefited more from the communist regime as they had more rights. Such as a right to an education which made them more free than they used to be. Then when Afghanistan was in turmoil and the Taliban regime took over the rights that women had were taken away from them. Also