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Zalmai, the son of Rasheed and Laila

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M's 15th birthday when Jalil rejects her and Nana commits suicide

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M's 15th birthday when Jalil rejects her and Nana commits suicide

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One's values are revealed through what one chooses to sacrifice. 

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One's values are revealed through what one chooses to sacrifice. 

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"Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman."

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"Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman."

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Walls surrounding Jalil's house = Him keeping Mariam out of his life

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Walls surrounding Jalil's house = Him keeping Mariam out of his life

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At suffering times, one can choose to persevere and thrive through continuous pain.

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At suffering times, one can choose to persevere and thrive through continuous pain.

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Mariam seeing Aziza up close for the first time 

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Mariam seeing Aziza up close for the first time 

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When Laila and Mariam run away and they get caught. 

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When Laila and Mariam run away and they get caught. 

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Rasheed selling Mariams ring= his done with her

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Rasheed selling Mariams ring= his done with her

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“Marriage can wait, education cannot. You’re a very, very bright girl. Truly, you are. You can be anything you want, Laila. I know this about you. And I also know that when this war is over, Afghanistan is going to need you as much as its men, maybe even more. Because a society has no chance of success if its women are uneducated, Laila. No chance.” -babi

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People can learn to bond and love each through similar pain/trauma.

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People can learn to bond and love each through similar pain/trauma.

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He values knowledge, and is married to Fariba(Mammi). After letting his two boys go to join the Mujahideen, Mammi becomes distant and depressed. He tells Laila that she needs to have knowledge. He later convinces Fariba to move to the US, but is then blown up.

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Mariam's mentor. He teaches her about the Koran and Islam. She relies on her faith, praying even as she dies.

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Mariam made Rasheed Rice.(Rasheed getting pebbles.)

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Mariam made Rasheed Rice.(Rasheed getting pebbles.)

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She is abused by all those who are supposed to love her(Like mom dad), and Gets forced to marry Rasheed, who she hates(She has multiple miscarriage's). Later meets Laila and is passive aggressive towards her, but after being protected by Laila they create a bond. Mariam is not very smart(Loves Aziza), but eventually kills Rasheed and gets executed.

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He is the love of Laila, and later his death is faked by Rasheed. But in the end he is reunited with Laila and becomes a father to Zalmai(He doesn't trust him at first) Aziza(Who immediately get along), and his future baby(Who if a girl, will be named Mariam)

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These are the name of Laila's brothers who died in the war. Their death brought Laila's mother a lot of sorrow and pain. The image of them in their mother's head would always over shower on Laila's existence. Causing Laila's mom to forget about her and her activites. This made Laila feel like a pariah in her mother's eyes and caused Laila to feel rejected by her mother.

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Laila’s older brother, who goes off to fight with the Mujahideen against the Soviets and is killed

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Rasheed molds the rice=he has total power.

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Rasheed molds the rice=he has total power.

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The man Rasheed hired to lie to Laila about Tariqs death

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" 'Now you know what you've given me in this marriage. Bad food, and nothing else.' Then he was gone, leaving Mariam to spit out pebbles, blood, and the fragments of two broken molars."

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" 'Now you know what you've given me in this marriage. Bad food, and nothing else.' Then he was gone, leaving Mariam to spit out pebbles, blood, and the fragments of two broken molars."

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marriage has been broken and split into two

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Everyone should be equal no matter what race,gender you are. 

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Everyone should be equal no matter what race,gender you are. 

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Mariam's final walk, goal post= closure/freedom

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Mariam's final walk, goal post= closure/freedom

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Burqa= women are not to be seen, heard, or have any power

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Burqa= women are not to be seen, heard, or have any power

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“A man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing. It isn't like a mother's womb. It won't bleed. It won't stretch to make room for you.”

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“A man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing. It isn't like a mother's womb. It won't bleed. It won't stretch to make room for you.”

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The drought in Kabul at the time Mariam, Laila's and Rasheed's was at it's worst point. 

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The drought in Kabul at the time Mariam, Laila's and Rasheed's was at it's worst point. 

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“Miriam wished for so much in those final moments. Yet as she closed her eyes, it was not regret any longer but a sensation of abundant peace that washed over her. She thought of her entry into this world, the harami child of a lowly villager, an unintended thing, a pitiable, regrettable accident. A weed. And yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back. She was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. A mother. A person of consequence at last. No. It was not so bad, Miriam thought, that she should die this way. Not so bad. This was a legitimate end to a life of illegitimate belongings.”

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This tea set symbolizes the last bit of wealth Nana has in her life. Also, meaning the last bit of value she has for her life. The Dragon on the tea set defines power and strength. Symbolizing that when the tea set breaks, Nana loses her last bit of power and presence.

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rockets rumbling, dead people-meets aziza- then hears bird chirping and celebration.

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rockets rumbling, dead people-meets aziza- then hears bird chirping and celebration.

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Brother of Ahmad and Laila, also killed while fighting the Soviets.

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"But the game involves only male names. Because, if it's a girl, Laila has already named her”

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"But the game involves only male names. Because, if it's a girl, Laila has already named her”

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Never get use to the same thing because change happens.

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Never get use to the same thing because change happens.

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"I'll follow you to the end of the end of the world, Laila."

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"I'll follow you to the end of the end of the world, Laila."

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mariams mentally,and physicallly abusive mother

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Laila coming back to Kabul, and later visiting Mariam's old Kolba(Hut)

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Laila coming back to Kabul, and later visiting Mariam's old Kolba(Hut)

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Sometimes we have suffered so much, we satisfy with anything that will bring us happiness.

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Sometimes we have suffered so much, we satisfy with anything that will bring us happiness.

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“Laila has moved on. Because in the end she knows that’s all she can do. That and hope.”

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“Laila has moved on. Because in the end she knows that’s all she can do. That and hope.”

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all of jalil's wives

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Jalil letting Mariam get married to Rasheed

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Jalil letting Mariam get married to Rasheed

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“the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion”

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“the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion”

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Education gives us power, strength and determination to overcome adversity.

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Education gives us power, strength and determination to overcome adversity.

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She is a clever girl, who has a long time "friendship" with Tariq, she is born the same night Mariam eats pebbles. She grows distant to her mother, since Mammi becomes depressed over her sons leaving. She is upset that Tariq is leaving(because of all the war going on) they end up having a "special" night(she gets pregnant). Her parents die, Rasheed marries her, Mariam is rude to her, she protects Mariam, She gets pregnant again with Rasheed's kid(she questions if she can love his baby). She tries to Run away, but gets taken back. She refuses to let Mariam give herself in, but goes with Tariq and lives a kind of comfortable life. She goes back to Kabul, and to Mariams Kolba where at last she finds closer.