Essays on A Thousand Splendid Suns

There are certain aspects of the human experience that every one of us can identify with on a certain level. This is what allows us to connect with one another and to develop empathetic and compassionate outlooks. That being said, there are certain common experiences...

Miriam, a main character in the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, experiences extreme physical, mental, and sexual abuse from virtually every authority figure in her life. Using Hosseini’s book and Erik Erickon’s Psychosocial stages of development, this essay will explore not only the acts of...

“No”. That one word is often the freedom that Afghan women have had since 1978. Before reading this book in a country where a women almost became president, I knew women’s rights were an issue in other countries. However, I never really understood it like...

After years of abuse, Mariam, the protagonist of A Thousand Splendid Suns, looks back and examines herself: “What harmful thing had she willfully done to this man to warrant his malice, his continual assaults, the relish with which he tormented her?” (Hosseini 346). During the...

Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns does more than tell the story of two ordinary women struggling in war-torn Afghanistan but, describes what would happen if the Gods of Mount Olympus were sent to live in the country during its pre and post Taliban years....

When Laila is introduced at the beginning of part two, the reader recognises that she represents the new, modern ideals that stem from the communist revolution in 1979. From being called ‘Revolutionary girl’ by her teacher, due to her being born on the same day...

Every culture has certain historical events that alter the way that culture functions and appears. For much of the world, the world wars were this historical influence. Many countries had not experienced such a sudden loss in population, and for many families, it meant the...

Andrea Dworkin, claimed that, ‘Women have been taught that, for us, the earth is flat, and that if we venture out, we will fall off the edge’, this is shown within both novels as the female characters are presented as being controlled within society. Hosseini...

A Thousand Splendid Suns takes place in Afghanistan, where the status of women in the home with their family, and also in society, is extremely limited and they have significantly less freedom than their male counterparts. This story depicts the life of Afghan women, and...

In both The Color Purple and A Thousand Splendid Suns it is evident that the thoughts, actions and personal growth of Celie and Mariam, protagonist of the novels are influenced by those who they surround themselves with, in addition to further factors such as the...

During a lifetime, many people are put in situations where they can either help someone who needs them or they can ignore the situation and do what is the best for their own sake. In both the movie The Kite Runner and the novel A...

The novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns has depicted the issues and the maltreatment of religion and social standards. Yet, it has great and awful reactions, for specific perusers, it was not fruitful and it had negative perspectives. Indeed, it was a result of the adverse...

The concept of resiliency is a profound and well-administered trait in many literary pieces, amongst protagonists; one to be valued and admired by those surrounding them. Resilience is a trait often dealt to a character who undergoes a merciless amount of discrimination and terror throughout...

Considering the fact that I did not know a substantial amount about the Middle East, besides what I have learned in class thus far, as well as what I have seen on the news, I found Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns extremely eye-opening. Not...

Throughout history, women have often experienced inequality. In some parts of the world, specifically the west, women have made many strides to gain respect and equality. Although the western world has been taking these steps, there are still places where women face severe sexism on...

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a fiction novel which is set in Afghanistan during the Operation Enduring Freedom in the 1960s to the early 2000s. This novel is based around two young women, Mariam and Laila, who are dealing with the struggles of an underdeveloped...

The veil controversy is not just restricted to France or Europe however it has spread everywhere throughout the world. In any case, the veil is not only confined to overall debate yet it has extended to give a superior portrayal in a range of texts...