In the first part of "A Thousand Splendid Suns" I read about Mariam and her mother Nana‚ who live in a small village of Gul Duman. Nana called her a “harami” after she accidentally breaks an old family sugar bowl. Mariam is an illegitimate child of Jalil and Nana. Nana was Jalil’s housekeeper and the two had an affair‚ which resulted in Mariam. Jalil housed Mariam and Nana because he wanted to protect his reputation. Jalil has three wives and nine legitimate children in his house‚ in Herat. Jalil
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without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” Malala Yousafzai. The world is ours. Only together we can make the world beautiful. “Men and women should own the world as a mutual possession.” Pearl S. Buck. A Thousand Splendid Suns is a novel by Khaled Hosseini where two women in Afghanistan experience lots of brutal obstacles from virtually every authority figure in their life. According to this book in the Afghan society religion played a vital role in the society
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A Thousand Splendid Suns is the story of two girls‚ Miriam and Laila and the struggles they endure during their lives. The book takes place in modern day Afghanistan‚ focusing on Miriam. Miriam’s mother commits suicide and Miriam has to live with a man named Jalil. Jalil comes off as a nice guy but ends up ruining her life. He forces her to get married to a shoe maker named Rasheed at the young age of fifteen. Miriam‚ from the start‚ is not fond of Rasheed and is actually frightened of him. Throughout
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June 18‚ 2011 The Kite Runner Vs. A Thousand Splendid Suns Travel to Afghanistan‚ a world where was has no end‚ a world where the Taliban rules‚ a country that is divided between political powers and religiously idealistic views and beliefs and a world where our characters lives have collided through pain and suffering. The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns both explore the idea that a significant individual can inspire a course of action‚ which may result in a change of self
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Over the course of the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns‚ Mariam learns how to endure being a woman in Afghanistan. Mariam endured a forced marriage‚ was subjected to criticism from Rasheed‚ and had to be subservient to her husband. By the end of the book she became a brave woman who stood up for herself and others. Miriam is forced into marriage by her father‚ Jalil. Mariam was 15 and the groom‚ Rasheed‚ was 45. “I don’t want to‚”Miriam said. She looked at Jalil. “I don’t want this. Don’t make
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A Thousand Splendid Suns Create questions you would ask the author and at least one of the people in the book. Include why you would ask each particular question‚ and connect the question to a specific event (quote with page #) in the book. If I were to ask questions to the author and characters‚ they would be about their experiences. The one question I would ask Khaled Hosseini is‚ All the characters in this book were granted poetic justice‚ but why not Mariam? Mariam did nothing monstrous
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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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Endurance is cruel‚ necessary due to preconceived notions of another person’s self worth‚ and lack of compassion. In Khaled Hosseini’s book “A Thousand Splendid Suns”‚ Hosseini highlights a greater understanding of what it takes for women in oppressive countries to endure their entire life hardship and isolation. In the case of Mariam and Laila‚ at very young ages‚ struggled to find their path in society‚ only to have their fate decided for them with many deaths and family members lost along this
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Men are respected‚ blessed with many luxuries‚ and are overall treated as kings‚ as for women‚ they are objects destined to serve and please. Inhumane injustices are the norm for a woman in Afghanistan‚ as discussed in Khaled Hosseini’s “A Thousand Splendid Suns”‚ Hosseini highlights the visible connection between politics‚ from the depart of Soviet Union forces to the arrival of the Taliban‚ and the distinguishable oppression of the nation of Afghanistan‚ notably the significant impact it had on
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A Thousand Splendid Suns How does family play a role in shaping our values and beliefs? We’re not all born with a set of values and expectations‚ so we all learn our values and beliefs from our parents and/or guardians who raise us. Not only do we learn through adults‚ but we also learn by observing others. As we all grow up and reach an age that we can start to understand values and beliefs‚ we can begin to internalize them. Mariam ran away from home and hoped that someone else would help her
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