Category: A Thousand Splendid Suns

Dystopian Societies and Female Oppression: An Overview The protagonists in both The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini suffer in the societies in which they exist. Similarly, the theme of religious oppression underpins the suffering of the female protagonists in both the fictitious, dystopian society of Gilead in…

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a moving novel written by Khaled Hosseini, being set in Pakistan. Amid the infamous rule of the Taliban, two women, Mariam and Laila, live under the oppressive roof of their husband, who brutally beats them both verbally and physically. Throughout this book, a strong bond is established between the two…

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a novel that reveals a society that objectifies women, deprives them of basic human rights, and glorifies hegemonic masculinity (Carrigan) in Afghan society. Hosseini was born in Afghanistan but sought asylum in the US as a child. He chose to highlight some grave issues that have enveloped…

With reference to wider reading, explore and compare Margaret Atwood and Khaled Hosseinis sociological representation of religion and its impact on womens treatment in The Handmaids Tale and A Thousand Splendid Suns. In both texts, A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Handmaids Tale, both writers explore the exploitation and mistreatment of women for the benefit…

The purpose of this study to reveal the main characteristics of women, that how women are oppressed in our society and how they are facing challenge daily in their personal and professional life. According to the novel of Husseini, he declares the real version of women and portray the story that how the two characters…

Introduction A Thousand Splendid Suns is a work of realistic fiction based on Khaled Hosseinis trip to Afghanistan. The story is set in Afghanistan between the early 1960s and early 2000s and features two main protagonists. The first is Mariam, a quite, thoughtful child at the start of the book. Born out of wedlock to…

Gender equality is the longest war that ladies have been battling and still are for an extended time. Women in Afghanistan have been experiencing gender equality issues in its extreme frame for ages caused by traditions and cultures along with caste and religion. Khaled Hosseinis, A Thousand Splendid Suns clearly illustrates the predicament of women…

Through a study of Alice Walker’s novel, The Color Purple, this paper is going to talk about those black women who have traveled a long journey from suffering male dominance, to rebellion against its conventions, and to creating their freedom. Alice Walker’s The Color Purple was written in 1982, in an epistolary form. She has…

A Thousand Splendid Suns Dialectical Journal 1 Pages 1-73 In the story, A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini tells a depressing story that follows Mariam, an accident of a rich businessman and his servants affair. Mariam lives just outside Herat with her bitter mother, Nana in a divided family where she is visited by her…

This narrative is about a girl named Mariam who lives in Afghanistan in the early 1960s. Throughout her life, there have been many ups and downs. She has to live with her mother Nana, while her father is a successful and rich entrepreneur named Jalil. Mariam despises the fact that she doesn’t get to live…