Tuesday, March 27, 2012
A Thousand Splendid Suns: Assignment #4
When Mariam was a little child her Nana yelled at her calling her, "a clumsy little harami." When Mariam was teenager she spitefully said, "You're afraid that I might find the happiness you never had. And you don't want me to be happy. You don't want a good life for me. You're the one with a wretched heart." This incident occurred after Mariam said that, "she was sick of Nana twisting the truths if their life and making her, Marian another of her grievance against the world." What long term affect did Nana have Mariam's life by using her as the scapegoat for all of her problems?
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Assignment #5
Nana's life in a sense was a foreshadowing of Mariam's life, man trouble and death because of it. Nana had trouble's with her once husband Jalil, just as Mariam had with her husband Rasheed. They both struggled to find peace and love from the man who was suppose to be the love of their life. They had both been oppressed. It seemed as if they were in the world alone. Nana knew that if Mariam was to leave, that she would die, she said "If you go, I'll die." And ultimately this is what happened. Mariam was lured in by her father which in theory led to Nana's death/suicide. Mariam, fed up with the oppression of her husband, decided to finally fight for herself. She knew this would cost her her life, but did it anyway. She felt as if the freedom and feeling she'd receive from killing Rasheed would be worth it all. This ultimately led to Mariam's death, being so fed up that she had to kill and then pay the price with her own life.