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A Thousand Splendid Suns (Chapters 1-10 (Chapter 5,Pg 26 "... '…

- - - - Why is Jalil so unfair to Mariam compared to all of his other kids?
      - Jalil is always treating Mariam like she is not one of his kids. For example, in this quote, Jalil was talking to Mariam about Ponokio and telling her how exciting it is , information about how the movie clips work and a bunch more. He ended up making her hopes become really high and so when she actually wanted to see the movie he said no. Including her mother.
    - - Mariam saw her mother dead hanging on a tree, the only person she ever really had in her life. Nana, her mother had said that if she left to see jalil that she would die. And so, she did. When she had seen her mother, all she could really do is stare and not even know what to do. I feel for her because it is a hard thing to see and struggle with at such a young age. Mariam had just turned 15 years old.
      - What would you do if you were in Mariam's shoes at this point in life ?
      - Chapter 7, pg 49-50 "...'Mariam dont make me do this,' he said as though he was the one to whom something was being done...Afsoon escorted her back to the room upstairs. When Afsoon closed the door, Mariam heard the rattling of a key as it turned the lock"
        
        Since Mariam did not want to marry that 45 year old, Jalil let Afsoon lock her up so she would not runaway. Jalil is acting like he HAS to do what he did. He really did not need too. Just because his wives and children don't accept her and want her out of the house does not mean he could just go ahead and let her get locked up like she is in prison.
        
        Why was someone so older than Mariam want to marry her at such a young age ? Is that part of their religion ?
  - - - Due to Rahseed losing his job because of the fire he was in, he took all his shame and guilt on all the women in the house. Even since Aziza was a baby, he would miss treat her only because she was a girl. You can tell gender roles were things back then that happened whether people knew it or not.
      - When Laila punches Rasheed, what is his response?
      - Chapter 46,"'When they do, they'll find you as guilty as me. Tariq too.I wont have the two of you living on the run, like fugitives. What will happen to your children if you're caught?"(Hosseini 358)
        
        This shows that since Mariam killed Rasheed , she is debating whether she should turn herself in. The reason why is because she does not want Laila and Tariq and their kids to be on the run all their lives. She is sacrificing her life for theirs . This also shows how their society is based and how it works.
        
        Can you predict what would happen if Mariam did not kill Rasheed.
        
        Chapter 50,"It is a good life,Laila tells herself, a life to be thankful for.It is, in fact, Precisely the sort of life she used to dream for herself in her darkest days with Rasheed. Everday, Laila reminds herself of this." (Hossieini 388
        
        Laila is trying to make herself feel better for leaving the country and letting Mariam sacrifice her own life for them. She Of course feels guilty but they are trying to do the right thing by leaving the Country for America. At the end of the day, this is the better thing for all of her family to do.
        
        How did Tariq and Laila marry?
  - - - Chapter 1, “Like a compass needle that always points north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam.” (Hosseini 7)
        
        Why do you think that this novel was called, "A Thousand Splendid Suns"?
      - Chapter 16," Marriage can wait, education cannot...Because a society has no chance of success if its women are unedcuated, Laila. No chance." (Hosseini 114)
        
        How does Mariam and Lailas friendship make Mariams view point of the world be completely different than what she used to think?
    - - Why does Mariam make the decision to not have any witnesses or visitors at her trial?
- - - - All throughout these past few chapters, Mariam ended up having a miscarriage. Ever since she had the miscarriage, Rasheed has been resentful towards her and and treating her badly when all she does is try to make him feel better or do extra things for him like doing her makeup. When she had done her makeup and Rasheed looked at her with a gross look on his face it made her feel so embarrassed of herself.
      - Do women end up getting their rights at the end of the novel and not let men throw them around ?
      - Chapter 18, pg 130-131, "...Her time with Traiq's family always felt natural to Laila, effortless, uncomplicated by differences in tribe or language, or by personal spites and grudges that infected the air at her own home."
        
        You can tell that Laila envys Tariq's family and home. Her home with her family is full of fighting and separation and never really being nice to one another. Her mother does not realy take care of her and Lailas father is always at work so she cant really talk to him until he gets home. Traiq's family is always eating food together and they never really fight.
        
        How does the word, "Love" relate to this novel, "A Thousand Splendid Suns?"
- - - - Most of everyone that Laila knew in the neighborhood was legitimately leaving Afghanistan because of how bad it is getting. When Laila found out that Tarig, the boy she fell in love with was leaving she did not know what to do with herself. Selfishly, she ended up slapping him across the face but understood why.
      - noticing that Laila likes tariq, what do you think would have been their happy ever after if he did not have to leave her ?
      - Chapter 28, " All I remember is, doctors huddled around the bed, calling for this and that, alarms beeping, syringes all over the ground. 'In the morning, the bed was empty. I asked the nurse. She said he fought valiantly' " (Hosseini 209)
        
        A man named, Abdul Sharif had went to Mafriams house where Laila was staying. The reason why he had went to see her was because of Tariq. Tariq had got into a car crash with a bunch of other people . His right leg ended up getting cut off and he was burned really badly. As you can tell, he did not make it. Laila did not know what to do with herself.
        
        What would you do if you were in Laila position losing the boy she loved and her bestfriend ?
- - - - Laila took money from Rasheed not only for her but for her baby also. She can no longer watch out for herself, she also has to look out for Aziza. She knows that Rasheed is a horrible and bad man so that's why she is going to try and runaway the next spring that comes. She knew her baby needed some type of shelter, that's why she said yes to marrying Rasheed.
      - Based on what Laila is doing, do you think that she will bring Mariam with her ?
      - Chapter 34,"...a look passed between Laila and Mariam. An unguarded, knowing look. And in this fleeting, wordless exchange with Mariam, Laila knew that they were not enemies any longer." (Hossieni 250)
        
        When Laila came into the picture, at first Mariam was nice to her and helped her recover but as soon as she found out that Rasheed wanted to marry her, she hated her. Mariam was rude, and always gave Laila and her baby a nasty look. Laila always tries to explain her part of the story but Mariam never listens to her. Mariam ended up being nice to Laila one day and realized that they could be really good friends and help each other through the struggles happening.
        
        What is so important for Laila and Mariam to become such good friends? What is your opinion?