“A man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing. It isn't like a mother's womb. It won't bleed. It won't stretch to make room for you.” I will assemble, examine, and interpret Chapters 3 “Nice to Eat You”, 12 “Is that a Symbol” and 13 “It’s all Political” from “How to Read like a Professor” to investigate and draw conclusions on Mariam from “A Thousand Splendid Suns”. In addition I will also analyze how the turn of events in the protagonist, Mariam’s, life challenges or support morals, values, and