https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk A Thousand Splendid Suns en-us 2017-03-24 23:58:25 UTC 2017-03-29 11:53:18 UTC hello@padlet.com megan_boal https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163245710 The treatment of women is revealed when Nana is regarded as an outcast by Jalil. Even after she gives birth to Mariam, she is not permitted to come back to Jalil's home and live with him and his family.]]> 2017-03-28 19:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163245710 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163369974 So far in the novel the treatment of women was truly shown when Jalil gave Mariam to the first suitor who asked for her, and she had absolutely no say.]]> 2017-03-29 10:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163369974 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163374321 In the novel there has been many signs of the treatment of women. For example, Nana I shunned away and harassed by people for being pregnant,but Jalil is not and he's a fault too. Women seem to be the scale goat to all mens problems that is an example of treatment of women. ]]> 2017-03-29 11:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163374321 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163379924 The treatment of women is showed when Jalil and his wives told Mariam that she had to get married to a man that is around 45. She didn't have any say in the arrangement. ]]> 2017-03-29 11:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163379924 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381381 The treatment of women is shown when Nana gives advice to Mariam to endure in any situation. Nana also says a man will find a women to blame for his mistakes. Also Mariam is getting forced into marriage at 15 years of age ]]> 2017-03-29 11:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381381 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381399 The treatment of women is shown in the novel when the treatment of Nana is shown. After she became pregnant with Mariam, Nana was shunned by her family and thrown into the most isolated spot Jalil could find. While this was happening, Jalil continued to live his normal life even though he was just as responsible as Nana. While Nana was thrown in the middle of a small clearing in a hut. Jalil just threw his sins aside.]]> 2017-03-29 11:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381399 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381481 The treatment of women can be shown in A Thousand Splendid Suns in many different ways. One postitive way is when the man on the street gives Mariam a free ride to her fathers house, and a piece of toffee.]]> 2017-03-29 11:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381481 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381486 2017-03-29 11:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381486 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381541 The treatment of women is shown in the novel when Nana becomes pregnant with Mariam.  She is isolated by her family and Jalil and portrayed as unimportant.  Her father shuns her and looses contact with her and she is forced to give birth and raise Mariam all on her own.]]> 2017-03-29 11:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381541 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381549 The treatment of women is revealed when Mariam is said to be ready to marry a 40 or 45 year old when she is just 15 years old, demonstrating that women don't really have a choice who they want to be with and women do not have the rights as men do.]]> 2017-03-29 11:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381549 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381570 The treatment of women is shown when Jalil and his wives find a suitor for Mariam, very soon after Nana committed suicide. They wish to get Mariam out of the house, so their reputation and social status won't be tarnished. When Mariam tries to reject the offer, Jalil says "don't do this to me", blaming the situation on Mariam, despite it not being her fault.]]> 2017-03-29 11:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381570 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381637 The treatment of women in  A Thousand Splendid Suns is shown in several ways. It is shown in the treatment of Nana, in which she takes all of the blame and Jalil basically suffers no consequence. It is also shown in the treatment of Mariam when she is set to be married against her will despite trying to convince her father otherwise.]]> 2017-03-29 11:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381637 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381692 2017-03-29 11:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381692 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381701 The treatment of women is shown when you find out how Jalil blames Nana for all the things that happened. ]]> 2017-03-29 11:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381701 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381739 The treatment of women is shown when Mariam is going to be married to a 40 year old just because she is considered a embarrassment to her family. It is also shown when Nana is isolated after what happened with Jalil.]]> 2017-03-29 11:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381739 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381867 The treatment of women is shown by Nana constantly talking about her struggles to Mariam, as well as Nana telling Mariam the only thing she'll ever need to learn is to endure.]]> 2017-03-29 11:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381867 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381897 The treatment of women is shown when Jalil places Nana and Mariam in the kolba because he was embarrassed and he found Mariam a suitor because he didn't want her around. ]]> 2017-03-29 11:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381897 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381976 Women in this culture are not as respected as men, this is shown when Mariam cannot make her own desitions about the marriage.]]> 2017-03-29 11:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381976 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381984 The treatment of women is revealed when Mariam is forced to marry at the age of 15. Her father wanted her out of his life, so decided to marry her off to a man that is at least 30 years older than her. He didn't bother to listen to her comments about that she did not want to be married. He then turned it around and blamed her for the fact that he has to marry her off. ]]> 2017-03-29 11:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381984 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381999 The treatment of woman is shown when Jalil blames different events on the woman in his life. For example Jalil blamed Nana for Marium's birth. Alothough it was not her fault entirely, she was the one punished and pushed away in this instence. Another example is when Jalil is sending Marium away to marry an older man, and Marium gets upset. She looks to Jalil for help, but he blames her for this happening even though this isn't her fault. ]]> 2017-03-29 11:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163381999 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382013 The treatment of women in a Thousand Splendid Suns is mainly how they don't have a choice with a lot of things. They are forced into marriage at a young age. Mariam is being forced to marry a 40 year old man at 15 years old without her actual consent in it. They are also blamed for everything that goes wrong like Nana getting pregnant in the first place even though Jalil took part in it. He got off free while she had to suffer with being disowned by her father.]]> 2017-03-29 11:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382013 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382030 The treatment of women is shown when Mariam is forced to marry Rasheed. When she asks Jalil to help her, to tell them that she won't do it, he puts blame on her by saying, "don't do this to me Mariam". Instead of sympathizing with her, he just gets upset and blames her for making the situation worse. ]]> 2017-03-29 11:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382030 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382043 2017-03-29 11:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382043 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382044 The treatment of women is revealed in the beginning of the story when Nana talks about being forced to move away from Jalil.  Jalil blames her for getting pregnant. Nana tells Mariam to be careful of men, because they point fingers in the direction of women.]]> 2017-03-29 11:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382044 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382078 The treatment of women is shown in the novel when Mariam is told that she will be married. At age 15 Mariam finds out that she is being sent to live with a 45 year old man which is unfair because Mariam is given no choice. ]]> 2017-03-29 11:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382078 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382202 The treatment of woman is shown by forcing women to marry people the family finds suitable, and being blamed and ridiculed for things they didn't do]]> 2017-03-29 11:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382202 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382270 The treatment of women is shown through certain events such as Nana giving birth to Mariam or Mariam being abandoned and forced to sleep outside at the doorstep of Jalil's home, even though he was inside hiding from her. It can even be shown by the fact that he shuns her.]]> 2017-03-29 11:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382270 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382426 Women are treated unfairly in the book. As Nana said, "A mans accusing finger will find a women". Also women are forced to marry a man. Last, Nana was out-casted after she had Marium]]> 2017-03-29 11:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382426 https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382821 It was common that women/girls in rural Afghanistan did not get an education.  Younger girls usually have to learn to be a housewife.  They would learn cleaning and sewing.]]> 2017-03-29 11:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/megan_boal/4xwt9n1g64hk/wish/163382821