Endurance of the Subaltern: A Study of a Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini

Yasin, Ghulam; Waqar, Sajid; Javed, Noveen; Naeem, Ahmad

doi:10.18510/hssr.2021.9373

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“…And you weren't even born yet." (7) Even though she had done nothing wrong, it was Jalil who had wronged her. Nana was a sexual object to Jalil.…”

Section: "He Snatched Her Hand Opened It and Dropped A Handful Of Peb...mentioning

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Repressed state of Afghan women in Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns

2023

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This study delves into the critical issue of repression of Afghan women as mentioned in Khalid Hosseini's novel "A Thousand Splendid Suns.” It aims to ensure that by putting into perspective Afghan women's experiences to a particular combination of historical, political, cultural factors. Considering this book, the research argues that the circumstances of violence and war in Afghanistan during an important phase in its history exacerbated the repression of its women. It will give an alternate picture of the position of Afghan women rather than broad stereotyped representations. This study will improve understanding of how Afghan women are treated.

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“…And you weren't even born yet." (7) Even though she had done nothing wrong, it was Jalil who had wronged her. Nana was a sexual object to Jalil.…”

Section: "He Snatched Her Hand Opened It and Dropped A Handful Of Peb...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Repressed state of Afghan women in Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns

2023

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“…Pondelíková (2021) discusses the identity problem of women, while Zubair (2021) explores Afghanistan's history, culture, and tradition while Yeasmin & Islam (2021) discuss the concept of parenthood. Moreover, Yasin et al (2021) evaluate the endurance of subalterns using Spivak's concept of subalternity.…”

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Resilience, Alienation and Female Friendship: Resilient Women in Toni Morrison's 'Paradise' and Khaled Hosseini's 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'

Farid¹,

Tufail²,

Ahmad³

2023

J. Soc. Sci. Adv.

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This study explores the resilience of women, their alienation (spiritual or physical detachment from others), and the use of female bonding as a tool of resilience in Toni Morrison's Paradise and Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns. The theoretical framework includes the Alienation Theory by Charles Reitz (2000), the Resilience Theory by Luthans et al. (2006) and the concept of Female Friendship by Elizabeth Abel (1981). The wearisome experience of the women in both of these novels is such a situation that they form mutual connections to compensate for the loss of mother/father love, face harsh social circumstances, and fight against the challenges created by gender differences. Female friendship becomes a powerful tool that helps women in combatting patriarchal oppression and a weapon of struggle to be free from societal pressures which give them a sense that they are objects. Toni Morrison's Paradise, by portraying the failure of women's relationships, exposes the ubiquitous power of patriarchy and relevant challenges. Even then, there is a spiritual kind of optimism that the death of women is in fact a future prediction of women's freedom from patriarchy. Similarly, Khaled Hosseini ends A Thousand Splendid Suns on an optimistic note that a woman builds a home for abandoned and deserted women. Thus the women show resilience in hard times by making mutual bonds and then struggling for liberation. It signifies that both of these writers have affiliations with feministic ideals of women's liberation. This study lays the foundation for further research in resilience studies in combination with alienation and female friendship in these novelists.

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“…Mam's autobiography, on the one hand, goes against domination, subordination, violence, and patriarchal society but on the other hand, Mam accepts the hegemony of NGOs. Subaltern historians believe that subaltern character turns to be a very radical autonomous revolutionary being after getting subaltern consciousness (Yasin et al, 2021) but Mam is not a liberated autonomous rebellious individual rather an agent of an NGO. Mam is a sexual slave girl who turns to be an activist in the field of sexual slavery.…”

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Appalling Acts of Brutality With Sexual Slave Girls: Subaltern Cognizance and Social Crusading in Somaly Mam's Autobiographical Recount

Zubair

Salim

Larik

2021

HSSR

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Purpose of the study: This research explores Somaly Mam's The Road of Lost Innocence through the perspective of gender subaltern in which she calls for collective activism to empower sexual slave girls' position and status in society. She raises her voice against the dominant social force to establish her own space and other sexed women's space in society Methodology: This research is qualitative in nature. To analyze the selected text, few critics and writers have observed the text from different perspectives. Theories of Spivak, Guha, Suzette R Grillot, Heidi Hoefinger, Nicholas Kristof, Abigali Pesta, and Karen Thornber support this research to find the answers to the research questions. Main Findings: Mam depicts unspeakable acts of brutality with sexual slave girls in brothels. Through writing, she appeals to all people in the world to take the issue of sexuality and girl trafficking seriously which is horrible these days. Applications of this study: This paper will emphasize Mam's subaltern consciousness which is ambivalent consciousness. Mam requests for collective activism to eradicate women's exploitation from the world. Her activism looks contributory but paradoxical. Novelty/Originality of this study: The study is novel in its approach and methods of research in autobiographical literature. Despite being an orphan, domestic and sexual slave girl, Mam succeeds to be an activist and reformist through her struggle. Her activism plays important role in the field of sexual slavery and girl trafficking.

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Endurance of the Subaltern: A Study of a Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini

Cited by 4 publications

References 8 publications

Repressed state of Afghan women in Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns

Repressed state of Afghan women in Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns

Resilience, Alienation and Female Friendship: Resilient Women in Toni Morrison's 'Paradise' and Khaled Hosseini's 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'

Appalling Acts of Brutality With Sexual Slave Girls: Subaltern Cognizance and Social Crusading in Somaly Mam's Autobiographical Recount

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