What kind of point of view are the stories told from? What kind of point of view are the stories told from?What kind of narrator is telling the stories?
What kind of point of view are the stories told from? What kind of point of view are the stories told from?What kind of narrator is telling the stories?
What themes can you identify? What themes can you identify?
The inner strength of women… The inner strength of women…Mariam and Laila ensure heartache because they are women, yet they persevere For example?
The human capacity for evil… The human capacity for evil…Characters are victims of who?
The human capacity for evil… The human capacity for evil…An important themeCharacters are victims of who?- Soviets
- Mujahideen
- Taliban
Loyalty and devotion… Loyalty and devotion…Another themeBetween who?
Loyalty and devotion… Loyalty and devotion…Another themeBetween who?
Misogyny…
Misogyny…
What’s the mood throughout the novel? What’s the mood throughout the novel?
What’s the mood throughout the novel? What’s the mood throughout the novel?Tragic?Despair?Sad?Uplifting?Hopeful?
What’s the mood throughout the novel? What’s the mood throughout the novel?What about the commentary on the strength of the woman?
1. What makes Mariam go to her father’s house? 1. What makes Mariam go to her father’s house?
2. Why is Nana so bitter? How does it affect her relationship with her daughter? 2. Why is Nana so bitter? How does it affect her relationship with her daughter?
3. Why does Jalil marry Mariam to Rasheed? 3. Why does Jalil marry Mariam to Rasheed?
4. Why did Jalil come to Kabul to Mariam’s house? How does Mariam react? How does he finally say he is sorry? 4. Why did Jalil come to Kabul to Mariam’s house? How does Mariam react? How does he finally say he is sorry?
5. What was the marriage of Rasheed and Mariam like before Laila comes into their lives? 5. What was the marriage of Rasheed and Mariam like before Laila comes into their lives?
6. What about Laila’s childhood? Is she closer to her mother of father? How? Why? 6. What about Laila’s childhood? Is she closer to her mother of father? How? Why?
7. Why does Laila accept Rasheed’s marriage proposal? 7. Why does Laila accept Rasheed’s marriage proposal?
8. Why does Mariam decide to take the blame for Laila? 8. Why does Mariam decide to take the blame for Laila?
9. Why does Laila decide to return to Kabul? What does she do to honor the memories of her parents and Mariam? 9. Why does Laila decide to return to Kabul? What does she do to honor the memories of her parents and Mariam?
10. How are the of Kabul and Mariam alike? 10. How are the of Kabul and Mariam alike?
There are a lot of parent/child relationships in the novel. There are a lot of parent/child relationships in the novel. What kind of relationships were they?Present a position describing the relationships and defend your position with specific evidence from the novel.
Nana and MariamMariam and JalilLaila and Fariba Laila and Aziza Rasheed and Zalmai
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