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Laila and Miriam are both interesting characters, but for different reasons. Both are wedded to Rasheed, an abusive older man. He quickly becomes both their salvation and destruction, in a war torn country. The catalyst of Miriam’s’ perpetual guilt throughout the novel (or part of it) was when she was escorted back to her home by Jalil’s chauffer, and found her mother hanging from the willow tree. Before Miriam left for her father’s home, Nana begged Miriam to stay, and the words haunted her. “I’ll die if you go. The jinn will come, and I’ll have one of my fits… Don’t leave me Mariam jo. Please stay. I’ll die if you go.” P.27. so when Miriam returned to find her mother dead, she felt responsible. Had this been Laila, the incident wouldn’t have scarred her into her adult life. Laila always cared for her mother, even when her mom screamed at her, or was deeply depressed. So even with her deeply difficult circumstance, Laila never burdened herself emotionally, never felt guilt for things she couldn’t control. Thusly if Laila was put in the same position of seeing her mother’s suic...
It is clear that many of Lia's doctors, most notably Neil Ernst and Peggy Philp, were heroic in their efforts to help Lia, and that her parents cared for her deeply, yet this arguably preventable tragedy still occurred. Can you think of anything that might have prevented it?
No matter how much he put her through, she kept fighting for her life. I was confused by this because, in my eyes her life was completely over. I did not see how she could ever live a functioning life after all of the things that she went through. I would have thought that this reality would have been a reason for her to give up and choose fiction. Fiction would have been the easy way out of the pain, loses, and suffering that she faces and would continue to face. Then I thought to myself that is what makes humans amazing. Being able to endure the challenges of life and keep going. Originally, I thought she was a fool to keep going then I realized that she was strong. If I was her I would have chosen my reality
Up until and during the mid -1800’s, women were stereotyped and not given the same rights that men had. Women were not allowed to vote, speak publically, stand for office and had no influence in public affairs. They received poorer education than men did and there was not one church, except for the Quakers, that allowed women to have a say in church affairs. Women also did not have any legal rights and were not permitted to own property. Overall, people believed that a woman only belonged in the home and that the only rule she may ever obtain was over her children. However, during the pre- Civil war era, woman began to stand up for what they believed in and to change the way that people viewed society (Lerner, 1971). Two of the most famous pioneers in the women’s rights movement, as well as abolition, were two sisters from South Carolina: Sarah and Angelina Grimké.
They all are vastly different and complex. Marie and Lulu’s viewpoints change on each other with the death of Nector so it can be concluded that Nector was the cause of their dislikes. Nector loved both women yet he viewed Lulu as unattainable and Marie as a burden. The different points of view give the reader different perspectives thus enabling him or her to decide who is good, bad, or neither. Through these three characters the reader can also better see the complexity of the love triangle and the psychological aspects behind each character’s motives and feelings toward one
Pavel’s recurring kindness and openness to the mother allowed the mother to move forward but with the removal of Pavel her crutch is snatched from her and she falls. When the gendarmes arrived it is made clear that “this time the affair was not [as] terrorizing to her” (pg. 74). With Pavel’s arrest the mother was stronger in her understanding of the truth. She knew that it was necessary, but her strength did not last. “When the police had led Pavel away, the mother sat down on the bench, closing her eyes began to weep quietly” (pg. 75). The mot...
Lily suffers from a lot of guilt concerning her role in her mom's death. She still seems to feel guilty. I predict that the image of her mother dying and knowing that she is the cause of death will haunt her. Even though it was an accident and the bullet was supposed to be aimed for her father. Lily will continue to blame herself and wonder how life would have been different if she had taken the right shot; if her mother was still alive.
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interesting to me that the more her mother got sick, the more Lola lashed out. It as if she was no longer feared her mother; she instead wanted to hurt her. Perhaps Lola took this callous approach after all the years of abuse. The author demonstrates through the change of Lola’s appearance; she dyes and shaves her hair, takes on a more “punk rock” look and these changes send her mother into a rage, She tries to force Lola to wear her wig; however, Lola sets it on fire. Although these changes were physical, I believe the author used them to show us that Lola wanted to be the opposite of what her mother wanted her to be.
The cultural barrier between the Lee’s and the doctors was result of their negatives assumptions about each other. Both parties believed that their own treatment was the best way to help Lia deal with her epilepsy. As a result of their inability to look past their own perspectives and remain in their own spheres they moved further away towards a mutual understanding. It is usually harder to trust someone when you already have negative assumptions about them, making the trusting each other near to impossible. If the doctors and parents look passed these assumptions and looked at the situation through an untainted perspective then they would have had better chances of having respect for each other in the beginning.
Throughout the novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, Mariam and Laila are constantly having their inner strength challenged from birth to death. They both had different lives growing up, but they both lived in the same society, meaning that they both dealt with the disrespect from the Afghani culture.
Looking back on the death of Larissa’s son, Zebedee Breeze, Lorraine examines Larissa’s response to the passing of her child. Lorraine says, “I never saw her cry that day or any other. She never mentioned her sons.” (Senior 311). This statement from Lorraine shows how even though Larissa was devastated by the news of her son’s passing, she had to keep going. Women in Larissa’s position did not have the luxury of stopping everything to grieve. While someone in Lorraine’s position could take time to grieve and recover from the loss of a loved one, Larissa was expected to keep working despite the grief she felt. One of the saddest things about Zebedee’s passing, was that Larissa had to leave him and was not able to stay with her family because she had to take care of other families. Not only did Larissa have the strength to move on and keep working after her son’s passing, Larissa and other women like her also had no choice but to leave their families in order to find a way to support them. As a child, Lorraine did not understand the strength Larissa must have had to leave her family to take care of someone else’s
The older daughter knew that something was not right with their mother. Often times she was scared. She took over taking care of her younger sister. At around the age of 12, the older daughter built up the courage to leave her mother’s home and move in with her father. She thought her younger sister would be okay on her own. The younger daughter attempted suicide shortly thereafter. She felt as though her mother drove her to it, and still resents her mother for that to this day. The younger daughter thought as though it was “normal.” She thought that was how all mot...
There were no other people besides the family that knew about what was going on, so there was no opportunity for anyone to step in and help. The family kept the secrets of what was going on and it seemed as though they suffered from Family Systems Theory where “it is the family's reaction to an event, or their ability to cope in an emotionally stable manner (Opipari, 2010, pp. 125) that determines how they function. There was no balance, there was no speaking on their emotions, so this limited any option for intervention coming from the or outside their family.
That trigger led her down a path of self-discovery and healing. By trying to help these kids she had to separate the child from the disorder, and in the process she was able to do the same for herself. Only by taking the drastic step of abandoning isolation, what was in her mind her safety zone, and reaching out to society for help and friendship was she ultimately able to free herself from her disorder.
The way Victoria hurts and the indifference of her captors and spectators is brutally tough to watch. We see the cycle repeat and Victoria suffer with her tormented screams as her memory is wiped each time. We can’t help but sympathize, but at the same time, we’re being asked to sympathize with someone whose crime was unforgivable. It adds to the problem with the public being way too invested in other people 's struggles. This can be tied to the Casey Anthony case that happened in 2008. Casey Anthony was the mother of a two year old girl, Caylee Anthony, who mysteriously disappeared in Florida. When the case finally went to trial, the prosecution painted a picture of Casey Anthony as a promiscuous party girl, unconcerned with her missing daughter and responsible for her murder. This drew much attention to the young mother. Casey Anthony is now an extremely well-known name around the United States, when it should not be. Even though Casey was found not guilty, she still is almost a celebrity for committing a horrendous crime. Along with Victoria, these two women should not be seen as popular.