Category: A Thousand Splendid Suns

Genesis 30:1-3 states, ‘And Rachel said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.’ Taking a handmaid or a second wife can be seen throughout many religions. In the Bible, Rachel, the wife of Jacob, gives her handmaid Bilhah to…

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a novel that reveals a society that objectifies women, deprives them of basic human rights, and glorifies hegemonic masculinity (Carrigan) in Afghan society. Hosseini was born in Afghanistan but sought asylum in the US as a child. He chose to highlight some grave issues that have enveloped…

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a novel that reveals a society that objectifies women, deprives them of basic human rights, and glorifies hegemonic masculinity (Carrigan) in Afghan society. Hosseini was born in Afghanistan but sought asylum in the US as a child. He chose to highlight some grave issues that have enveloped…

In the book A Thousand Splendid Suns written by Khaled Hosseini, in part three of the book, the attention turns back to Mariam’s point of view, in which she and Rasheed take care of Laila. Laila was rescued by Rasheed who found her in the rubble and saved her life. Later on, Rasheed decides to…

Gender equality is the longest war that ladies have been battling and still are for an extended time. Women in Afghanistan have been experiencing gender equality issues in its extreme frame for ages caused by traditions and cultures along with caste and religion. Khaled Hosseinis, A Thousand Splendid Suns clearly illustrates the predicament of women…

Through a study of Alice Walker’s novel, The Color Purple, this paper is going to talk about those black women who have traveled a long journey from suffering male dominance, to rebellion against its conventions, and to creating their freedom. Alice Walker’s The Color Purple was written in 1982, in an epistolary form. She has…

A Thousand Splendid Suns Dialectical Journal 1 Pages 1-73 In the story, A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini tells a depressing story that follows Mariam, an accident of a rich businessman and his servants affair. Mariam lives just outside Herat with her bitter mother, Nana in a divided family where she is visited by her…

This narrative is about a girl named Mariam who lives in Afghanistan in the early 1960s. Throughout her life, there have been many ups and downs. She has to live with her mother Nana, while her father is a successful and rich entrepreneur named Jalil. Mariam despises the fact that she doesn’t get to live…

An author uses literary devices to improve the value and the meaning behind their story. Symbolism is often utilized to represent an idea, and can take different forms. Usually it is an object that represents another by giving it a much deeper meaning and value than what it really is. Us readers use symbolism while…

Introduction The novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, written by an Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini and published in 2007, deals with the themes of redemption and friendship depicted in various parts of the novel. A Thousand Splendid Suns is an impressive, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love. Moreover, the…