Hakim, Laila's Father

development. Mariam and Laila’s childhoods were very different, which is explains their characteristics in the novel. Laila’s modern upbringing gave her courage, which inspired Mariam to take action in both of their lives. Mariam lived with her mother outside of Herat and her father Jalil would visit her. She grew up called a harami – bastard, by her own mother. Mariam’s mother advised her to be wary of men, since Mariam’s mother didn’t have a good relationship with Mariam’s father. “It’s our lot in

In A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, Hakim’s character is set as the backbone of Laila’s strength, personality, and continued education. Babi put the ideas in Laila’s head that she could do anything she set her mind to. Without Hakim’s parenting, intelligence, and tolerance, Laila would not have been nearly as educated, strong-willed, or opinionated. He developed the woman Laila grew up to be; his enthusiasm for education, promotion of gender equality, and intense passion for all things

mother-daughter relationship and also share similar adversities that they’ve faced with concerning with their parents. In comparison, Mariam and Laila share evident similarities that pertain to the tribulations of their father and mother. On one half of the story, Mariam is set with a father, Jalil, that intermittently visits her, since he was troubled with difficulties from his former spouse, her mother, Nana, which is a strong woman, able to raise Mariam throughout her childhood single-handedly. Jalil

In A Thousand Splendid Suns, men do not hate women, in fact, the author shows women’s oppression and physical abuse are rooted in the society. For instance, wearing burqa symbolized the beginning of women’s oppression in the Islamic culture. In the novel, Rasheed says, ‘“I’m a different breed of man, Mariam. Where I come from, one wrong look, one proper word, and blood is spilled. Where I come from, a woman’s face is her husband’s business only. I want you to remember that. Do you understand?”’

mother Nana. a. Miriam does not understand that this word means ‘bastard’, she only understands that it is a negative word, due to the way her mother says it. b. Miriam and Nana are banished to a Kolba to avoid humiliating Miriam’s father Jalil, his three wives, and nine legitimate children. II. Adolescence -Focal Point One 1. Miriam’s 15th birthday… she asks Jalil to take her to see Pinocchio, but he failed to show up. a. Due to this Miriam walks the city alone, and finds

Mariam lives in a small city called Herat, where she lives with her mother, Nana, in a kolba, which is a small shack. While Mariam and her mother are living in a small rundown hut, her father, Jalil, lives in a mansion with his other children and wives. - After the death of Nana, Mariam moves in with her father, Jalil and the rest of his family, until she is forced into marriage. Right after Mariam gets married,

and father loved her very much and only wanted the best for her. Her father, Hakim being a high school teacher himself, saw the importance of being educated and encouraged Laila to go to school and get an education. Coming from this family allowed Laila to get an education, something many women of that time did not have or would not get the opportunity to do. Laila’s education made her feel worthy, smart, and that she might be able to make a difference in her country. Rasheed, unlike Laila’s father

Khaled Hosseini has done a great job at making me feel like I actually experienced what the main characters went through, in the book “ A Thousand Splendid Suns” Mariam was a very strong , Courageous, woman. Her childhood was really rough. Jalil, her father, abandoned Nana, Her mother, when he impregnated her. Jalil was ashamed of this , so he decided to vanish Nana. Throughout Mariams life, Jalil visits her every Thursday. Eventually, Mariam was forced to live with Jalil. But his wives did not want

Afghanistan." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 11 Aug. 2015. Web. 20 Aug. 2015. List of Important Characters Miriam Main Character 1 Jahlil Is Miriam’s father - Rich Nana

Fact 1: Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965 – After living in Paris, his family was ready to return to Kabul in the year 1980, but by then their homeland had gone through a communist coup and the invasion of the Soviet Army. Relevance: The story revolves around the lives of two women living in Kabul as the downfall of Afghanistan commences – this is at the same time Khaled was growing up, though he lived a safer and more providing life. Fact 2: Hosseini did not return to Afghanistan