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Essay / A thousand splendid suns: the powerful story of two women
1. IntroductionI chose this extraordinary novel because the story is very heartbreaking and touching, about many cultural issues such as the lives of women who are dependent on fathers, husbands and especially sons, the procreation of male children being their only path to accepted social status, the story of an illegitimate daughter who was finally forced into marriage at a very young age, the portrait of friendship and love in the midst of conflict, the cruelty towards women is endorsed by custom and law, and a social document covering Afghan history from before the Soviet war until after the Taliban regime.2. A Thousand Splendid Suns – The Powerful Story of Two WomenThe story spans three decades of anti-Soviet jihad, civil war, and Taliban tyranny seen from the perspectives of two women. Mariam, an illegitimate child who was forced into marriage at fifteen and Laila, the young girl who lost her family after a rocket attack and is pregnant with Tariq's child. They are married to Rasheed, an old man who is a shoemaker. Both suffer violence. Mariam had it after numerous miscarriages and Laila experiences it after giving birth to Aziza. The oppression led them to become allies in a battle with Rasheed, whose violent abuse is approved by custom and law, who was ultimately killed by Mariam with a shovel. After Rasheed's death, they take a different path. Mariam decides to turn herself in for execution and Laila marries her childhood sweetheart, Tariq. Laila tries to build her new life in the shadow of her difficult past. In addition, the novel tells the dark history of Afghanistan with a variety of unjust actions towards women, the authors also lead us to understand the meaning of love, friendship and parent-daughter relationships, which were in the middle. of paper......elf. For them, continuing to do housework and occasionally cheating on their husbands for personal pleasure is a reasonable form of exemption from liberty. Sometimes when I wrote and published articles about marital problems, many comments came from women complaining about their experiences of violence but not daring to report it. As for them, while they are still wives, all torments are a good thing to face.5. Conclusion/SuggestionThe way a child is raised will influence the way he solves life's problems includes the cultural problems he will face. Government policy and legal protections must be considered to protect and change the negative thoughts of the public with low levels of education about women's rights. Religion and other spiritual topics are another important factor that can change the perspective of respect for all human rights..*****