Positive attributes of community in a thousand splendid suns were the family oriented, religious, and hopeful. The attributes in A Thousand Splendid Suns were more negative. The book portrays a lot of adversity. Misfortune and heartbreak, difficulties, gender based discrimination and cruelty were the underlying attributes in the community. The place of a woman was not a place at all. Afghan society excluded the rights of women. Woman had so many restrictions including not having lawful, civil, and equal rights. Mariam like the general population forced into marriage and Laila, deceived into marrying a man who forces them to wear a burqa and is abusive. The women in the community were dependent on men and only acquired social rank through …show more content…
Decisions made in an assembly of most if not all of the people of Athens because their citizens were free. They had laws and asked for obedience for the land and to the Gods. During the assemblies everyone was considered equal or as a whole. There was education and art, free trade and religion. Socrates had the freedom to renounce himself of his wealth and roamed the streets seeking clarification. Negative attributes of the community was Athens defeat in the Peloponnesian war. This war differed from the one in “A thousand splendid suns” as it was less intense. Socrates fought in the war. Long before, his accused of not acknowledging the gods, inventing new idols, and corrupting Athens youth. The men of Athens in particular, ones whom held political stance or once held some sort of title were very pretentious. These men believed because they had mastered one field that they knew everything. Socrates was able to defend himself in court, which is more of a positive attribution. Socrates was found guilty and sentenced to death. The death sentence for the charge is another negative attribute; but there is no end all positive or negative when it comes to Socrates. For Socrates he finds that there is a different finding for