Women's Rights In A Thousand Splendid Suns

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In the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, women’s rights were presented to be not equal to men and limited by a series of events. The main women characters in the novel, Mariam and Laila rights were not equal to the husband they shared, Rasheed. Mariam and Laila had limited rights, which means that Rasheed held most of their power. Nana, Mariam’s mom rights were presented to me not equal to a man because of the blame she was forced to take. Also Aziza, Raheed’s and Laila’s daughter was not treated equal to her younger brother because of her gender. In every situation that occurred with Mariam, Laila and Aziza, Rasheed had the finial decision. The novel A Thousand Splendid Suns presented the laws Afghanistan made for women that made them not equal to men. In the novel a law was made in Afghanistan around 1992 referencing women’s right to travel …show more content…
Mariam’s preferences about her face covered were irrelevant because Rasheed preferences were for her face to be covered at all times. She did not have the option of not having her face covered. Rasheed’s preferences were to have a second wife Laila, which Mariam did not agree with. Rasheed acted on his preferences and married Laila. The marriage of Rasheed and Laila showed that Mariam rights were limited and her preferences were overtrumped by Rasheed’s preferences.
In the play Hamlet, women’s rights were presented to be equal to men and from a series of events, which is the opposite of women’s rights that was presented in the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns. The main character in Hamlet, Gertrude was present to have equal rights to men because her voice was heard and valued like a man’s voice was. Also Gertrude status was equal to her husband’s, they were royal and she was treated as so. The character Ophelia was presented to have equal rights to men because she was not forgotten about and wasn’t

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