Major Themes in A Thousand Splendid Suns
- Created by: Rebecca
- Created on: 01-10-13 12:25
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- Themes
- shame
- illegitamacy mariam
- nana cast out of jalil's home
- spends above budget to show wealth
- reputation
- pregnancy and parenthood
- symbol of hope despite bleak situation
- aziza helps laila stay positive after Tariq's "death"
- fertility is often linked to showing a womens worth
- education of women
- nana only thing needed to learn is to "ENDURE"
- Tutored in Koran
- laila becomes teacher
- marriage vs true love
- mariam finds hope in marriage
- eventually devolves into abuse
- marriage+forced=nolove
- tariq and laila
- rasheed and laila sexual relations one-sided
- laila finds safety in making love with tariq
- rasheed and laila sexual relations one-sided
- mariam finds hope in marriage
- shame
- ties to afghanistan
- Themes
- shame
- illegitamacy mariam
- nana cast out of jalil's home
- spends above budget to show wealth
- reputation
- pregnancy and parenthood
- symbol of hope despite bleak situation
- aziza helps laila stay positive after Tariq's "death"
- fertility is often linked to showing a womens worth
- education of women
- nana only thing needed to learn is to "ENDURE"
- Tutored in Koran
- laila becomes teacher
- marriage vs true love
- mariam finds hope in marriage
- eventually devolves into abuse
- marriage+forced=nolove
- tariq and laila
- rasheed and laila sexual relations one-sided
- laila finds safety in making love with tariq
- rasheed and laila sexual relations one-sided
- mariam finds hope in marriage
- shame
- lailas mum wont leave the land her sons died for
- eventually leads to death
- hakim quotes poetry
- laila - decision to go back
- hope for a peaceful future
- Themes
- oppression and hope
- hope for a peaceful future
- hope in children and pregnancy
- miscarriages lead to abuse and opression
- hope in marriage turns to abuse
- hope in laila
- and children after tariq death
- female bonds
- mother and daughter relationships
- laila and mariam have bad ones- create their own maternal bonds
- mother and daughter relationships
- to stop shame both rasheed and jalil act ethically shamefully
- mariam cant have children therefore her worth is reduced
- mariam would never have stood up against rasheed if she didnt have love and confidence from laila
- female bonds
- mother and daughter relationships
- laila and mariam have bad ones- create their own maternal bonds
- mother and daughter relationships
- female bonds
- females have ability to find strength from each other in difficult situations
- prison
- complicated homelife
- death
- abuse
- lailas father pushes education
- girl/boy education is equal
- lailas father pushes education
- lailas father pushes education
- end of novel brother and sister go to school together- hopeful
- girl/boy education is equal
- girl/boy education is equal
- mariam and laila teach children together
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