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
by lying to El jefe. She also slapped El jefe when he tried to touch her somewhere she didn't
The story opens up with Mariam’s mother, Nana, calling her a “harami” for breaking a sugar bowl. “Harami” means “bastard child” and Mariam was born out of wedlock, with her father being Jalil, a wealthy businessman. Although it was Jalil’s fault for having an affair with Mariam’s mother, Mariam gets the pain and backlash from her mother for being a “harami.” She did not understand what this meant, though, because she was
Society is built on the fact that everyone is different: different gender, different hair color, different body types, and, most importantly, different opinions. Although conflict stems from different opinions, humans can not help but have their own thoughts and feelings about every situation. Different opinions, such as democrats vs. republicans or pro-life vs. pro-birth, are just a few examples, on the neverending list, of society spitting their views on a topic. Despite the fact that everyone is so different, people can learn from each other and grow their opinions after hearing the other “side of the story”. We may not always agree with each other, but we should just listen, understand, and respect the fact that everyone has different opinions.
power than many men do. For instance she is able to convince Zeus, ruler of
This quote shows how she thinks that she was used as a trophy and as a
she uses her brains to mastermind a plan to cleverly sneak her way behind enemy lines and
makes each of them aware of the part they had played that lead to her
haunting her. By witnessing and participating in the crime of killing the king she is
To cry, 'Hold, hold!' " line 41-57, Pg. 41. Here we see her summon evil spirits to thicken her blood and to turn her milk into bitter gall and then calls on them to prevent her from feeling remorse and to remove her feminity. This is very intriguing, and very interesting. We didn't even expect that an apparently strong, practical, and determined woman would act in such contradiction to her womanliness.
to assist him. All of her actions are done out of devotion and allegiance to
At one stage I believed that it was as if she was given the supernatural strength of a warrior or a Knight to commit such an act. Her feminisms had all but been ripped out, being replaced with a heart of stone. She could only have acquired such forces when she wished for them [via evil forces]: "Come, you Spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me, from the crown (crown-she already pic-tures herself with a crown alofted on her royal
In the words of Jim Cocola and Ross Douthat, Hansberry wrote the play A Raisin in the Sun to mimic how she grew up in the 1930s. Her purpose was to tell how life was for a black family living during the pre-civil rights era when segregation was still legal (spark notes). Hansberry introduces us to the Youngers’, a black family living in Chicago’s Southside during the 1950s pre-civil rights movement. The Younger family consists of Mama, who is the head of the household, Walter and Beneatha, who are Mama’s children, Ruth, who is Walter’s wife, and Travis, who is Walter and Ruth’s son. Throughout the play the Youngers’ address poverty, discrimination, marital problems, and abortion. Mama is waiting on a check from the insurance company because of the recent passing of her husband. Throughout the play Walter tries to convince Mama to let him invest the money in a liquor store. Beneatha dreams of becoming a doctor while embracing her African heritage, and Ruth just found out that she is pregnant and is struggling to keep her marriage going. The Youngers’ live in a very small apartment that is falling apart because of the wear and tear that the place has endured over the years. Mama dreams of having her own house and ends up using part of the insurance money for a down payment on a house in an up-scale neighborhood. The Youngers’ meet Mr. Lindner, who is the head of the welcoming committee. Mr. Lindner voices the community’s concerns of the Youngers’ moving into their neighborhood. Is the play A Raisin in the Sun focused on racial or universal issues?
Maria frequently prays to the Virgin Mary and Antonio prays to Her with Maria; it is almost as if Maria too knows the power She possesses; the Virgin Mary is the middle ground that Antonio desires and ultimately decides he will follow, his devotion to her is evident when he says:
She listens to Jaime, when he performs an abortion to her. This shows the lack of self-respect she has on
a prostitute she has power over him as he thirsts to make love to her.