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A Thousand Splendid Suns (Chapters 1-10 (Questions (How does how Marium is…

- - - - This is ironic because Marium was so happy to be having a baby she asked God not to take it away from her and then she lost the baby. After that she wasn't able to have a child.
    - - Marium feels she is responsible for her mother's death as if she is the one who killed her herself. She regrets leaving her.
    - - Laila is hurt by the fact that she is not enough reason for her mom to want to live. She knows that Mammy doesn't care about her as much as she did her sons.
      - Questions
        
        Why does Mammy neglect Laila as much as she does?
        
        Would Marium have been better off living with Nana her whole life?
        
        Did Rasheed abuse his other wife too?
- - - - This is the first time we hear of Tariqs feelings for Laila.
    - - Mammy finally came to her senses that she needs to cherish Laila because shes her only child left.
    - - Laila is staying with Rasheed even though she doesn't want to because its whats best for her child.
    - - Is Marium jealous of Laila?
      - Is it Mammy's fault that hey died because she didn't allow them to leave earlier?
      - Why didn't Laila agree to marry Tariq?
- - - - Aziza is Mariums first encounter of unconditional love. She wonders why she loves her so much because of who she is.
    - - No one in that society cares about women and that they get abused by their husbands. Woman's needs are not thought of at all.
    - - Laila finally had enough of Rasheed and stood up for herself and Marium. This is the first time anyone has done this to Rasheed.
- - - - Marium's things getting thrown out first show how Laila is more important than her.
    - - Rasheed did not care about Aziza and it was out of his way for him to go drop her off. He wasn't even kind enough to walk them all the way there.
    - - Marium loved Laila and she could suffer through everything Rasheed had put her through but she wouldn't let him take away Laila. That was the final straw.
- - - - Throughout the book men never have to take responsibility for the pain they cause woman. Woman are always seen as less than men and are the first to be accused and punished.
    - - Laila was a very educated girl because of her father and her knowledge helped her to survive. When the war was over in Kabul, Laila moved back and started teaching the children in the orphanage. She contributed to society just like her father had predicted.
    - - This is one of Laila's final thoughts about Marium. Marium became such an important person in Laila's life. She was like a mother to her and a grandmother to her children. She will always remember her as her best friend.