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    the society of Taliban authority; they are banned to laugh loudly‚ to play sports‚ to even talk or shake hands with non-mahram males‚ and most importantly to study in schools or any other educational institution. In the novel‚ “A Thousand Splendid Suns”‚ Khaled Hosseni tells the lives of Mariam and Laila‚ presenting the heartbreaking reality of women in Afghanistan. Their story portrays the major issue of oppression of women. The men in Hosseni’s novel portray the extremes of the men in Afghanistan

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    woman.” Khaled Hosseini’s novel‚ A Thousand Splendid Suns‚ is an impressive novel about the lives of two Afghan women who share the same tribulations and hardships of living in a country that is oppressed by war‚ as well as being unjustly denied their rights and freedoms. Hosseini does a commending job of looking into the insight of women living under these situations; this causes readers to feel sympathy and heartache for the characters’ unwarranted life circumstances. The themes of A Thousand Splendid

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    Title Significance: The title of A Thousand Splendid Suns is taken from a poem composed by Saeb-e-Tabrizi. In the poem‚ he compares Afghanistan’s beauty to “a thousand splendid suns.” It is somewhat ironic that this book had the title of A Thousand Splendid Suns when it was about the destruction of Afghanistan. Genre: A Thousand Splendid Suns is a historical fiction novel. Date of Original Publication: 2007 Author: Khaled Hosseini Setting: Herat‚ Afghanistan‚ Gul Daman‚ Murree‚ Pakistan

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    Hosseini‚ Khaled. A Thousand Splendid Suns. New York: Penguin Group‚ ( Hosseini 15) 2007. Print. In the Mornings‚ they awoke to the distant bleating of sheep and the high-pitched toot of a flute a Gul Daman’s shepherds led their flock to graze on the grassy hillside. Mariam and Nana milked goats‚ fed hens‚ and collected eggs. They made bread together. Nana taught her to sew too‚ and cook rice and all the different toppings: shalqam stew with turnip‚ spinach sabzi‚ cauliflower with ginger

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    A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is breaking-taking‚ realistic and outstanding. The story focuses on the struggle of Mariam and Laila‚ two Afghan women from a different path of life. Mariam is an illegitimate daughter of a wealthy businessman‚ Jali‚ and his former servant. After her mom commits suicide Mariam is forced into marrying Rasheed a forty-five-year-old shoemaker. At first‚ thing seem to be lovely with the newly-wed couple‚ but after an agonizing miscarriage‚ Rasheed becomes physically

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    Thousand Splendid Suns   Theme Analysis Lesson    Subject: English Language Arts  Grades: 9‐12  Timeframe: Four 45 minute sessions      Student Outreach for Shelters (SOS) Program      Overview  This lesson is designed to deepen students’ analysis of the novel A  Thousand Splendid Suns.  In addition‚ this lesson is designed to provide  educators with a core novel connection to the shelter outreach themes of  the Khaled Hosseini Foundation SOS program.  Preparation    Review Lesson Plan & novel

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    A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS Khaled Hosseini Chapter 1-15 (Part One) Journal # 1 After I had read The Kite Runner‚ I was recommended to also read A Thousand Splendid Suns‚ by the same author‚ Khaled Hosseini. I took this piece of advice‚ and finished the book in just a few days. It was a splendid book written by a splendid author‚ who took it to heart to write such a vivid story about the lives of two women in Afghanistan and how difficult it was for them. From the first pages of this

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    Part two of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini brought very subtle emotions to my recognition. The author proposes Laila as a charming individual who is surrounded by Kabul’s everyday interactions. It stunned me how contrasting Laila’s life was then Mariam. Laila seemed to live adjacent to the city where she has access to modern day beliefs and technologies. As opposed to Mariam‚ she lived in the more rural area where she tended to many animals‚”(find a quote on Mariam feeding chickens.)

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    ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ written by Khaled Hosseini is by far one of best novel’s ever written. This novel emphasizes the hardships and roles of women in Afghanistan. This novel should be introduced and taught to the generations to come because it teaches the audience about sacrifice‚ PTSD‚ and the casualties of abandonment. A Thousand Splendid Suns is very influential because‚ it taught me sacrifices are made in order to learn and overcome from it. Early in the novel‚ we get encompassed with

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    A Thousand Splendid Suns – Practice Essay Freedom is an aspect of life that many people take for granted. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini follows two women as they struggle to gain their freedom. The novel takes place in Afghanistan‚ a country with very limited women’s rights and a barbaric approach at government. The women‚ Mariam and Laila‚ start with two completely different lives that come together at a twist of fate. Throughout the novel Khaled Hosseini illustrates the inner strength

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