In America, we are lucky to have the freedoms we have. We can openly debate any topic that comes to mind, women and minorities are making great strides in equality, women and men can marry who they want, travel is not limited, and so much more. A Thousand Splendid Suns is set in Afghanistan where the freedoms mentioned before were only ever dreamed about until around 2001. Women had no say in their life and the possibility of dying due to a land mine or stray bomb was alarmingly common. Khaled Hosseini uses the lives of two women to illustrate the disparities between free and democratic societies and the authoritarian culture of Afghanistan. Throughout the book, one of these women, Laila, learns to stand up for herself in the face of injustice
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They build classrooms and transform the dreary nature of the orphanage. She turns a place that once held traumatizing memories into a place rife with hope.
Laila does more than just stand up against injustice, she inspires Mariam to stand up. She inspires her children to stand up. The only thing better than actually standing up against injustice is the ability to inspire others to believe in themselves enough to stand up. Although Mariam is executed for protecting Laila from Rasheed, she doesn’t die in vain. She dies knowing that she isn’t just a Harami. She was a person capable of love and intelligence. Mariam leaves knowing that she had loved and she was loved.
Laila’s journey from childhood to adulthood is crucial to the understanding of the book because through her revelations, we learn what the author’s intended message was. In my opinion, Khaled Hosseini illuminates the importance of courage through Laila and Mariam in the backdrop of Afghanistan. Understanding Laila’s search for justice allows you to understand that life may not be fair but it’s up to you if you want to be the victim or the change. After reading this work, I closed the book knowing that I have a responsibility to myself, my community, and my family to do anything that I can to alleviate injustice. I realized that like Laila, I was capable of
They build classrooms and transform the dreary nature of the orphanage. She turns a place that once held traumatizing memories into a place rife with hope.
Laila does more than just stand up against injustice, she inspires Mariam to stand up. She inspires her children to stand up. The only thing better than actually standing up against injustice is the ability to inspire others to believe in themselves enough to stand up. Although Mariam is executed for protecting Laila from Rasheed, she doesn’t die in vain. She dies knowing that she isn’t just a Harami. She was a person capable of love and intelligence. Mariam leaves knowing that she had loved and she was loved.
Laila’s journey from childhood to adulthood is crucial to the understanding of the book because through her revelations, we learn what the author’s intended message was. In my opinion, Khaled Hosseini illuminates the importance of courage through Laila and Mariam in the backdrop of Afghanistan. Understanding Laila’s search for justice allows you to understand that life may not be fair but it’s up to you if you want to be the victim or the change. After reading this work, I closed the book knowing that I have a responsibility to myself, my community, and my family to do anything that I can to alleviate injustice. I realized that like Laila, I was capable of