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A Thousand Splendid Suns Analysis

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A Thousand Splendid Suns is a historical fiction novel written by Khaled Hosseini. This novel includes an upheaval of events and it triggers many emotions, not just in the characters, but in the readers as well. The bluntness and realness of the book, which is achieved by the detailed setting, makes you never want to stop turning the page. Even after it ends. A Thousand Splendid Suns is about the childhood and womanhood of two different, yet very similar women named Mariam and Laila. The book starts off by introducing Mariam in the way she is viewed by her mother, Nana, who is the only person she resides with. Due to a traumatic event, Mariam is forced to go live with her father. Her father is completely used to setting her as a second priority, which is a significant component to the maturation of Mariam. Without hesitation, Mariam’s father, Jalil, urges her to get married to a random shoemaker named Rasheed. Time passes by and the author gives us details about the multiple types of abuse that Rasheed inflicts on Mariam. Soon Laila is introduced in part two of the story as an innocent young girl who is determined to accomplish her educational goals. She, however, quickly becomes a victim of neglect from her mother. Nevertheless, she feels content about the support she has from her father and her friends, mainly, her best friend named Tariq, who seems to somehow become a part of her and consume all of her thoughts. Laila’s life is then seemingly thrown into oblivion when

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