A Thousand Splendid Suns Changes Essay

The Changes of Mariam Changes occur dramatically throughout the book, “A Thousand Splendid Suns” written by Khaled Hosseini. Mariam, the protagonist of the story, experienced many traumatic, horrifying, life changing events that shaped her into who she is today. Growing up with a father figure who was ashamed to take her out in public, mother committing suicide, father sending her off with a man she did not know, having multiple miscarriages, being verbally and physically abused by her husband, along with having to share her husband, it was hard for her to maintain a positive mindset. A plot twist occurs over halfway throughout the book that lifts Mariam’s spirits and transforms her into a loving and selfless character that many strive to

Once Mariam got pregnant, their relationship sparked even more, which led to Mariam’s to become happier and strayed her away from thinking about all the hardships she had encountered in her life. As all these events where playing out, Mariam’s spirits were lifted and for a moment, she thought to herself that maybe, after all, that all the unfortunate events that happened in her life, worked out for the better. That everything happened for a reason. Her roller coaster ride of uplifting spirits soon took a sharp turn as she had her first miscarriage. Unlike other husbands, most would care for their spouse as they endure this traumatic event. After all, there was nothing Mariam could have done to prevent this, yet, she still got blamed for the miscarriage which made her feel even worse than she already was. As it states in A Thousand Splendid Suns, “In the four years since the day at the bathhouse, there had been six more cycles of hope raised then dashed, each loss, each collapse, each trip to the doctor more crushing for Mariam than the last. With each disappointment, Rasheed had grown more remote and resentful” (Hosseini 99). At this point, Mariam reminisced on when she was growing up wishing she would have never left her mother in hopes that she would still be as happy as she once