A Thousand Splendid Suns By Khaled Hosseini

For many years, women have been oppressed and treated as property. The opinion of a woman did not matter, being obedient to her husband was all that is required. Even if they were obedient to their husbands, women were property and only for the pleaser and likening to the husband. Mariam did all the her husband required of her, however there was one thing should could not. Which was give her husband, Rasheed, a son or any child. In the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, Hosseini reveals the social issue of physical abuse and mental abuse by his use of imagery, diction, and dialogue.

Women are so oppressed in this Taliban lead society, that they hardly have any rights. Men are also oppressed as they are forced to do things like praying and growing a beard, but they are much better off than women in this society. Some even take advantage of this oppression, like Rasheed for example, Mariam and Laila’s husband. He had his suspicions about Laila’s daughter looking nothing like him, so he says to Laila, “I could go to the Taliban one day, just walk in and say that I have my suspicions about you. That’s all it would take. Whose word do you think they would believe? What do you think they’d do to you?” (282). He knows that women discriminated in this society and he uses this to threaten Laila. Another right that was taken away was their freedom to go outside, freely, without restraint. The Taliban said in their rules that if they were seen outside of their home without a man they would be beaten. When Laila tried to visit her daughter Aziza at the orphanage, Rasheed wouldn’t go with her so she would try to go alone and she was beaten every time: “Crossing the street, she was spotted by the Taliban and riddled with questions … If she was lucky, she was given a tongue-lashing or a single kick to the rear, a shove in the back. Other times, she met with assortments of wooden clubs,

Throughout world history women have been treated abysmally. Societies with male-dominance have abused and used women and continue to do so today. Women have been made vulnerable to a man due to the spread of cultural values and beliefs in society that condemn them from power. In Khaled Hosseini's novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, the two main characters Mariam and Laila develop an unconditional bond in which they become each others protectors. The immense inner strength of women from adversity has been exemplified through the growth of Mariam and Laila's contrasting relationship, the pain they endure from Rasheed which strengthens their bond and the courage within them that ultimately resolves their conflict.

In a nation brimming with discrimination, violence and fear, a multitudinous number of hearts will become malevolent and unemotional. However, people will rebel. In the eye-opening novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns written by Khaled Hosseini, the country of Afghanistan is exposed to possess cruel, treacherous and sexist law and people. The women are classified as something lower than human, and men have the jurisdiction over the women. At the same time, the most horrible treatment can bring out some of the best traits in victims, such as consideration, boldness, and protectiveness. Although, living in an inconsiderate world, women can still carry aspiration and benevolence. Mariam and Laila (the main characters of A Thousand Splendid Suns)

sin and forget about it. Amir then faced the long bumpy road to redemption. Khaled Hosseini’s

Khaled Hosseini presents the struggle Afghan women go through every day by discussing honour, marriage and the place of women in society in Afghanistan.

The novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Housseini tells the story of two Afghani women with completely different lives who are brought together by a series of unfortunate circumstances in an unpredictable nation. The two main characters, Mariam, an illegitimate child of a wealthy and powerful man, and Laila, a young girl who was raised with a loving family and faithful friend, are brought together through loss and heartache, mostly associated with the war in their city of Kabul. Mariam’s mother, Nana. Speaks to Mariam about the blame she was forced to endure and tells her, "Like a needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman.

The power that religion poses has been introduced through mankind 's existence, and can lead to justice or oppression. Although all forms of justice or oppression may not be connected through religious aspects, there are several incidences through which religion may reveal cause, focus, and direction. The important role of religion and faith is portrayed through characters and events in Khaled Hosseini 's fictional novel, The Kite Runner. Firstly, the strength of a relationship is dependent upon the religious practices and understanding the importance of religion. Secondly, the superego represents the double standard of one 's moral principles and their personality. Thirdly, there is numerous interpretation of the meaning of religion, which builds a personal belief system. The powerful role that faith and religion have on an individual 's life is demonstrated by strengthening relationships, developing morality and setting a personal belief system.

Amir had many interactions that shaped him to be who he was by the end of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Through life lessons, Amir could have walked a path of despair but each positive influence pushed him to hope and happiness. Although Amir’s father, Baba, didn’t provide positive influences, or receive maternal or paternal support, Amir is able to receive fatherly advice from Rahim Khan; love and maternal support from his wife, Soraya; and childhood dreaming and confidence from Hassan.

A Thousand Splendid Suns tells of the story of two Afghan girls living during the Taliban infestation. The author Khaled Hosseini uses style and point of view to present the hardship Mariam and Laila, the main characters, experienced throughout their lifetimes. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See is also about two girls in 17th century China living in a patriarchal society. They have no rights of their own and they are not allowed to enjoy everyday things because they are considered ‘manly’. Their feet are bound because of myths that it makes intercourse more pleasurable and because women who do not move a lot are considered more desirable. However, they find a secret way to communicate and they find a home with one another. Both books explore the hardships of two women from very

Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns tells a tale of the life of an Afghani women, Mariam, who was enjoying her bus ride of life until it made a turn in the wrong direction. It was all downhill from there. Mariam’s mother, Nana, and her father, Jalil, were aboard her bus of life. Mariam lived with her resentful and stubborn mother. Jalil visited his illegitimate child, Mariam, once a week. She really wanted to live with her father and his family in Herat. When Jalil did not arrive to accompany Mariam to see Pinocchio for her birthday, she want to Herat despite her mothers wishes not to. Jalil never let her inside. When Mariam and the chauffeur return the next morning, she finds out that Nana has exited her bus. Mariam’s mother committed suicide. Mariam detours and is taken to live with Jalil at his home in Herat.

There are so many factors in this world that contribute to prejudice, there are so many interworking’s in the brain that make prejudice so difficult for psychologists to understand just how the issue becomes such a problem in this world. Prejudice has so many different factors with how one sees in-groups and out-groups, what these individuals are told to believe and how to act, and how cognition can play a role in how a specific individual will divide up their cognitive processes or how their brain will divide up their cognitive process for them. With Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner explains the prevalence of prejudice in Afghanistan between two different groups, the Hazara and Pushtons. Three psychology processes and theories

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini was published in May 29, 2003 by Riverhead Books and contains 400 pages. The story is about a privileged Pashun young boy Amir, who lives in Wazir Akbar Khan, a district of Kabul with his best friend Hassan, a Hazara who is the son of Ali, a servant of Amir’s father. The two boys spend their days kite fighting in Kabul. Hassan is a successful "kite runner" for Amir because Hassan always knows exactly where the kite will land. Amir 's father, Baba, a wealthy merchant, loves both boys, but favors Hassan over Amir, because he thinks that Amir is weak and lacking in courage. Amir turns Rahim Khan, Baba 's closest friend, for fatherly love because he is well educated and supports his interest in literature.

In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the main character Amir is a boy who’s cowardly actions and hunger for his father's attention lead him to a very destructive mind against his loved ones. Throughout Amir's time in Kabul he has countless times where he was jealous of Hassan his Hazara servant. Amir is tainted from the scene after the kite flying tournament; He finds Hassan in an alley holding the last kite proudly that Amir cut, but cornered with 3 other boys Kamal, Wali, and Assef. What happens here keeps haunting Amir of his cowardly actions and it spreads through him festering, and getting worse as Amir doesn't face it head on ,and keeps burying it deeper and deeper in himself. After that snowy night in Kabul, Amir is found drowning in guilt and constantly trying to gain redemption for his cowardly actions and thoughts.

Mistakes come with consequences that may follow one for the rest of their life. In the novel, The Kite Runner, Amir, the protagonist, makes rash decisions that come to haunt him and cause him to think twice about himself. After finding out that Hassan, his best friend and half brother had been shot by a Talib, he decides to save the last of his family in Afghanistan which is to find Hassan’s son, his nephew, Sohrab. Amir frees himself from guilt by straightening out his wrong doings and giving back to Hassan. The parallels in this well written novel used by the author, Khaled Hosseini, portray Amir’s journey of achieving redemption that he deserves.