A Thousand Splendid Suns

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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, is a realistic fiction novel, set in Afghanistan. The purpose of the book is to entertain and inform readers of the hard life of the Afghan people. The book was very informative and detailed, which kept you entertained the whole time. These things made me want to keep reading and as a result I loved the book. Throughout the book the characters face many trials, the first one being with Mariam, the main character of the book. When Mariam returns home from the city she discovers that her mother has committed suicide. Being Mariam is a child she is forced to go stay with her father and his three wives. Soon after arriving she realizes she is not wanted there and is mandated to marry an older man, Rasheed. After being married for a time Mariam finds herself pregnant, but unfortunately suffers through many miscarriages. Rasheed, wanting a child so …show more content…

The author does a great job establishing what the characters are going through and how they feel and react in that situation. In the beginning of the book Mariam is a young girl who has bigger dreams than what her mother thinks she can achieve which makes her view herself in a negative light. As she grows into a woman Rasheed still makes her feel this way, however when Laila comes into her life she becomes a whole new woman with a totally different attitude towards things. After reading the novel I think the author’s main purpose is to inform readers of the woman and their hardships in Afghanistan. The women had very specific rules they had to follow such as, no jewelry, no makeup, they can’t speak unless spoken to and must always be accompanied by a male relative when going outside their homes. If they broke any of those rules they would be beaten severely or killed. Women were forbidden to attend school or work, they relied purely on their husbands for all their

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