Hope In A Thousand Splendid Suns

The commotion and agitation of war have brought girls different perspectives, leading to their future success. Khaled Hosseini has put the sequence in perspective in his popular novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns. This novel takes place during the reign of the Taliban. Two families struggle to put food on their table and marriages before they’re eighteen. Laila’s family has been thought to have a dystopian lifestyle and Mariam’s reveals the saddening truth of living without many of the resources to have a completely stable lifestyle. With the works of Warlords taking control of their country, their lives merge as they struggle to survive and not turn into another statistic like some. With this understanding, Mariam and Laila were able to gain

For example, Mariam as she continues to live, against all odds of being called a harami, with the hope that she would finally be accepted as a daughter than an inconvenience. In the novel, Nana states, “‘I didn’t eat or sleep, all I did was push and pray that you would come out’”(Hosseini 11). This represents Mariam's struggle before she was born. As she continues to grow, her relationship only proves to imply jealousy that Nana had against her daughter. In addition to the importance of hope, Laila hoped that one day she could live with a family that didn’t argue. After the fights, the author includes, “Laila scrambled downstairs, hoping Mammy wouldn’t come out of her room for another round”(Hosseini 108). Based on this quote, insinuates the freight she had with the impressive noise made by her parents' arguments. Some of the decisions she made came into effect because of her combative parents. With this being said, the importance of hope had a great impact on the decisions that were made and the merging of their lives. Their past resembled the separation they felt from their family which makes them so similar. This similarity has allowed them to join forces and take their lives

For instance, Mariam and Lalia gain a connection after Laila has Aziza and Rasheed proceeds to exemplify what he normally does: Act as a nuisance. Mariam states, “‘Soon enough. And you gave him a daughter. So, you see, your sin is even less forgivable than mine’”(Hosseini 250). With this, the quote describes the suffering and perseverance she must go through for having a daughter. Having a daughter in Afghanistan is described as a sin; however, the wives have found a way to connect with each other as they each understand that life isn’t always easy. To add on, Mariam and Laila use their struggles to work together and conquer their worst nightmare: Rasheed. At different points in the book, the author represents Laila by saying, “She watched Laila’s hand rise… swooping down… Glass shattered”(Hosseini 347). Later, he also interprets Mariam’s actions by stating, “She raised it. Said his name. She wanted him to see”(Hosseini 348). These quotes represent the revival of courage they had to oppress the one human being that deterred them from happiness. This gives a sense of power to Mariam as she declares Rasheed to look at her to let him know before he dies that she is the one who did it. Laila obtained her power by having the courage and determination to slam a glass vase against his head. Their actions occurred because of the