Women as the source of hope and happiness in A Thousand Splendid Suns

Abstract

This research analyzes Husseini novel A Thousand Splendid Suns from the perspective of third world feminism. Husseini fictionalizes whole history of Afghanistan from the perspective of Mariam and Laila and searches the space of women in different time and space. Both women succeed to create hope and happiness in their family although they are bounded in certain socio economic and political situation of the society. They resist male dominated society by using sexuality and body.