a thousand splendid suns
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chapters 1-10
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3 reflections
3 questions
quotes
"learn this and learn it well, my daughter: Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman. always. You remember that mariam." chapter 1 page 7
" they'll comfort you too, mariam jo, he said. you can summon them in your time of need, and they won't fail you. God's words will never fail you, my girl." chapter 3 page 17
" it ends here for you and me. Say your goodbyes" chapter 8, page 55
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reasons
nana tells mariam that men are accusers that always blame women. at this time men had more power then women. and she is telling mariam to watch her back.
since religion is a big part of my life, this quote stood out to me because in church you are always welcomed and never turned away because of your religion or culture.
this quote tells me that trusting someone sometimes is not a good idea. sometimes you trust someone because you just see what you want to see in them.
questions
theme: throughout the story, what do you think the theme will evolve into?
characters: which characters do you think play the biggest roles in the end of the book?
culture or gender studies:do you think it was normal girls to go to school in this culture?
chapters 11-20
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why would rasheed ask if mariam was mad at her after all of that?
"I worry that you are angry with me." Rasheed said. chapter 14 page 95
"what's the matter is that you have done it again." chapter 15 page 103
"what if it is a girl." Miriam said " i think it is a boy. Yes. A boy." chapter 13 page 86
why would rasheed make mariam name the baby if it was a girl?
why did rasheed make mariam eat rocks because she cooked the rice wrong.
because he is being sarcastic after all what he did to her
because he wanted a boy and he would not stand if she had a girl
because he made her eat the rocks she lost some of her teeth.
chapters 21-30
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In Chapter 27, Laila's suffering forges her connection to Mariam, and Rasheed's behavior foreshadows changes in his and Mariam's life together.
Hosseini uses symbol and allusion to foreshadow significant transitions and departures as the novel's second section ends.
Through Laila's reactions to Tariq's death, Hosseini deepens her connections with Mariam and Fariba. As Sharif's story unfolds, Laila tries to distance herself from his news in order to attempt to handle it.
Why are women forced to get married at such a young age and knowing you don't love the person you are married too.
Why would you make your spouse do things they don't want to do just for the heck of it.
Why do people of this culture and this religion treat people of lower classes this way?
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Chapters 31- 40
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"Your parents came here dressed like this?" chapter 22 page 99
"It was one thing when you were little kids running around. No harm in that. It was
charming But now. Now. I notice you're wearing a bra, Laila." chapter 23 page 104
"Well, he's here asking for you. You need to come down and talk to him." chapter 27 page 126
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Chapter 40 "most days laila was deprived of her son. Rasheed too him to the shop, let him crawl around under his crowded work bench." (Hosseini 296)
Chapter 40 " Its all i had to give her, Mariam had said to laila . "(Hosseini 250)
" They have three cups of tea while they sit there and aziza awakens and begins to cry. Rasheed yells at laila to come upstairs to shut her up." chapter 34
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why do you think that thje girls got along so fast once they actually tried to?
Why do you think mariam calls herself Laila's mother on multiple occasions?
What do you think happened to laila at the end of chapter 40?
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this shows the drastic difference in the way Rasheed treats his children
This explains how close mariam and laila got to Aziza and how she wants to give her everything she can so she giver her all she has.
this quote explains the connection that the story feeds off of. It shows how laila and mariam will become closer.
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Chapters 41-51
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what impact will moving back to kabul on laila, tiriq, zalamari and especially Aziza?
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Chapter 42 "But she didn't. She didn't dare. She didn't dare to move a muscle. She didn't dare breathe or blink even for fear that he was nothing but a mirage shimmering in the distance. a brittle illusion that would vanish at the slightest provocation.
Chapter 42. "At first rasheed humored laila and accompanied them, Mariam and Zalmai to the orphanage, though he made sure as they walked that she had a eyful of grevious looks, an earful of his rants over what a hardship she was putting hi. (Hosseini 319)
Chapter 41. "Death from starvation suddenly became a distinct possibility. Some chose to wait for it." (Hosseini 306)
Do you think the bond between laila and tiriq will stay as strong as it appears to be?
Zalamai is very cautious of tiriq because his father is gone. Do you think he will warm up to him?
last response
"Well, he's here asking for you. You need to come down and talk to him." chapter 27 page 126
Chapter 42 "But she didn't. She didn't dare. She didn't dare to move a muscle. She didn't dare breathe or blink even for fear that he was nothing but a mirage shimmering in the distance. a brittle illusion that would vanish at the slightest provocation.
"what if it is a girl." Miriam said " i think it is a boy. Yes. A boy." chapter 13 page 86
what impact will moving back to kabul on laila, tiriq, zalamari and especially Aziza?
Why are women forced to get married at such a young age and knowing you don't love the person you are married too.
culture or gender studies:do you think it was normal girls to go to school in this culture?
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The book A Thousand Splendid suns teaches us how to treat people and women.the examples of making your wife eat rocks because the rice is not cooked long enough is cruel and abusive. in the end justice helped mariam but is she would not have told anyone then she would not have been executed in jail.