Comparing Hosseini's The Lives Of Mariam And Laila

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Hosseini's novel is quite intriguing as he profoundly explains the life of both Mariam and Laila with depth. Throughout the novel he is able to characterize the life a woman had in Afghanistan.This is exemplified through the the structure Hosseini uses, he separates the lives of Mariam and Laila into many distinct parts, the two individual stories of the protagonists are within parts one and two. As a result, parts three and four reside to the shared experiences of them both. By doing this he is able compare and contrast the lives of Mariam and Laila, which is an exceptional way of doing it. Throughout the novel, Hosseini is able to depict the themes of oppression to women, affects of love, and impacts on war. One of the themes is war in which

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