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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Summary: Mariam lived her entire childhood in a small shack with Nana and was constantly visited by her father‚ Jalil‚ whom she adores and looks up to. When Mariam asks jalil to let her see a film in his cinema with her siblings‚ he agrees‚ but does not come to greet her and sends his chauffeur to drive Mariam back to her shack where she finds Nana hanged. Due to Jalil’s pride‚ he refuses to take her under his care due to the fact that she is an illegitimate child and marries her off to a shoemaker
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Book Review of A Thousand Splendid Suns 17th century Afghanistan poet Saib-e-Tabrizi wrote this commendatory poem after visiting Kabul. ‘Every street of Kabul is enthralling to the eye; Through the bazaars‚ caravans of Egypt pass; One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs; And the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.’ In this world there are still many women say that they are suffering unfair treatment and demand for the right to vote‚ the right to manage. But
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Joey F 2/17/13 P.6 A Thousand Splendid Suns Essay “An heirloom-breaking‚ clumsy little harami” (Hosseini 4)‚ sets the tone for the beginning of Mariam’s life throughout the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns. Many women are mistreated throughout the novel‚ but Mariam’s childhood is much tougher because she is a harami‚ or “bastard child”. Mariam tries to find emotional and physical shelter in her lifetime‚ but struggles to find it. In the beginning of her life she can’t find emotional shelter
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Women in Afghanistan are like servants; always abiding to their master. A Thousand Splendid Suns‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ takes place in Afghanistan during the war as the Taliban is taking over. Mariam and other women living in Afghanistan are continuously mistreated by men‚ both husbands and fathers‚ of the country. I believe women in Afghanistan deserve to be treated better by these men; they should not be taken advantage of‚ disrespected‚ and used. I strongly believe Mariam is mistreated
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the Taliban; they also learn to endure poverty. Considering this‚ it is no wonder why Afghanistan is in the terrible position it is in now. Many Afghan cities like Kabul are filled with things like violence and discrimination‚ and the book A Thousand Splendid Suns‚ by Khaled Hosseini takes place in Kabul. This book follows the lives of two Afghani women‚ Mariam and Laila‚ as they suffer pain and discrimination received from the Taliban and their husband‚ Rasheed. The women are forced to clean‚ cook
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A Thousand Splendid Suns Theme Poverty Most of Afghanistan is overwhelmed in poverty. Many people live in dirt floored huts and have very limited resources. Only the rich in this country have all of the westernized luxuries available to them such as cars‚ well built homes‚ servants‚ etc. Mariam has suffered from a life of poverty at the beginning of the story. After Rasheed’s store burns down‚ he and his family suffer the obstacles of poverty. They had to sell everything they had in order to
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in a better way. That life is not all about wanting something it is about giving also. Some people don’t understand how sacrificing makes someone a stronger person and that when sacrificing something enhances us as a human and in life. In a thousand Splendid Suns a novel by Khaled Hosseini two girls with a different life background come together and go through harsh times that make them endure. To endure life with little freedom and stability in one’s world‚ it takes patience‚ friendship and sacrifice
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“ Nana said‚ ‘Learn this now and learn it well‚ my daughter: Like a compass needle that points north‚ a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. You remember that Mariam” (Hosseini 7). In this passage from A Thousand Splendid Suns‚ Mariam’s mother explains to her what her father is really like. Through the begging of this novel‚ Mariam sees her father‚ Jalil‚ as the better parent and views her mother as the more strict one. Nana isn’t fond of Jalil because after he had got her pregnant‚ he denied
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Through “A Thousand Splendid Suns” Khaled Hosseini emphasizes the struggle in Afghanistan’s society between traditional beliefs and progressive changes‚ specifically as they relate to women’s rights. One aspect of the novel that highlights this struggle is its setting‚ as it takes place during four time periods each at a different stage in Afghan history. Throughout these unstable decades‚ the country’s government went through continuous upheavals with each new government advocating different ideals
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