A Thousand Splendid Suns | Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. Research the lives of women in Afghani culture. What advantages or restrictions did the women experience under the monarchy? Under the warlords? Under communist rule? Under the Taliban? Since the U.S. invasion, have their lives improved? According to your research, did Hosseini accurately depict the lives of women in this novel?
2. Mariam sacrificed her life to save Laila, Aziza, and Zalmai. Write a letter that Mariam might have composed to Laila in her last days in prison, expressing her love as well as why she did what she did. What do you think, given Mariam’s...
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