Manipulation In A Thousand Splendid Suns

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In the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns written by Khaled Hosseini, people tend to make decisions for others employing their guilt through the use of manipulation. At this point in chapter three, Mariam spoke with Mullah Faizullah and told him that she wants to go to school and get a proper education. After Mariam states this, she hopes that her tutor can speak with her mother for her permission. As he expresses Mariam’s want to attend school, Nana immediately turns it down and refuses, to tell Mariam that women only need one skill in their life, which is to endure. Nana is exceptional in the skill of manipulation against her daughter Mariam by prying into her guilt. She uses manipulation by convincing Mariam that she is all that is left

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