A Thousand Plateaus

Thousand Splendid Suns Book Talk A Thousand Splendid Suns, the second realistic fiction novel by Khaled Hosseini takes place in Afghanistan from the year 1974, to the year 2003. In this novel, the reader follows Mariam and Laila’s journey growing up and dealing with the hardships, while learning about the Afghan’s way of life and culture. And you accompany Laila and Mariam through their lives together. Mariam is nearly two decades older than Laila, Laila grew up in a loving family in…

Devastating, heartbreaking, unforgettable and deeply moving as described by various paper companies but inspiring, masterpiece and painful would be my discrimination for an enthralling biography like The Kite Runner. Presented to the readers where the feelings, experiences and actions are flowing and connecting to the readers in a way, engaging them to read every single word of the biography of Khaled Hosseini as they are experiencing it themselves. Set in three (3) countries Afghanistan,…

The Hero’s Journey, as found throughout the study of myths and legends, helps readers expose and recognise the importance of the archetypal quest. Joseph Campbell, a mythological researcher, wrote a famous book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, where he discovered many common patterns running through hero myths and stories from around the world. Years of research lead Campbell to discover the Hero’s Journey Archetype. Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem, clearly demonstrates the Archetypal Journey by…

The primary setting of the novel, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, situating in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, drastically shifted settings in chapters eleven to fifteen to a popular American city. The radical change in location caused an offset in Baba’s lifestyle. Originally, Baba lived in an extravagant home in Kabul. The house came with the benefits of a servant, “marble floors… wide windows… gold stitched tapestries… [and] a crystal chandelier…” (p.4). It was “thought [to be] the…

A Thousand Splendid Suns (414 pages), by Khaled Hosseini, is a compelling and emotional novel that takes place in a small city in Afghanistan and describes the lives of two young women during a time of war, oppression, and poverty. Mariam and Laila are forced to marry a man who turns out to be abusive, however, they eventually develop a beautiful bond that helps them endure all the struggles that come along in their lives. In the beginning of the novel, after Mariam’s mother dies, she is forced…

Khaled Hosseini’s life was not the easiest, but it was not as hard as those who grew up in Afghanistan during the wars. Luckily for him, he left the country at eleven, two years before Afghanistan’s president was assassinated by communists. This moment in history is not the main focus of 1000 Splendid Suns, but it does shape the way the characters are presented. Once the communists were overthrown, extremists took over the government and shoved the religion down everyone’s throats. Women now had…

In the book “The Kite Runner”by Khaled Hosseini it allows the readers to see the social classes . Amir, Hassan ,Baba, Rahim khan and Assef were the main characters in the book . Amir comes from a high class with a wealthy family while Hassan comes from a lower class with a family that doesn’t have that much money. In Afghanistan people would get punished for their ethnic group, majority being (Sunni Muslims) and the minority being (Shi'a Muslims). The kite runner has much, to do with the…

Putting your trust on someone you just met is a big step for the friendship you want to make. In "The Kite Runner", many people who place their trust on people and at the end get hurt. An example is when Sohrab placed his trust in Amir when he promised he would take him to live with him. Amir then told Sohrab that he couldn't take him with him because of lack of proof. He then explained that Sohrab would have to stay in the orphanage for a short period of time. Sohrab didn't want to go back so…

Anthony Ubelhor’s article, “The Hero’s Journey Defined”, told about the myths and fairy tales in archetypal stories, which included an excerpt from Joseph Campbell’s book, The Hero With a Thousand Faces, published in 1949. The excerpt discussed the many phases a character must pass through in order to be considered the hero of the story. The three phases, Departure, Initiation, and Return are the headlines of the multiple stages a hero experiences contained in each phase. The first big idea of…

Amir’s life was changed forever when he rescued Sohrab. He realized that his claustrophobic fear of debt that was haunting was soon realized when “I ran” (Hosseni 371) When Hassan flies a kite, it shows that he is free spirited. Compared to Amir, Hassan does not let the troubles of life get to him as much. The Kite Runner has a simple context that infiltrates ones heart. In a story like this the emotions of the character were conveyed piece by piece and somewhat rather vaguely. In the Kite…