War In A Thousand Splendid Suns

Usually, wars start for the gain of land, to solve disagreements and conflicts in a country or between many. The book The Road to Chlifa by Michele Marineau, develops the idea that wars do more damage than fixing. This is proven through the characters of Maha, Bechir, and Karim. In the book, Maha loses her family because of a bombing in the area where she lived. Bechir loses his best friend, Karim because he has to emigrate to France with his family in order to survive. Finally, it is proven through Karim, a boy who grew up in a war zone and never knew peace. To summarize, wars cause more problems than the ones they solve.

War has been something that has existed since the most primitive eras. People selfishly fight just to get what they want, like political power or economic advantages. Events like World War 1, World War 2, and the Cold War have affected and changed our society in different ways, such as the creation of nuclear weapons, the murder of innocent people, the destruction of cities, etc. Even though war stories usually portray heroism and glory, war is not something to be glorified because it causes enormous human suffering, it creates a violent cycle that never stops and it frequently fails to resolve conflicts. War causes suffering and destruction to all the people who experience it, impacting not only the soldiers who directly fight in the war but

But in truth war is also beauty. For all its horror, you can't help but gape at the awful majesty of combat.” O’Brien argues that war isn’t one thing, but many things. He explains that war can be described as many different ways, depending on perspective. For example, he explains that Kurt’s corpse flying in the air, despite how horrific it is, could be described as peaceful as it looks like he is being carried off to heaven.

"If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none. Let him forget there is such a thing as war" (58). This quote connects to the book's society and honest society. Dictators and governments like to throw distractions to keep the people from questioning themselves and the government.

The essay, “The Truths About War and its Impacts”, written by Mallory Matia hits the source of why humans go to war. Matia used all strong points to talk about that have unlimited sources of information. Matia has four main points that she covers in this essay. Matia goes into detail about how war is a craving for humans, how it can help economic growth, environmental stability, and how it affects someone morally. Matia’s ideas are strong, and she uses her sources to help back up her information, although there is some general things Matia said that could have been expanded on.

War is not one of the most pleasant images this world has seen. Usually it is regarded as one of the most

In the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini contrasts Mariam’s path of overcoming adversity with Nana’s path of enduring to ultimately show that despite the adversity you face, overcoming it allows you to bring fulfillment to your life. As a young child Mariam is taught that the “only skill a woman” needs in order to survive in their society is to “endure”(Hosseini 17). Teaching this to Mariam was Nana’s way of passing on her idea of facing adversity. Nana’s path of enduring leads to her becoming a person full of hatred and distaste. Soon the guilt inside her reaches a breaking point leading to her suicide.

All throughout this book, Afghanistan had many switches of power and constant war involving many countries, including the US and Russia. At the end of the book, as things are calming down, Laila says to Tariq, “Maybe there will be hope at the other end of this war, maybe for the first time in a long time.” (Hosseni 386). This quote shows the hope that the people of Afghanistan still had to possess to persevere through the years of war. The war affected thousands of lives in the country, as the war swept through the different cities. This war of especially affected Laila because it resulted in the death of her parents. Afghanistan as a whole had to show tremendous strength throughout the book as they endured through the war. Perseverance is most prominently shown through all citizens during the country’s war.

War is a monster that ends dissension and in its wake it leaves a trail of needless consequences when put to use.

Since the dawn of mankind, war has played a significant role in numerous societies. War is typically a conflict between two or more people or groups. With this in mind, it’s possible to conclude that there are two sides to every story in war. The struggle of war, as we can observe, may not always be as “black and white” as it may seem. Just as other subjects, war has many different viewpoints. A fascinating viewpoint comes from the mind of Samuel Clemens, the man also known as Mark Twain. Twain’s perspective in “The War Prayer” reveals the sad, tragic reality of war.

Witless Warfare Imagine watching the news since there is nothing else that is interesting on television. A documentary about World War II is playing, but switching to the other news channel will lead to long discussions about some conflict in Afghanistan. Warfare exists throughout the world, but what does all this fighting cause? Also, why are nations willing to start warfare with each other at any time?

Throughout history, storytellers have used fantastic fables to entertain his or her audience. Filled with larger than life characters and amazing tales of heroism, on the surface these fables simply seem like mass entertainment much in the same way comic book heroes entertain us today on the silver screen. However, most of the time these epic, fantastic tales have a much deeper purpose for both the storyteller and the audience. While the stories aim to entertain, more importantly, the epic tales exist to hand down crucial histories from generation to generation. This is important to the culture in which the story takes place, and is a true observation for the story of Sundiata, the founding of the Mali Empire, and the descendants of these Mali people. While on the surface, the story is a heroic tale of Sundiata’s early life as he overcomes many obstacles, defeats mystical and magical foes, and finally emerges triumphant, it is really a tale designed to teach the audience the history of the Mali Empire and the values and culture of the Mali people. This is tremendously important to the Mali people back when the story was first told and is still important to them today.

Kurt Vonnegut is able to put a man’s face on war in his short story, “All the King’s Horse ”, and he exemplifies that in a time of war, the most forgotten effect on nations is the amount of innocent lives lost in meaningless battle due to unjust rulers fighting each other against a nation’s will. As Americans, we are oblivious to the fact that we have people fighting every day for our country. In addition, we ignore the fact that we do a lot of collateral damage and hurt innocent people unintentionally in order to get what we want. Vonnegut shows the reader in Pi Ying’s own sadistic way of demonstrating how he feels about war brings attention to the point that war, while unruly and cruel, is nothing

With eight and a half million lives lost, war became a inconvenience to many citizens who were done with land disputes and fighting. In Document 6 the writer explains how inhuman the human race becomes during total war, and the death and despair he witnesses during these times. This shows how the War was taking it toll on citizens lives and the want for an end to the constant battles was longed

Violence, war, discrimination, and poverty: these issues have long been a part of Afghanistan’s history. Even though things in Afghanistan are getting better, war fills the country, and women and children have to learn to endure abuse, caused by men and the Taliban; they also learn to endure poverty. Considering this, it is no wonder why Afghanistan is in the terrible position it is in now. Many Afghan cities like Kabul are filled with things like violence and discrimination, and the book A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini takes place in Kabul. This book follows the lives of two Afghani women, Mariam and Laila, as they suffer pain and discrimination received from the Taliban and their