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A Thousand Splendid Suns (Chapters 1 - 10 (Questions: (Harship / Burden:…

- - - - Jalil wasn't hurting or disregarding them on purpose, just doing selfish acts.
    - - The most likely thing is that if Mariam was a boy, things wouldn't change, but if Jalil was a woman then most likely Nana would be married to Jalil.
    - - Jalil must of finally realized all of his shame and showed his true nature, a coward, to his daughter.
  - - - Quote 2: "Nana said that one of these days he would miss, that she, Mariam, would slip through his fingers, hit the ground, and break a bone. But Mariam did not believe that Jalil would drop her. She believed that she would always land safely into her father's clean, well manicured hands." [Hosseini Page 15]
- - - - Quote 2: This shows that now both sides have lost an enemy, so they turn on each other.
        
        Quote 3: This shows how tough it really is for Mariam, and how just down her life is becoming. Her emotional state is tarnish and weak.
  - - - Quote 2: The Mujahideen, armed to the teeth but now lacking a common enemy, had found the enemy in each other. [Mossei, 111]
        
        Quote 3: For the first "week, the girl did little but sleep, with help from the pink pills Rasheed paid for at the hospital.
        [Mossei, 124]
- - - - Quote 2: This quote shows that Mariam is becoming closer to Laila, and now they are coming closer and closer to help each other emotionally and physically.
        
        Quote 3: This shows that Rasheed could be open-minded at times, but still rude about it.
  - - - Do you think Laila and Mariam have the will to try to escape Rasheed again?
  - - - Quote 2: "Mariam slowly grew accustomed to this tentative but pleasant companionship. She was eager for the three cups of chai she and Laila would share in the yard, a nightly ritual now." [Mossei, 152]
        
        Quote 3: "'They may have no past," he said, smoking and looking up at the ceiling. "They may know nothing of the world or this country's history." [Mossei, 164]
- - - - Quote 2: This is a part of the story that is truly shocking to both the characters and the audience. I believe that this one of the breaking points for Laila, but the happiest since she knows Tariq is still alive.
        
        Quote 3: This shows how much respect they have for Mariam, and how much the women think men need to be treated like they treat them. It shows that women do want to retaliate against the men's abusive culture and actions, and find those who stand against it brave.
  - - - Quote 2: "Shut up, you," Rasheed snapped, raising a finger. He turned back to Laila. "Well, what do you know? Laili and Majnoon reunited. Just like old times." His face turned stony. "So you let him in. Here. In my house. You let him in. He was in here with my son." "You duped me. You lied to me," Laila said, gritting her teeth. "You had that man sit across from me and... You knew I would leave if I thought he was alive."
        
        Quote 3: "None of the women in Mariam's cell were serving time for violent crime they were all there for the common offense of "running away from home." As a result, Mariam gained some notoriety among them, became a kind of celebrity. The women eyed her with a reverent, almost awestruck, expression. They offered her their blankets."
- - - - How did Mariam grow as a character throughout the novel?
        
        What do you think the theme of this novel is?
  - - - Quote 2: 'You 're afraid, Nana, she might have said. You 're afraid that I might find the happiness you never had. And you don 't want me to be happy. You don't want a good life for me. You 're the one with the wretched heart' [Hosseini Page 20]
      - Quote 3: "Mariam slowly grew accustomed to this tentative but pleasant companionship. She was eager for the three cups of chai she and Laila would share in the yard, a nightly ritual now." [Mossei, 152]