Women In Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns
The tremendous downfall of women's rights causes two women to face a substantial amount of obstacles to view and change the economy of their country. These two women, Mariam and Laila, in A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, form a bond equivalent to a mother /daughter relationship to gain strength to fight hopeless odds. With Afghanistan having little to no central government it became mostly under Taliban rule. Nonetheless, having strict rules throughout the country lead to women not being valued or equal to men also causing their rights to increasingly plummet. Hosseini’s novel outlines the power of women through the use of characterization. The women bear with limited freedom and domestic abuse for new beginnings. Emphasizing the
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Continuous wars going back to back, government forces coming in and out, the Taliban invaded and announces the new set of harsh rules for both men and women, however there is more of a hatred and discrimination towards the women. In Afghanistan, Women were not allowed to do things that were considered normal in the U.S. As a matter of fact, cosmetics and nice clothes were banned, women could not be in the public eye without a male spouse near them or they will face severe punishment, etc. In this male- dominated area, women were treated as if they were less of a person, as if their presence were to be completely useless without a man. Most women were victims of domestic abuse in the Afghan culture. “You can't stop me, Rasheed. Do you hear me? You can hit me all you want, but I’ll keep going there,” (320) At this point of time, A catastrophe entered the dysfunctional family lives, a fire burned down Rasheed's shoe making business, Laila/ Mariam’s husband leaving them in poverty, as a result they couldn’t afford to provide the basic needs for Aziza, Laila’s first born daughter and sent her away to an orphanage. Even knowing leaving her home will result in severe, or unruly punishments, Laila is determined and still continues to do whatever she can to visit Aziza, which shows that Laila is strong and
Continuous wars going back to back, government forces coming in and out, the Taliban invaded and announces the new set of harsh rules for both men and women, however there is more of a hatred and discrimination towards the women. In Afghanistan, Women were not allowed to do things that were considered normal in the U.S. As a matter of fact, cosmetics and nice clothes were banned, women could not be in the public eye without a male spouse near them or they will face severe punishment, etc. In this male- dominated area, women were treated as if they were less of a person, as if their presence were to be completely useless without a man. Most women were victims of domestic abuse in the Afghan culture. “You can't stop me, Rasheed. Do you hear me? You can hit me all you want, but I’ll keep going there,” (320) At this point of time, A catastrophe entered the dysfunctional family lives, a fire burned down Rasheed's shoe making business, Laila/ Mariam’s husband leaving them in poverty, as a result they couldn’t afford to provide the basic needs for Aziza, Laila’s first born daughter and sent her away to an orphanage. Even knowing leaving her home will result in severe, or unruly punishments, Laila is determined and still continues to do whatever she can to visit Aziza, which shows that Laila is strong and