1000 Splendid Suns Analysis
The modern American: John, middle class, middle aged and usually enjoying their life. The modern North Korean: Minjun, lack of free speech, lack of stable food supplies, and denied basic freedoms. In a modern world, one can hardly define an average man. With the diversity of developed and underdeveloped, modern and traditional, no average man can accurately be determined. Therefore, the desire of freedom versus safety depends on the context of that region’s average man. In Mencken’s quote discussing an average man’s wants, the depicted average man depends on a certain society’s current situation. For those societies with totalitarian leaders and authoritative governments, freedom from this government will be their greatest concern. However,
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All of these countries disclose a common attribute: and average man who fears his government. For example, Middle Easter States under military rule are denied basic human freedoms. Khaled Hosseini depicts this lack of liberty in The Kite Runner and 1000 Splendid Suns. Citizens were eventually denied their rights to walk about, to travel; races and economic backgrounds are still persecuted today. Women lose their right to utilize their vocal chords, to communicate. Talking is forbidden unless graciously allowed by a male figure. When situations such as these exist in a society, the average citizen would yearn for freedom from the government. Likewise, in the case of North Korea, the military led population lives under a set of strict laws that also prohibit their basic rights. These people of countries like North Korea and in the Middle East fight for independence from their own government. Most citizens fear for their lives in their own country, on their home soil. Laws, rules, and cruel threats of punishment plague their everyday existence. In contrast, some may seek safety and not freedom. Granted, their wellbeing is at stake, but gaining liberation from their leaders provides them with an outlet to improve their chances of finding a restored lifestyle to improve their wellbeing. Conclusively, the average man in countries such as these strives for freedom rather than
All of these countries disclose a common attribute: and average man who fears his government. For example, Middle Easter States under military rule are denied basic human freedoms. Khaled Hosseini depicts this lack of liberty in The Kite Runner and 1000 Splendid Suns. Citizens were eventually denied their rights to walk about, to travel; races and economic backgrounds are still persecuted today. Women lose their right to utilize their vocal chords, to communicate. Talking is forbidden unless graciously allowed by a male figure. When situations such as these exist in a society, the average citizen would yearn for freedom from the government. Likewise, in the case of North Korea, the military led population lives under a set of strict laws that also prohibit their basic rights. These people of countries like North Korea and in the Middle East fight for independence from their own government. Most citizens fear for their lives in their own country, on their home soil. Laws, rules, and cruel threats of punishment plague their everyday existence. In contrast, some may seek safety and not freedom. Granted, their wellbeing is at stake, but gaining liberation from their leaders provides them with an outlet to improve their chances of finding a restored lifestyle to improve their wellbeing. Conclusively, the average man in countries such as these strives for freedom rather than