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"A Thousand Splendid Suns" (Chapters 1-10 (3 Questions (What…
"A Thousand Splendid Suns"
Chapters 1-10
"Like a compass needle that points north,a man's accusing finger always finds a woman."
This quote by Nana was instilled very early in Mariam. This starts to become true over and over during chapter 1-10.
"I'll die if you go. I'll just die."
This is very significant because it is hinting Nana committing suicide. I think this kind of hints what Nana's mindset is during the first 10 chapters.
"I used to worship you... I thought about you all the time... I didn't know you were ashamed of me."
This quote is extremely significant because these are Mariam's last words to her father. I wonder how Mariam's father felt after she told him this. I also wonder how Mariam really felt after worshipping her father to just find out he was ashamed of her.
3 Questions
What sort of theme could you take away from these 3 quotes?
What kind of relationship do you think the characters have between each other?
How do you think Mariam and Mariam's father really felt when she told him that she worshipped him and found out that he was ashamed of her?
Chapters 11-20
3 Quotes
"society has no chance of success if women are not educated, Laila. No chance."
"How glorious to know that her love for it already dwarfed anything she had ever felt as a human being,to know that there was no need any longer for pebble games."
"Now you know what you have given me in this marriage. Bad food, and nothing else."
3 Reflections
These words come back to Laila and to honor her father, she must return from Afraganistan. This is also a big quote going to towards the rights of women.
These are Mariam's thoughts of her first unborn child that will finally assure her a family.
This adds to the bitterness between Mariam and Rasheed. This also shows that Mariams inability to give Rasheed a son.
3 Questions
How does Mariam and Rasheed's relationship show how marriages were like in this religion?
How does women's rights start to revolutionize throughout chapter 11-20?
Has the theme changed from the first 10 chapters to these 10 chapters?
Chapters 21-30
3 Reflections
This shows the moment when Mariam realizes that Rasheed is trying to win Laila's hand in marriage. Mariam notices that Rasheed is trying to marry Laila.
This is the moment when Mariam and Laila's baby start to bond.
This quote is signficant because this is where the author found his title. These two lines were in a poem wrote by Salib-e-Tabrizithat was about the city. They were stuck in Babi's head all day.
3 Questions
What do you think clicked to make Mariam and Laila's baby start bonding at that time?
What was so significant about those two lines of poetry that made him want to make that the name of the book?
How did Rasheed trying to win Laila's hand contribute to the theme throughout the novel?How
3 Quotes
"And suddenly, Mariam knows that her suspicions are right. She understands with a dread that is a blinding whack to the side of her head that what she is witnessing is nothing less than a courtship." Pg. 191
"And though her throat is parched with thirst, and her feet burn with the pain of pins and needles, it is a long time before Mariam gently frees her finger from the baby's grip and gets up." Pg. 218
"One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,/ or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls." Pg. 172
Chapters 31-40
3 Reflections
This is poignant, because it shows how little Mariam has ever had and how much she wants to give. This shows Mariam's kindness and how she likes to give back with the little she has.
This is how Laila applies the plot of Titanic to the situation in Afghanistan. It also explains the people's mindset who are dealinjg with their situation in Afganistan.
This shows the basic cruelty of Rasheed. This also shows how acceptable it is to be cruel to females in this religion.
3 Questions
How does Mariam's kindness show what she is really like and how her personality really is?
How does Rasheed's cruelty show how women treated in that religion has not changed throughout the book?
Has the theme changed at all from these 10 chapters and the other previous chapters?
3 Quotes
“Everybody wants Jack to rescue them from disaster. But there is no Jack, Jack is not coming. Jack is dead.”
"I swear on the prophet's that I will find. And If I do, there isn't a court in this godforsaken country that will hold me accountable for what I still do.
"It's all I have to give her, this knowledge, these prayers. They're the only true possessions I've ever had."
Chapters 41-50
3 Reflections
This is the last sentence of the novel. It shows that Laila is pregnant and will name the girl Mariam in honor of the women who had come to mean so much to her.
These are Mariam's last thoughts.She is saying this as the Koran begins to tell her to kneel and look down/
This is Mariam's justifications for accepting punishment for killing Rasheed and staying behind.
3 Questions
How does Mariam killing Rasheed start to revolutionize women's rights in this religion at this time?
How does Laila naming her baby after Mariam show how much respect she gets and how much she deserves from other people?
What does Mariam's actions towards Rasheed's show majority of women in relationships felt in this religion?
3 Quotes
"But the naming involves only male names, because if it's a girl, Laila has already named her."
"This is a legimate end to a life of illegitimate beginnings."
"For me it ends here. There's nothing more I want. Everything I'd ever wished for as a little girl you've already given me."
Final Thoughts
3 Quotes
"Like a compass needle that points north,a man's accusing finger always finds a woman."
"I swear on the prophet's that I will find. And If I do, there isn't a court in this godforsaken country that will hold me accountable for what I still do.
"society has no chance of success if women are not educated, Laila. No chance."
Reflection
I believe these 3 quotes somewhat represent the book in how it revolves around women rights and how they are treated. These three quotes all show the different ways people in this book think about woman. The first one shows how this world cannot survive without women being educated The second quote shows sorta how women get accused for everything and how they can be treated like property. The third quote shows how cruel anyone can be a a woman and get away with it.
3 Questions
Do women rights start to revolutionize throughout this book? Is so, how?
How did events that happened throughout the book start to show how women were treated in this religion?
What was the central theme that revolved throughout the entire novel?