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A Thousand Splendid Suns

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By: Imogen Worrell
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Decks in this class (16)

Context
The 26th year of king zahir shah ...,
In the summer of 1973 when mariam...,
The women come uncovered they tal...
3  cards
Religion
The burqa she learned to her surp...,
Ramadan came in the fall that year,
The two buddhas were enormous soa...
3  cards
Education
She pictured herself in a classro...,
She said women and men were equal...,
Babi had made it clear from a you...
3  cards
Female Friendship
0  cards
Motherhood
She was envious suddenly of the n...
1  cards
Expectations For Women
Like a compass needle that points...,
She could feel his hand working a...,
Their coupling was still an exerc...
4  cards
Violence
Rasheed had no trouble forcing it...,
She could hear something slyly pl...,
His appetite on the other hand wa...
6  cards
Love
A mans heart is a wretched wretch...,
She felt prized by his protective...
2  cards
Class
0  cards
Childhood
I ve seen nine year old girls giv...
1  cards
Isolation
He would bring her to herat to li...,
A solitary eleventh pebble,
Now all those familiar things wer...
11  cards
Shame/reputation
Miriam was five years old the fir...,
No not rasheed she was to blame
2  cards
Weather/nature
What was it about a seasons first...,
The bamiyan valley below was carp...
2  cards
Suffering/perseverants
It s our lot in life mariam women...,
She remembered nana saying once t...
2  cards
Death/grief
The rope dropping from a high bra...,
App not that day not then all she...,
Then there was blood and she was ...
5  cards
Characterisation
Cigarette smoke and thick sweet c...,
Thick bellied and broad shouldere...,
His harsh raspy voice reminded ma...
5  cards

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