Mini Research Paper

In this mini research paper, I will focus on the Afghanistan society through the character of Jalil. Khaled Hosseini utilize the character Jalil to symbolize the social aspect of Afghan history and culture. Jalil represents the high social class in Afghanistan. Jalil has a lavish lifestyle that is not common in the country of Afghanistan. This research paper will discuss three main points: social classes in Afghanistan, social structure, and social order in Afghanistan. Post-Taliban Afghanistan has cast a change in political and economic society in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s needy people have not been satisfied with the wealth the country has inherited. The Outlook Afghanistan, the first daily newspaper of Afghanistan, stated “Class based setup in a society is mostly the outcome of the practice of Capitalism.” (Sherzai) Individuals to have lawful property is
Families differed drastically from each other even though family was the smallest unit in the social order. Although the religious class distanced Afghan from modernization family led to modernization of Afghan. The families were put into three different classes altogether based on race, religion, and earnings. Pashtuns are the upper class and 42% of Afghan. Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group. The middle class are the Uzbeks, they are part of the Sunni sects of Islam. Most of Uzbeks are skilled artists and have horrible relationships with the Pashtuns. The lowest class are the Hazaras. Hazaras serve as servants to the Pashtuns. Hazaras have little or no money and have very hard lives. Jalil has a very lavish lifestyle that is not very common in Afghanistan. This research paper talks about the social classes, social structure, and social order in Afghanistan. This paper also exemplifies how Khaled Hosseini utilize the character Jalil to symbolize the social aspect of Afghan history and