Endurance in A Thousand Splendid Suns

Lena is finally brought to a moment of healing. Through Ezol, she discovers that her grandmother may have been involved in corruption that led to the demise of the Miko Kings and the death-by-fire of Ezol. She then comes

At the end of her life, Mariam finally accepts that she was a harami, that those who she loved the most at a young age abandoned her, and that her status as a woman led to her demise. However, she only accepts that bad parts of her life because Allah demonstrated to her that she was very loved at the end of her life despite her circumstances.

In these last chapters, Mariam undergoes a transformation into an independent woman that is willing to take initiative and stand up for herself. This can be see in her protection of Laila and her children. When she kills Rasheed and ultimately decides to protect Laila and her kids by taking the blame, it marks a key shift in Mariam's character. It shows that she truly cares about them and instead of protecting herself, she accepts her fate in jail as well as her eventual execution. Mariam is able to become a leader and despite being unable to have kids, she is a great "mother" in these final

To the western perspective, the Taliban is a name which generates an immediate image of militant Islamic politics, explicit support of terror-oriented tactics on a global scale and a localized social hierarchy in which women are treated with gross inequality. Indeed, while the first two characteristics noted here would draw the attention and military action of the United States in the immediate aftermath of the September 11th attacks, it is this latter feature which may ultimately be the most persistent, troubling and lasting of characteristics. Today, more than a decade since al Qaeda masterminded the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and more than a decade since the U.S responded by invading Afghanistan in pursuit of both al Qaeda personnel and the Taliban regime which gave them safe harbor, Afghani women continue to be the subject of much international concern. As the discussion here will demonstrate, the human rights violations visited upon the women of Afghanistan during the Taliban's rule would be grotesque and widespread. Moreover, the discussion will illustrate that though the War in Afghanistan would improve the fortunes of women there in the years following 9/11, these fortunes like the fortunes of Afghanistan itself are impacted by uncertainty, instability and violence. While advances in the treatment of women have been forced by the attention and presence of the

Tariq and Laila spend the day together while Rasheed is away at work. Laila and Mariam come to discover that Rasheed had hired the man to tell Laila about Tariq's death so she wouldn't run to find him in Pakistan. When Rasheed finds out that Tariq has come home, he begins to beet Laila and when she fights back he becomes angered and begins to choke her. So Mariam goes and gets a shovel and with that shovel Mariam kill is him by hitting him in the head. The next day Mariam sacrifices her life to the Taliban and is executed in a giant stadium in order for Laila to escape to Pakistan with her children and Tariq.

The People of Afghanistan have struggled with invaders in there country for many decades. The intrusion of the soviets in 1979 was the first intrusion on the Afghan people. Many people were affected by the manifestation of the soviets and either ran away or lived in fear and war. Luckily, famous author Khaled Hosseini and his family were moved out of Kabul a few years before the Soviets invaded. Khaled Hosseini and his novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, shows different types of people how life is for the people of Afghanistan. His book impacts the world with its intense descriptions of life, and effect on people.

Nora is frustrated in seeing Krogstad’s letter, which will reveal all her secrets but is not able to retrieve the letter, because her husband always has the key to the mail box. Nora carries a burden all throughout her marriage. All she hopes for is a miracle. She believes that when the secret is out, Torvald will take the blame and protect her, but unfortunately when the secret is revealed to Torvald, her world finally falls down, and Torvald disclaims and attacks her, even though she had done it for him. The futility of her marriage finally dawns on her. She says she was never happy, only lighthearted and that she was a doll wife to him. She blames Torvald for her ruined marriage. Nora is faced with the reality that she’s always been treated like a child. In their conversation, it is realized that since they married, there hasn’t been a serious conversation between them. Nora sees that her husband is not worth her love anymore and that she has wasted all eight years of their marriage. She now wants to educate herself. Therefore, not even the thoughts of her children could save their marriage, so she leaves

When reading towards the end of the book, many of my accusations were supported, but also many shocking truths are revealed. Rasheed is an abdominal, crumbling man. I really do not know what possessed Rasheed to behave the way he does, but I am very satisfied with the outcome at the end of the book. Rasheed stole away all of Mariam and Laila’s pride and happiness. He beat and tortured them until they could not take it anymore, which resulted in his death.” I was surprised that Mariam had the courage to turn herself into the police. I feel like Mariam lived a hard life, such as an abusive mother, marrying a manipulator, not being able to conceive, and dying a brutal death. Laila did not understand that Mariam slaughters Rasheed to save her life,

She believes that his love is insincere but Mariam ignores her advice. The quote from Nana is found true throughout the whole story especially when mariam is forced to marriage by the man who she thought would take care of her. She

Lena realizes Lu, who is part of the Invalid group, is a traitor. She is cured and turned the group into the society. Lena thinks about killing Lu, but lets her live to help the dying guard. Hana steals information about Cassie. Half of the group leaves to find safety. The other half stays behind to fight off regulators. Everyone notices the tension between Alex and Julian is escalating. Lena falls asleep at the abandoned house they find. However, when she wakes up in the middle of the night, members of the group reveal to her that Alex took Julian outside to “show him how to fight.” When she arrives outside, the two are arguing and Julian has a broken nose. Then, Alex runs away.

This strength from Mariam gives Laila the courage to go back her home country with the intention of helping to rebuild country destroyed by war and the Taliban government.

Afghanistan is a country that is known for its poverty, human rights violations and violence. Being a woman in Afghanistan is extremely challenging as they face a lot of violence, abuse and this is present in the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Laila and Mariam are two women who fall victim to physical, sexual and emotional abuse during the course of the novel. This abuse is suffered at the hand of Rasheed their husband.

There are so many different cultures around the world that have hidden aspects to them that people outside do not necessarily see or know about. One culture, in particular, has seemed to always have many of their practices in the dark, the Muslim Culture of the Middle East. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini gives us a small insight into such a mysterious culture. The reader can deduce all of the suffering that the women in this Middle Eastern culture go through. The author highlights many of the things including the poverty induced pain, the influence of family, and the physical abuse. Before one can analyze these things, the reader must take a step back to criticize the author.

The women of Afghanistan have been enduring unfathomable suffering since the Taliban, a religious faction, seized control of the country in 1996. (NOTE TO STUDENT: my teacher gave me a B+ and said I would have had an A if I had had more detail on the Taliban's reasons for these laws) Since 1996 Afghan women have been living fear for their safety and lives. A myriad of discriminating laws has been placed on Afghan women. The punishments for violating these laws are unimaginably inhuman.

She understands her father’s anger and shame because Madhuri  has been having an illicit affair with Ashraf although she is already married to Hj Ghani.  Azreen also shows a lot of strength because after all that has happened to her family, she stays composed and strong and returns to England for her examinations.