He expresses the gut-wrenching details and the poor and hazardous living conditions of the characters, which reaches you emotionally. The constant fear of a bomb sinking a house or the Taliban tearing apart a family is prevalent in the story, making it all the more heart-wrenching.Īs a reader of both The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, I believe that Hosseini is successful in communicating the viewpoint of Afghani women during this period (1964-2003). Hosseini brings the text to life as he intertwines realistic events. Mariam and Laila can relate to each other through all they experience within the community and with their husband. At first, when the two women meet, Hosseini conveys the resistance between them, but they realize that there is no way they can survive without a trusted companion. Khaled Hosseini's purpose is to show the hardships of women in Afghanistan and all they must endure in the household as well as society. Initially, Mariam, Rasheed's first wife, is jealous of Laila, but she soon realizes that she is in desperate need of a friend. They are both married to a womanizing shoemaker, Rasheed, who constantly is abusing them physically and verbally. Hosseini depicts the lives of Laila and Mariam, and their struggle against society and the Taliban. In a similar vein, A Thousand Splendid Suns shows the fallout that Afghanistan's violent history has had on individuals, especially its women. Khaled Hosseini had great success with his previous best-seller, The Kite Runner.
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