Everywhere she looked, Laila saw Rasheed.
Khaled Hosseini uses Rasheed to symbolize all the unfair and unequal gender roles in Kabul. Laila's fear of Rasheed even though she is already gone and not close to him, is so great that it shows how cruel the treatment of Women is. They are in constant fear of being taken advantage of or beaten because the women of Kabul have no say in anything. They aren't even allowed to leave the house and many women have to share their husbands or share their chores from one husband. Rasheed is one of these unfair and unjust man that constantly treats women poorly, including his daughter because she was not born a male. The fear Laila has for Rasheed has grown to make her paranoid that Rahseed is everywhere. The truth is that Rasheed is everywere representing all the men of kabul for their poor treatment of their women.
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I like how, in your synthesis paragraph, you make a point of Rasheed being a symbol which I had never thought of before.
ReplyDeleteYou have strong symbolism and a lot of other stuff that allows for interpretation ;)
ReplyDeleteI like how, in your Synthesis Paragraph, you analyzed the significance of Rasheed in the story and how he directly impacts women in the novel.
ReplyDeleteI like how you use Rasheed to symbolize all men in Kabul. I also think your analysis is good.
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