Mariam’s personality holds a surplus amount of magnanimity. During the entire novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini, Mariam does what she is told to do. She follows the rules, never disobeys, and she never protests the controlling acts others forced upon her. On page 369, on the first and third paragraph, Mariam is about to face her death and is mourning over the thought of it. Mariam has a timid, reserved personality and expects herself to act no differently than her usually anxiety-filled self when it’s time for her to face the death penalty. Though, her personality changes to a brave, confident one, that is opposite of her usual personality, when it is time for her to say her farewells to life. Her new outlook on herself was
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The driver, a young Talib, offers her his best words of wisdom he has to offer. He didn’t know much about his father, but he knew besides being a bicycle repair man, the man was the bravest man his mother knew. However, when the communists came, his father was crying like an infant. The Taliban worker looked at her and tells her, “I’m telling you so know it’s normal to be scared. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, mother (369).” When Mariam heard the story, it was the first time that day she cried. The memory the man told Mariam made her come to conclusion that killing Rasheed was the only option, due to her realizing if it wasn’t Rasheed getting murdered, it would have been Laila, Aziza, and Mariam meeting death. With her killing him, only she will have to face the consequences and death, not her beloved family. She wanted her family to have a life she always dreamed of that is filled with happiness and love, so she gave them the opportunity to fulfill that fantasy and turn it into a reality. The act of killing Rasheed was not her defining moment, because it was just her caught in the heat of the moment. When she killed him she still was not at peace with herself nor her life. Going to the Ghazi Stadium, hearing the flashback, and having time to reflect on her life, was her defining moment. Mariam always thought negatively about herself, but the memory the driver recalled caused her to acknowledge that she was a …show more content…
When Jalil’s wives told her she was going to live with Rasheed, she didn’t mutter a ‘but,’ and when Rasheed began doing things she did not consent to, she didn’t mutter a ‘stop.’ However, after hearing that past memory of the Taliban man’s father, she realized she was a hero and did the right thing for herself and others. When she arrived at the stadium she was convinced she would make a complete mess of herself. She thought she would plead for her life or legs would stop working. Though, she strided into the stadium, legs not buckling, her arms did not wobble, “and then Mariam’s stride steadied and she could walk without protest (369).” Hearing the story was her lead up to the defining moment, but walking into the stadium was the true moment. In the truck she was still afraid and not convinced that she was strong. Heading into the stadium, caused her to become confident and at inner peace with
The driver, a young Talib, offers her his best words of wisdom he has to offer. He didn’t know much about his father, but he knew besides being a bicycle repair man, the man was the bravest man his mother knew. However, when the communists came, his father was crying like an infant. The Taliban worker looked at her and tells her, “I’m telling you so know it’s normal to be scared. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, mother (369).” When Mariam heard the story, it was the first time that day she cried. The memory the man told Mariam made her come to conclusion that killing Rasheed was the only option, due to her realizing if it wasn’t Rasheed getting murdered, it would have been Laila, Aziza, and Mariam meeting death. With her killing him, only she will have to face the consequences and death, not her beloved family. She wanted her family to have a life she always dreamed of that is filled with happiness and love, so she gave them the opportunity to fulfill that fantasy and turn it into a reality. The act of killing Rasheed was not her defining moment, because it was just her caught in the heat of the moment. When she killed him she still was not at peace with herself nor her life. Going to the Ghazi Stadium, hearing the flashback, and having time to reflect on her life, was her defining moment. Mariam always thought negatively about herself, but the memory the driver recalled caused her to acknowledge that she was a …show more content…
When Jalil’s wives told her she was going to live with Rasheed, she didn’t mutter a ‘but,’ and when Rasheed began doing things she did not consent to, she didn’t mutter a ‘stop.’ However, after hearing that past memory of the Taliban man’s father, she realized she was a hero and did the right thing for herself and others. When she arrived at the stadium she was convinced she would make a complete mess of herself. She thought she would plead for her life or legs would stop working. Though, she strided into the stadium, legs not buckling, her arms did not wobble, “and then Mariam’s stride steadied and she could walk without protest (369).” Hearing the story was her lead up to the defining moment, but walking into the stadium was the true moment. In the truck she was still afraid and not convinced that she was strong. Heading into the stadium, caused her to become confident and at inner peace with