Yousafzai's A Thousand Splendid Suns
In the book, “I am Malala” the author Malala, had many purposes she stressed to portray while writing her story. One of the purposes is to prove her audience to achieve certain goals; one must work hard to reach them. Another purpose she was trying to attain was to demonstrate to everyone how important it is for girls to get an education and girls to not be treated indifferently. The purpose that stood out the most was her attention towards education for girls and rights for women. “It means we want to make decisions for ourselves. We want to be free to go to school or to go to work. Nowhere is it written in the Quran that a woman should be dependent on a man” (Yousafzai). Girls are universally looked down upon. Numerous of diversified societies
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In the novel, Mariam and Laila are restricted from doing certain actions that the Taliban’s feel are not appropriate by the stringent Islamic ways. Men in Afghanistan are not permitted to groom themselves the way they wish. However, men in America have no rules to abide to when it comes to looks. “All men will grow beards. The correct length is at least one clenched fist beneath the chin… All boys will wear turbans. All boys will wear Islamic clothes. Shirt collars will be buttoned” (Hosseini 277). Women in the same way have to obey the Islamic laws as men do. In fact, women have to abide additional rules than men. Men follow instructions involving appearances and entertainment but women follow instructions involving looks, jobs, responsibilities, speech, and where they’re allowed to go. “You will stay inside your homes at all times. If you go outside you must be accompanied by a male relative. Jewelry is forbidden. You will not speak unless spoken to. Girls are forbidden from attending schools. Women are forbidden from working” (278). The Americans though, have a different experience than the people of Afghanistan. Women and men have the freedom of speech. Women have just as many jobs opportunities as men and girls are not prohibited from receiving education as boys. Men and women are allowed to wear whatever makes them stand out and whatever they please. The American experience allows us to feel equal rather than arbitrated and
In the novel, Mariam and Laila are restricted from doing certain actions that the Taliban’s feel are not appropriate by the stringent Islamic ways. Men in Afghanistan are not permitted to groom themselves the way they wish. However, men in America have no rules to abide to when it comes to looks. “All men will grow beards. The correct length is at least one clenched fist beneath the chin… All boys will wear turbans. All boys will wear Islamic clothes. Shirt collars will be buttoned” (Hosseini 277). Women in the same way have to obey the Islamic laws as men do. In fact, women have to abide additional rules than men. Men follow instructions involving appearances and entertainment but women follow instructions involving looks, jobs, responsibilities, speech, and where they’re allowed to go. “You will stay inside your homes at all times. If you go outside you must be accompanied by a male relative. Jewelry is forbidden. You will not speak unless spoken to. Girls are forbidden from attending schools. Women are forbidden from working” (278). The Americans though, have a different experience than the people of Afghanistan. Women and men have the freedom of speech. Women have just as many jobs opportunities as men and girls are not prohibited from receiving education as boys. Men and women are allowed to wear whatever makes them stand out and whatever they please. The American experience allows us to feel equal rather than arbitrated and