Solomon Lindo a bad character? Book of negroes

Solomon Lindo is someone who's character is hard to judge. He seems like a good man at first but later we find out that he had sold Aminata's son. But when looking back at his circumstances and the fact that he had taken Aminata away from Appleby he becomes very hard to judge. So, do you think Solomon Lindo was a bad character?

Is there a bias in A Thousand Splendid Suns?

In Khalid Husseinins book, A Splendid Thousand Suns, a negative light is portrayed on Islam. Islam is a religion of peace and equality, however in Huessin's book the Taliban’s demonstrate Islam as a religion of oppression and discrimination. Even though the book is based on some truths, such as men are allowed to be polygamies and it is preferred that a woman travel with a man (for safety issues),Husseini fails to mention that women are given choices of who they marry and that women are seen equal to men. They are allowed to read, write and learn and Islam is not about destruction but rather peace. Do you agree that Khalid Husseini shows a certain bias to Islam by only portraying it through the mentality of the Taliban?

In the novel The Book of Negroes, Aminata makes a vow to herself proclaiming that she will return to her homeland and become the village djeli. Do you believe she accomplished her goal of becoming the djeli? Explain why or why not?

A Thousand Spendid Suns

Do you think that Laila and Tariq can truly be happy together?

Aminata: Best Choice?

Throughout Lawrence Hill’s novel, The Book of Negroes, it is apparent that there is a theme of struggle and survival. This journey of endurance is travelled by Aminata Daillo, the main character in the book. Aminata’s struggles for survival begin when she is taken away from her homeland by the Toubab and end with her in London working with aboltionalists. There are many events in her life that eventually lead her to live a better life than most of the Negroe’s living in Western countries. My question to you is, was Aminata the best candidate as the main character of The Book of Negroes? Aminata is, in a sense, more privileged then the average Negro so is it really fair that the struggle of Negroes is depicted through her life?

Lifestyle of Afghanistan

Khaled Housseini does an amazing job portraying his homeland Afghanistan in the eyes of a woman (A Thousand Splendid Suns) and a man (Kite Runner). What I've heard of Afghanistan and it's lifestyle of both genders are just unfair considering our society. For example, A woman isn't even allowed to leave her own home without her man being with her. And a man is allowed to marry more than 1 woman at a time. Thinking about Canada and our lifestyle, what do you think of this?

-Abdul

Thousand Splendid Suns

What is the most interesting point in the novel.