A Thousand Splendid Suns
What are Rasheed's reasons for making Mariam wear a burqa and what do they tell us about his ideas about his role as a husband and a man and his expectations for Mariam?
chapter 1-15
chapter 1-15
When Rasheed returns home and compliments her daal, Mariam feels proud. Then, Rasheed tells Mariam that "a woman's face is her husband's business only" and gives her a burqa to wear, which horrifies Mariam. The common thread in all of this is that Rasheed is a misogynist jerk who does not care about Mariam. He hides his religion to inflict his abuse on Miriam.