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A Thousand Splendid Suns (Chapters 1-10 (3 Questions (Do you think that…

- - - - This was really the first time I really saw Mariam start doubting Jalil after painting him to the reader as a good man who loved her. Now she’s starting to question his motives, as am I.
    - - This was the first time Mariam have seen women who were potentially educated and at the very least wealthier than her. She was never near a school or around educated women, so she’s justified in being so mystified.
    - - This was when I first at least kind of had in my mind that Rasheed was most likely not a good guy. Even if he had that culture implemented into his head, as a decent human he'd still wait until after she felt comfortable with doing it.
- - - - This paints a very painful picture of how Laila's pain of hearing of Tariq's death reminds her of when her mother got news of her sons deaths. While Laila's mom was crying and screaming from pain, Laila couldn't do anything, as it was so surreal and painful.
    - - This quote was a very good comparison of trying to avoid something that you simply cannot. When Tariq left, it was so different for her that it was painfully, and he wasn't even there to really comfort her. Similar recently loosing a limp, you can feel the pain, but nothing's there.
    - - This gives really good insight to Rasheed's despicable character, almost blackmailing Mariam and guilt tripping her into wanting Laila to not be stuck with Rasheed and be freed. He wants to marry her for his own personal gain, but he's pretending to care, not to mention how arrogant it sounds saying you should win a medal for such a selfish action.
- - - - This quote I feel was really Laila starting to defend and fight for herself and finally stand up against Rasheed. There's a contrast between how she used to hit Tariq, the man she loved, which was more gentle and comical vs how she hits Rasheed, the man she married, full of hatred and defending herself like her life depended on it.
    - - This quote paints a really tough situation Laila is faced with, she's scared that she'll go on to resent Rasheed baby unlike how she loves Aziza, the baby fathered by the man she loved most. But honestly, the fact that she even is struggling with that shows that she obviously cares about this baby and their feelings, while Rasheed hates his "kid" just because of the gender, much less who's the father.
    - - This quote was what I believe all that talk about how rich the country's culture was from Babi was foreshadowing. Now everything that made that country what it is is ruined and shredded by the Taliban, almost signifies the death of the culture for the time.
- - - - This quote really illustrates exactly not only how emotional it is for Laila to see Tariq alive, but also how hard it was for her to believe he was. You spend almost a decade in daily torture and walking on eggshells,depressed that your family and lover are all dead, and then you finally see them, alive and well. That would bring anyone to their knees.
    - - To me, this quote acknowledges how stressful it must be for Marima to keep Zalmai pleased. Especially since this isn't even her own son, and what she does to please him is mostly in fear of Rasheed, not out of love for Zalmai.
    - - This quote gives an indication that although at one point she felt like his love wasn't real, she remembers the good times with her father. And it was these times that replay in her head that now remind her that he was a good father after all in her eyes.