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Thousand Splendid Suns (Final Thoughts (Questions (How come Tariq's…

- - - - This quote is significant because this is the turning point for both Mariam and Jalil. Mariam has to live with the fact that her mother is dead and she is forced to sleep in her father's house, knowing what he really was. The death of Nana upsets Mariam greatly to the point that she barely leaves her room anymore.
    - - This quote is significant to the difference of cultures between Mariam and Rasheed. Mariam is used to wearing Hijabs not burqas. This difference in cultures will affect both Mariam and Rasheed. She's gonna have to get used to both being with her new husband and she has to get used to his religion and his difference in culture.
    - - This quote is significant because it shows Mariam's difference in her tone and mood when she's talking to Jalil. At first, she loved him, now she completely despises him. I think that both of them realize that Nana's death changed the way they think about each other, Jalil's being nicer, more realistic than his fake attitude, and Miriam is realizing that Jalil has been lying to her for a long time.
- - - - This quote is significant because Mariam starts to think that her and her husband will become closer after a while. Despite she didn't like Rasheed at first, she started to think they'd be able to get closer when she realized her child had died inside her.
    - - This quote is significant because Laila starts to realize that the world isn't always innocent and happy. The boy holding the gun shoots water out at her, insults her, then his friends come out of the shadows and does the same. She starts to realize that men aren't always what they seem.
    - - This quote is significant because Mariam is realizing that Rasheed is much better than Jalil. She's realizing that Jalil's actions were just for his own enjoyment and not hers. He wanted to please himself that he's doing something good. Rasheed gave her the shawl because he wanted to make her happy. Rasheed wanted to make his new wife happy, not just to make himself happy.
- - - - How does Laila's relationship with Mariam and Rasheed change after the death of her parents and Tariq?
      - How has Afghanistan change after the war? How does that affect Laila's mother's feelings and actions?
      - How has Tariq and Laila's relationship change over the years of knowing each other?
    - - "A wave of affection overcame Laila. From then on, she would always remember Babi this way: reminiscing about Mammy, with his elbows on the rock, hands cupping his chin, his hair ruffled by the wind, eyes crinkled against the sun." (Hosseini 149)
        
        This quote is significant because Laila realizes how valuable her parents really are to her. After their death, she realizes that she actually cared about them, despite how they hated each other.
      - "Instead, she savored the way Tariq had said us. How thrilling, how conspiratorial, it sounded coming from him. And how reassuring to hear him say it like that--casually, naturally. Us. It acknowledged their connection, crystallized it." (Hosseini 169)
        
        This quote is significant because love is sacred. After Tariq said he loved her, she realizes that they actually cared about each other the same way they thought they did. But after his death, Laila starts to think it was god's way of punishing her for not grieving for her brother's deaths.
      - "It's about you and Tariq. He's a boy, you see, and, as such, what does he care about reputation? But you? The reputation of a girl, especially one as pretty as you, is a delicate thing, Laila. Like a mynah bird in your hands. Slacken your grip and away it flies." (Hosseini 162)
        
        This quote is significant because Laila realizes that anything that happens in their society, word will go around because she is a female.
- - - - This quote is significant because it describes how Mariam and Laila start to work together and their bond starts to get stronger. This shows that despite they hated each other in the beginning, they start to realize that they should probably start working together.
    - - This quote is significant because this shows that Mariam, Laila, and Aiziza might get a better world outside of Rasheed's house and sight. They know that they should not stay there any longer and they need to get away as soon as they could.
    - - This quote is significant because it shows that Rasheed only wanted a son, so he is being rude to both his wives now. Laila had given birth to a female and not a male, so Rasheed is extremely upset and now hates the sound of the baby girl crying all the time.
- - - - This quote is significant because Mariam is admitting that she is afraid to get killed for what she had done to Rasheed. She shows that she is going to be brave for what will happen, but she is still afraid.
    - - This quote is significant because it shows that Mariam wanted to save Laila despite what she had to do. She knew what she had to do to save her, which meant hitting Rasheed over the head with the shovel with all her strength she had.
    - - This quote is significant because Laila wants to name her new daughter after Mariam. The two women had a strong relationship after the years of Rasheed, she wants to give Mariam another chance.