Thursday, May 6, 2010
Book of Negroes
Aminata longs for her home. What is the meaning of home in the novel, and how does the meaning change as the novel progresses?
thousand splendid suns question?
what common facts can you relate between the kite runner and thousand splendid suns? what simliarities do you see between the two books?
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Mariam's Arranged Marriage
When Mariam's mother passed away and was left on her own, Jalil and his wives decided she would need to get married as soon as possible. Once she married Rasheed, he took her out everyday, showed her around the city, and bought her new things regularily. Did you think this would last? That Rasheed was a very kind and generous man? Or did you believe this was just a front for Rasheed and he would treat her poorly the rest of her life?
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?
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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?
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