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A Thousand Splendid Suns (Chapters 21-32)

12/11/2020

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*For this blog post, please only consider Part 2.

Now that we have come to the end of Part 2 (Laila's story) and learned of the horrifying  instances of her family's demise, consider the events that added to the tragic irony of their deaths. What had changed for them? Where were they going? What was their plan? Now select three things that will particularly affect Laila's safety, her state of mind, and her potential future in Afghanistan. Explain what this means for Laila and how this might alter her life and her future.

Primary Blog Expectations (respond to the prompt above): 100-150 words, minimal errors in grammar and usage, thoughtful and thorough writing. Please use the name that you were assigned in class as your PEN NAME and be sure to add word count. Due by 11:59 pm on Friday night! 

Secondary Blog Response Expectations (read everyone's primary responses, select ONE that interests you, and respond to their ideas): 75-100 words EACH, minimal errors in grammar and usage, thoughtful and thorough writing. 
Please use the name that you were assigned in class as your PEN NAME and be sure to add word count. Due by 11:59 pm on Sunday night!

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Asal
12/11/2020 11:35:44 pm

Everything looked like it was going to be a happy ending for Laila's family. Her mom was happy once the war ended and started to do chores again and much more. She and Tariq were getting very involved together and one can say falling in love. Then all of a sudden the war started up again with different factions fighting among themselves for power. This war makes Tariq get a gun to protect her from anyone. Which is a nice gesture but i'm sure one nobody really wants. We then hear that one of Lailas friends dies in a bombing. This makes Laila cry since she has now lost a friend and her brothers. And then she gets hit with the fact that Tariq wants to flee with his family. Lalia now even more alone is more sad than ever. She lost one of her true friends and kinda just has her parents now. Nobody else.in this war torn state. And then it happens both her parents die in a bombing and she in injury but ends up with Rasheed and Mariam. ALl this happens and now she has no one. She is broken so to say, having lost all her family. She has no safety. Yeah she is with Rasheed and Mariam now who can care for her while she is injured but what can she do now. Just like Mariam she is alone and isolated. Hopefully we see Tariq come back and give her some hope and happiness. Because right now I'm sure she feels just like her mom did when her sons died. I expect a bleak future for her but we just have to wait and see.

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