The impact of parental relationships shapes how a child views the world in every way. One lens through which this relationship can be analyzed is through religion. Religion is one of the pillars on which society stands. It is ingrained in every part of our culture, and as such is important in “A Thousand Splendid Suns.” Specifically, religion is key in understanding a person or character through how religion impacts the development of someone throughout their childhood. How Religion is Transferred Throughout Families In order to understand how a parent’s religious values can impact their children’s lives, it is first important to look at why a parent’s religion has any impact at all on their child. A parent can be the single most important factor in how a child develops. A broad examination of studies conducted by the American Psychological Association found that …show more content…
The study clearly showed that there was a positive correlation between higher education and making more money. The level of education a person can get depends on many environmental factors such as finance and opportunity, but religion has also been noted to have a significant impact on the level of education a person gets. In a study done by the Pew Research Center, agnostic groups were more likely to attend and graduate college than religious groups. One thing to note from this study is the level of religiosity that participants practiced. Highly religious people were less likely to graduate high school and pursue higher education, but most religious people did not have a large education gap between agnostic groups. These studies show that parental religion can impact a person’s life much beyond childhood. Depending on how religious one's parents are, can impact one's education level and income as an adult, illustrating the profound effect that parents have upon their child’s entire