Katie Hines
Personally, I loved A Thousand Splendid Suns. It had incredible storylines and character development. It showed the cruelty and abuse in Afghanistan towards women.
I also loved The Kite Runner, because of the imagery and description. They were both fabulous books.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Katie Hines
Summaries
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is focused, at first, around a young Afghan woman
named Mariam. She grows up with her mother, who clearly suffers serious psychological issues,
constantly berating Mariam and threatening to kill herself. Her father, who doesn't acknowledge her
as his own, visits her and brings presents, but never takes her out of the hell she lives in. Finally,
when she turns 15, Mariam runs away to Herat and finds her father's house, but he refuses to let her in
and she sleeps outside. She then is told her mother has committed suicide and she has been sold to a
man named Rasheed for marriage. He is abusive and cruel because of her inability to have a child,
which leads him to marrying a second wife, Layla. Layla grew up in Kabul with her soulmate, Tariq,
but when a freak explosion kills her parents and, according to Rasheed, Tariq, as well, she agrees to
marry Rasheed. Through years of torment and abuse, Layla and her new children bond with Mariam
like family, sisters. They endure Rasheed's cruelty when they attempt an escape, when he tries to sell
his daughter. Eventually, they are forced to kill Rasheed out of self-defense, as he was trying to kill
Layla, and Tariq comes back to them, not dead after all. Tariq, Layla, and the children escape Kabul,
but Mariam, despite Layla's protests, stays back and accepts her punishment: death.
The Kite Runner is a novel centered around a boy named Amir, recalling events that occurred when
he was a boy. He plays kite-fighting tournaments and plays with three boys, Assef, Wali, and Kamal.
As he grows older and more lonely, he tries to find Sohrab, an orphaned boy and adopt him, but
cannot, because his parents cannot be proven dead, but finally, he is able to, and they go to America.
Summaries
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is focused, at first, around a young Afghan woman
named Mariam. She grows up with her mother, who clearly suffers serious psychological issues,
constantly berating Mariam and threatening to kill herself. Her father, who doesn't acknowledge her
as his own, visits her and brings presents, but never takes her out of the hell she lives in. Finally,
when she turns 15, Mariam runs away to Herat and finds her father's house, but he refuses to let her in
and she sleeps outside. She then is told her mother has committed suicide and she has been sold to a
man named Rasheed for marriage. He is abusive and cruel because of her inability to have a child,
which leads him to marrying a second wife, Layla. Layla grew up in Kabul with her soulmate, Tariq,
but when a freak explosion kills her parents and, according to Rasheed, Tariq, as well, she agrees to
marry Rasheed. Through years of torment and abuse, Layla and her new children bond with Mariam
like family, sisters. They endure Rasheed's cruelty when they attempt an escape, when he tries to sell
his daughter. Eventually, they are forced to kill Rasheed out of self-defense, as he was trying to kill
Layla, and Tariq comes back to them, not dead after all. Tariq, Layla, and the children escape Kabul,
but Mariam, despite Layla's protests, stays back and accepts her punishment: death.
The Kite Runner is a novel centered around a boy named Amir, recalling events that occurred when
he was a boy. He plays kite-fighting tournaments and plays with three boys, Assef, Wali, and Kamal.
As he grows older and more lonely, he tries to find Sohrab, an orphaned boy and adopt him, but
cannot, because his parents cannot be proven dead, but finally, he is able to, and they go to America.
National Overview: Afghanistan
Katie Hines
National Overview
Afghanistan, officially known as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a country in Central and
Southern Asia, completely locked by land. It's population is thirty one million people, roughly,
making it the forty second most populated country in the world. This country has suffered serious
trauma from terrorist groups such as The Taliban and Isis, killing millions of innocent lives and
corrupting their minds into thinking that America is the enemy.
National Overview
Afghanistan, officially known as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a country in Central and
Southern Asia, completely locked by land. It's population is thirty one million people, roughly,
making it the forty second most populated country in the world. This country has suffered serious
trauma from terrorist groups such as The Taliban and Isis, killing millions of innocent lives and
corrupting their minds into thinking that America is the enemy.
Khaleo Hosseini Biography
Katie Hines
Biography
Khaled Hosseini was born on March 4, 1965 in Kabul, Afgahnistan. He grew up in a more
"privileged" household of five, with a sister, Raya, who he does not recall ever receiving gender
discrimination, although many girls around them did. In 1970, Hosseini's family moved to Iran
because of his father's job, but soon after, they returned to Kabul. He received a biology degree from
Santa Clara University and then studied to get his M.D. He went on to write three novels focused
around Afghan families. He has been awarded many bestsellers and other accomplishment.
Biography
Khaled Hosseini was born on March 4, 1965 in Kabul, Afgahnistan. He grew up in a more
"privileged" household of five, with a sister, Raya, who he does not recall ever receiving gender
discrimination, although many girls around them did. In 1970, Hosseini's family moved to Iran
because of his father's job, but soon after, they returned to Kabul. He received a biology degree from
Santa Clara University and then studied to get his M.D. He went on to write three novels focused
around Afghan families. He has been awarded many bestsellers and other accomplishment.
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