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AnAnalysisofFeminisminAThousandSplendidSuns

Abstract

Inthispaper,IwillintroduceKhaledHosseini’snovelAThousandSplendidSunsandanalyzetheawakeningfeminismrevealedfromthisbook.Afghanwomenwereinanabsolutelylowsocialplacesthroughoutalonghistoricalperiod.Manywomenstruggledtosurviveinthatwar-torncountryandfoughtfortheirrightsandstatus.HosseiniwrotethestoryintheperspectiveoffemaleandtooktheAfghanistanwarsasbackground,describinghowNanagaveintotheoldfamilysystemandhowMariamandLailawereledtorevolt,struggledtosurviveinthewarsandpursuedtheirfreedomandtrueloveinthathardtime.Thisthesiswillanalyzethechangesoffemalestatus,theprogressoffeminineconsciousnessandtheriseofthefeminismaccordingtothecomparisonofthreemainfemalecharactersandconcludethatAfghanwomenwillcertainlycometotheequivalentstatuswithmenthroughtheirowneffortsandmakegreatcontributiontotherebuildingofAfghanistan.Inaddition,feminismisstillintheprocessofdevelopmentandAThousandSplendidSunshasanimportantimpactonthisprocess.

KeyWords:

AThousandSplendidSuns;Feminism;Afghanwomen;Mariam;Laila

1.Introduction

KhaledHosseini,anAmericanauthorofAfghanorigin,isoneofthemostwelcomewritersofthetime.Heisnotaproductivewriterbutawriterwithhigh-qualityworks.HisfirstbookTheKiteRunner“spentmorethantwoyearsonbest-sellerlistsintheUnitedStates”（Lisa,2007）.ThenhissecondbookAThousandSplendidSunswaspublishedin2007,whichhadgainedextensiveattentionbeforeitcameout.Becauseoftheconsistentpraisefromthecritics,Hosseinibecameawidelyacceptedmaturewriterfromafirst-timewriter.Thisbookiswrittenintheperspectiveoffemale,focusingonthewomenwhostruggledtosurviveunderthebackgroundofAfghanistanwars.Hosseinicontinuedhisexquisitewritingstyletonarrateatouchingstory,representingwhatAfghanwomenhadsufferedoverthefivedecades.Itisalsooneofthefewworksinwhichmaleauthorsportrayfeminism.ThisthesisiswrittentoinvestigatehowthemaleauthorHosseinidescribedfemalecharactersandpresentedfeminineconsciousness.OnthebasisoftheresearchonAThousandSplendidSuns,includingrelatedarticlesaboutthebackgroundoftheauthor,thebackgroundofthestory,thebookcontentandseveralrepresentativecharacters,thispaperwilldiscussthefeminismreflectedinHosseini’sworks.ItfirstlygivessomeintroductionstoKhaledHosseini,hisbookAThousandSplendidSunsandthedefinitionoffeminism.Thenitwillmakesomedescriptionsoffemalecharactersinthebook,rangingfromtheirfamilybackground,personality,destinyandtheirrelationships.Inadditiontotheabovepart,thispaperwillanalyzethefeminisminthebookmainlyaccordingtothecomparisonofthreefemalecharacters.Intheend,thispaperwillsummarizethesignificanceofthisbookinarousingpeopletoconcernAfghanwomenandpromotingfeminism.Therefore,AThousandSplendidSunsshouldbevaluedasanimportantworkofliteratureinthedevelopmentoffeminism.

2.LiteratureReview

2.1IntroductiontoKhaledHosseini

KhaledHosseini,borninKabul,Afghanistanin1965,latermovedtotheUnitedStatesin1980,usedtoworkasaphysicianbeforethesuccessofhisfirstbook,TheKiteRunner，whichwasaninternationalbestseller,sellingmorethan12millioncopiesworldwide.Afterthat,hebecameafull-timewriter.Inaddition,hehimselfwasawardedtheUNFoundationPrizeforhumanitarianin2006andwasinvitedtoactasaGoodwillAmbassadorfortheUnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugees（UNHCR）duetothepowerfulinfluenceofthenovel.Andhissecondwork,AThousandSplendidSuns,waspublishedinMay,2007.Again,thisbookbecameoneofthenationalbest-sellersin2008.It“spent21weeksonTheNewYorkTimesBestSellerlistforpaperbackfiction”and“49weeksonTheNewYorkTimesBestSellerlistforhardcoverfiction”.（"HardcoverFiction",2008）WhileTheKiteRunnerfocusesontherelationshipsamongmen,AThousandSplendidSunsisabouttwowomen,agenerationapart,beingchallengedbywar-tornKabuloverfiftyyears.Histhreebooks,includingthenewoneAndTheMountainsEchoedreleasedin2013,areallsetinAfghanistan,tellingstoriesthroughthegrowingprocessofAfghanboysandgirls.LosAngelesTimesremarkedthat“KhaledHosseinihasthestorytellinggift.Heoffersusthesweepofhistoricupheavalsnarratedtheintimacyoffamilyandvillagelife”.NowhehasfoundedanonprofitorganizationthatoffersAfghanistanpeoplehumanitarianassistance.

2.2IntroductiontoAThousandSplendidSuns

AThousandSplendidSunswasreleasedonMay22,2007.ItisHosseini’ssecondnovel,whichiscreatedintheperspectiveoffemale.Thetitleofthisbookcomesfromthepoetry“Onecouldnotcountthemoonsthatshimmeronherroofs;Orthethousandsplendidsunsthathidebehindherwalls”,whichwaswrittenby17th-centurypoetSaib-e-TabrizitopraisethebeautifulKabul.ThebookfocusesontwoAfghanwomen’stumultuouslivesandrelationships,presentingastoryspanningoverfiftyyears.Inadditiontothesetwowomen,atthebeginningofthebook,italsotalksaboutafemalecharacter,Nana,whoisamaidofJalil.ShehadatragicalfateandtookherownlifejustbecauseMariamlefthertofindJalil.MariamistheillegitimatechildofNanaandJalil.Shehadatortuouslife.Shewasabandonedbyherfatherandforcedtomarryashoemaker,Rasheed,atherageoffifteen.ThenshebegantosuffermaltreatofRasheedaftershefailedtogivehimaheir.Laila,bornabouttwentyyearslater,hadahappychildhoodandreceivedagoodeducation.SheandTariq,oneofherneighbors,wasindeeplovebutwerepulledapartowingtothewars.ShewasalsoforcedtochoosetoacceptthemarriageproposalfromRasheedbecauseshehadhadababywhenTariqwasbelievedtobedead.TherelationshipbetweenMariamandLailawaschangingandchangingsinceLailawentintoMariam’slife.Fromhostilitytoprofoundfriendship,theyperformedamovingstoryaboutstrugglingforrights,fightingagainsttheoldfamilysystemandpursuingdreamsandtruelove.Hosseini’sdistinguishednarrativeskillsandkeensensitivitiesofpersonalandnationaltragedymakethestorymovingandimpressive.Inthisstorywhichfeaturesthefemalesex,Hosseinishowspeopletheshininggloryofhumannatureandfeminism,whichisjustlikethesplendidsuns.

2.3IntroductiontoFeminism

Feminismis“thetheoryofthepolitical,economic,andsocialequalityofthesexes”（Bloom,2009）.ReferringtoOXFORDAdvancedLearners’sEnglish-ChineseDictionary,feminismis“thebeliefandaimthatwomenshouldhavethesamerights,powerandopportunitiesasmen”.Throughoutthelonghistoricalperiod,womenarealwaysinthelowerstatusinmanyaspectsinvarioussocialsystems,includingpolitics,economies,cultures,conceptsandsoon.Eveninsuchprivatefamilyterritories,womenarealwaysunequaltomen.Therefore,feminismandfeministmovementscameintobeingwithmanypeople’sfeminineconsciousnessawakening.Withthedevelopmentoffeminism,manywritersbegantowritestories,essaysandsomeotherarticlestoshowit.ButHosseiniisoneofthefewmaleauthorswhowritestoriesfromfemalepoints.HisAThousandSplendidSunswillbeanoutstandingrepresentativeworkthatshowsfeminismintheprocessoffeminism’sdevelopment.

3.Threemainfemalecharactersintroductions

3.1Introductiontothreemainfemalecharacters

ItwillintroducethreemainfemalecharactersinAThousandSplendidSuns,Nana,MariamandLailaandtheirfamilybackground,educationbackground,lifeexperience,personalityandsoon.

3.1.1Nana

NanaisamaidworkingfortheJalil’s.JalilisoneoftherichestmeninHerat.Hehasthreewivesandninelegitimatechildren,buthestillhadachildwithNana.However,underthesecularpressure,JalildidnotmarryNana,anunderprivilegedservantwholosthermotheratagetwoandreceivednoeducation.Onthecontrary,heandhisthreewivesforcedNanatoleaveandneverallowedhertocomebacktotheirhome.Becauseofthemortification,Nana’sfatherdidn’tintendtofightforhisdaughteratallandstoppedcontactingwithherafterherpregnancy.ThispoorwomanhadtocompliedwithJalil’swives’commandtoliveinthemountainsontheedgeoftown.LatershegavebirthtoMariamwithoutothers’help.EvenJalildidnotcometoseeherafterherdelivery.ShewasdesperateaboutlifeandhadstronghatredagainsttheJalil’s.Butshestillchosetosuppressherresentment.SheneverexpressherdissatisfactioninfrontofJalil.ShecanonlyrelieveherfeelingsbycallingMariam“aclumsylittleharami”.However,shewassoinlovewithMariamthatshecouldnotacceptthatheronlyrelativewentoutofhersightevenforseveralhours.ShechosetoendherownlifewhenMariamwentdownhilltofindJalil.Andbecauseofherdeath,Mariam’slifecompletelychanged.

3.1.2Mariam

Mariamisaharami,whichmeans“anillegitimatechild”.Shewasbornwiththislabelandcouldneverlegitimatelysharethingsthatothersown,includingherfather.Shewasbornandbroughtupinakolba（amodestlittlemudhut）farfromurbanareas,whereshelivedwithNanauntilherageoffifteen.OnlyonThursdays,MariamcanmeetJalilforseveralhours.EverytimeJalilbroughtlittlegiftstoMariamandtoldherallkindsofstories,butneverlethergotohishouseandtheaterwithhim.Atothertimes,MariamwouldlearnwritingandrecitingKoranwithMullahFaizullah,who“camebyonceortwiceaweekfromGulDaman”（Hosseini,