List all the possible THEMES of your book. Write them in COMPLETE SENTENCES. Then give supporting evidence from the book that proves that these are messages the author intends.

loyalty devotion discrimination of women inner strength of women pregnancy and children shame A Thousand Splendid Suns consist of many different themes. These themes consist of loyalty, discrimination of women, inner strength of women, pregnancy and children and shame. In this book, loyalty and devotion is expressed through the relationship between Laila and her father as well as the relationship between Mariam and Laila. Laila loves her father to death. She loves him to death and understands why he believes its so important that she becomes educated so she commits to that and finds a way to get an education. Laila and Miriam’s loyalty is shown to each other in the book by going forth with their confronting of the abusive husband they once shared as well as helping each other raise their kids even though they have to practically do it on their own. Discrimination of women is a major theme in this book. This is a result of the Afghanistan society that is surrounded by this book. This book takes place solely in Afghan during a harsh period of women discrimination. Men have complete power over their wives and in this book, the Taliban makes it law that men have complete power over their wives. These women experience heartbreaking attributes such as abuse, murder and humiliation which is completely tolerated in this time. Inner strength of a women is also displayed throughout this book. Mariam and Laila experience mass amounts of heartache with being women and being apart of an abusive marriage. Though, they continuously pull it together and take care of their children the best they can. Mariam faces a father who refuses to claim a child of her decent as well as an abusive husbands whom gets a rise out of abusing her. Laila on the other hand share this experience of the same abusive husband as well as the loss of the one she loves and the death of her parents in the book. Pregnancy and children is set in the book as a symbol of hope. Mariam’s pregnancies gives her hope for the future through her tough situations. Laila has a daughter named Aziz who is the daughter of her true love Tariq and it helps her handle his death in a more positive way because she has something to hold on to regarding him. Shame gives us evidence that Afghan had a reputation problem. A lot did anything to make sure their name’s reputation wasn't trashed or frowned upon. This is shown in the book by Jalil’s actions. Once Nana gets pregnant, he kicks her out and doesn't take responsibility for his being. Nana was a servant which is why her being pregnant with his baby wouldn't have been accepted at this time. He neglected Mariam and Nana in order to protect his name and did whatever it took to make sure this news was not made public.
Annotated Bibliography

"A Thousand Splendid Suns: Theme Analysis." Novelguide. N.p., n.d. Web. -This sources analyzes possible themes of the book and gives you evidence that it relates to in the book. I used this to get a general idea of some of the themes of this book.

"A Thousand Splendid Suns: A Story Depicting Intense Survival." Examiner.com. N.p., n.d. Web.
This source provides brief summary of the book that provides more evidence to rely on for analyzing themes and giving me an over look of the book as a whole.

A Thousand Splendid Suns: Book - Gave me all the information needed to give evidence that these were themes of the book.