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A Thousand Splendid Suns (final branch (quotes (chapter 30: " laila…

- - - - Mairum sees her father as pretty much perfect. she describes how she views Jalil on page 21 and its pure joy when he sees him. She claims she feels safe around him, that he wouldnt let her fall , and not just physically
    - - Nana stayed harsh towars Jalil and Marium. Nana claims she would die if Marium leaves her for Jalil. Once Jalil betrays Marium the way Marium did Nana, Marium sees what Nana has been talking about. Jalil seems so sweet and perfect on the inside but all of it is just a show, Marium feels he really doesnt care and that if she just wouldve stayed her mother wouldnt have killed herself. There was no point in leaving if she wouldve known how Jalil wouldve treated her, but she didnt.
    - - Nana has told Mairum more than once that she is unwanted and that she is nothing. But Marium feels actually valued by her father Jalil. Jalil doesnt syay these things to her , she feels love from her father, and feels she cant trusts what her Nana says
- - - - mariam and laila finally agreed to stop arguing and fighting with each other since they realize their in the same position. theyre going to have to support each other in order to live with rasheed. they notice that together they would be more powerful.
    - - this might imply that resheed is beating his wife and not just in a "hes just trying to scare them" matter. he actually wants to hurt them when they make him mad. i think if i was the one in an abusive relationship i would leave so quick. but i know that its not their choice in their culture since women are seen as a mans property.
    - - this is important in the novel when it brings notice to how laila and tariqs affair is going to keep playing out. this could lead to laila receiving hate since shes having a harami kid. but its good that shes able to keep a part of him with her after they were not able to be together
- - - - this shows how Marium thinks about the other perspectives. she has a mature mind set in the moment knowing she has to make a choice rather than make a rash decision.
    - - i think how Mairum still thinks of things Nana would say still shows the grief she might feel from her death. Of course she still misses her mom and regrets the decisions she made in the past. because now the things that she would say are starting to call out to marium
    - - Nana was obviously hurt by Jalil. her harsh comments have always been taken out on MArium due to his actions. but reallt all the harsh comments were almost like a warning to how men can be. because marium now feels like one the the "snowflakes" her mom was talking about.
- - - - this shows how laila is feeling about the situation, trying to grow to the reality that her only friend was dead. she was hit by a rocket and then died
    - - most of everyone that laila knew in the neighborhood was leaving due to how bad and violent it was getting. laila found out tarig was the boy she fell in love with is leaving, she lost herself. without thinking she slapped him.
    - - Laila was the one to make Tariq leave without her since her since she doesnt want to go without her mom or dad since theres so much violence in Kabul.
- - - - mariam felt she had no choice but to kill Rasheed to save Laila and the children. she expresses her true selflessness by explaining that she would give her life to save lailas. laila and the children is the only thing mariam truly has to live for.
    - - i think all the good things that are going on would seem unrealistic to laila due to mariams death. instead of enjoying these new opportunities , she would feel guilt since mariams dead.
    - - Rasheed made laila send aziza away to an orphanage since they couldnt feed her anymore , but why didnt he kick out mariam?