Pearson, English Literature, Unit 2 - Prose: A Thousand Splendid Suns Character Quote Bank. Key quotes from Khaled Hosseini's novel organised by character. Very useful for AS and A2 level studying and revising quotes.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled
Hosseini
Character Specific Quote Bank
Mariam
Chapter 2
Jalil said he chose the name Mariam because Mariam, the tuberose, was a lovely flower.
“Your favourite?” Mariam asked
“Well, one of,” he said and smiled
Childhood/nature/father
Chapter 4
She (Mariam) pretended that for every second she held her breathy God would grant her another
day with Jalil.
Father/Religion/suffering/childhood
Chapter 5
(Mariam) was envious of these birds
Freedom/isolation/hope
She (Mariam) put four pebbles the first column… then she added a fourth column. A solitary eleventh
pebble.”
Isolation/Family
(Mariam) “I’m used to the dark”
Isolation/childhood
Over the years, Mariam would have ample occasion to think about how things would have been
different if she had had let the driver take her back to the Kolba
Isolation/Time/Regret
Chapter 6
But Mariam could not hear comfort in God’s words
Religion/Suffering/Loss
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