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disappointment, In Tess of the D’Urbervilles and A Thousand Splendid Suns,…
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Both Hardy and Hosseini present societies in which women’s lives are governed by forces beyond their control, portraying disappointment with fate and societal structures as a recurring source of suffering — but while Hardy depicts this disappointment as tragically inevitable and fatal, Hosseini allows it to become a catalyst for endurance and eventual liberation.
In A Thousand Splendid Suns, Hosseini illustrates how Afghan society continually disappoints women by stripping them of agency, yet he also shows how this disappointment becomes a foundation for female solidarity, sacrifice, and eventual hope
Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman
Learn this now and learn it well, my daughter: Like a compass needle that points north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always
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In Tess of the D’Urbervilles and A Thousand Splendid Suns, both Hardy and Hosseini explore the devastating effects of disappointment through female protagonists whose hopes for love, agency, and belonging are repeatedly crushed by patriarchal forces—yet while Hardy presents disappointment as an inescapable fate, Hosseini allows it to become a crucible for resilience and eventual renewal