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A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns. “She was being sent away because she was the walking, breathing embodiment of their shame.” (p. 48) “I though about you all the time. I used to pray that you’d live to be a hundred years old…I didn’t know that you were ashamed of me.” (p.55)

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A Thousand Splendid Suns

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  1. A Thousand Splendid Suns • “She was being sent away because she was the walking, breathing embodiment of their shame.” (p. 48) • “I though about you all the time. I used to pray that you’d live to be a hundred years old…I didn’t know that you were ashamed of me.” (p.55) • “Where I come from a woman’s face is her husband’s business only.” (p. 70)

  2. Kite Runner • “There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft.” (p.17) • “A boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything.” (p.22) • “…a person who wastes his God-give talents is a donkey.” (p. 32) • “Afghans abhor customs but cherish rules.” (p.52) • “But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.” (p.58)

  3. Quote Activity • Respond to the following quotes: • Who said it? • What were they addressing? • How is the person saying/being addressed characterized? • What do they mean? Why was this said? • What theme/motifs are developed in the quote?

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