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A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS: NOVEL ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 36: Laila
Summary
One spring morning in 1994, Laila becomes convinced that Rasheed knows
about Aziza not being his child. So after he goes to work, she awakens
Mariam and says they are leaving in a half hour. They take a taxi to the
bus station. Laila sinks low into the seat of the car, fearful that Rasheed
is out there, while Mariam mutters prayers. It is the second time she
has been out of the house counting the day before when she had pawned
her wedding ring to have money for bus fare. She sees the consequences
of the war which frighten her. She reaches across the seat of the taxi
to grasp the softness of her daughter’s arm.
At the bus station, it is first important that Laila find a man willing
to accompany them on the trip as it is forbidden for women to travel alone.
Secondly, once they reach Pakistan, because that country has closed its
border to Afghanis. But the border is porous and Laila feels they will
find a way in once they get there. Eventually, Laila spots what...........
Notes
This is a tragic setback for Lalila’s hopes for freedom from Rasheed.
In every instance, like Nana had once told..........
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