A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini expresses how the stereotypes and expectations of Afghan women control and limit their lives, as well as put women in a status far below men. The women in this novel are forced to endure their suffering quietly; few men, who have all political and social power, consider the mistreatment of women an act of injustice. The female protagonists in this novel, Mariam and Laila, are treated more as objects than humans by their oppressive suitor, Rasheed. In this paragraph, Hosseini shows the excruciating struggle for Afghan women and other women worldwide by focusing on the lives of Laila and Mariam throughout the novel. Hosseini describes the injustices towards the female characters as a cycle,
