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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

This chapter consists of conclusions and suggestions. I can draw the conclusions based on the analysis. The other is suggestion which I divide into two parts. Firstly is suggestion for future researchers and secondly is for English instructors.

A. Conclusions

After having analyzed the novel in chapter 4, I can conclude several points. There are some advantages and disadvantages that women faced during the different regimes. The characters of Mariam and Laila represented the character of women. During the first regime which was Soviet Union, women got the advantages in education, work and freedom. There were many schools for girls during the Soviet invasion. Women could work in the office, government and school. They also had the freedom to choose what they had to wear. The character of Laila was one of the luckiest children because she could have a good education. Her father also said that under the communist which was Soviet Union, women have more rights than they have ever had before. Many women also work as teachers. Laila’s teacher, Khala Rangmaal, was one of the examples that women could work. Khala Rangmaal also showed that women got freedom to choose if they wanted to wear veil or not. Those were the advantages during Soviet invasion. The novel did not tell any disadvantages that women faced. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI After Mujahideen ruled the country, the women lost their human rights. The character of Laila showed some bad effects. Mariam and Laila felt scared during the Mujahideen invasion. They could feel the tension of war while they stayed at home. They still felt unsaved although they stayed at home all the time. Laila also lost her right to have an education. Mujahideen implemented the strict law of Islam which ordered women to cover and forbade women to have an education and work. Fortunately, Laila’s father always taught her at home but it was not long until her parents died. Laila suffered a lot since her parents died because a rocket that fell in her house. She also got injured, luckily, Rahseed and Mariam saved her. After her parents died and she stayed in Rasheed home, her life began changing. Those were that women felt and got during the Mujahideen regime through the character of Laila. Many people felt happy and save after Taliban came to Afghanistan. Laila and Mariam also felt the same. In fact, Taliban brought much unhappiness moment for women. Taliban implemented the strict law of Islam but it was much extreme than Mujahideen. Taliban announced some rules and all Afghan people had to obey it. Both women and men had their own rules but women got more rules than man. All schools for girls were closed, they were banned to go to work, they could not go outside alone, and they had to wear burqa. The punishments were in the formed of stoning, cutting off their fingers, beating, covering in acid, and killing. Women also got difficulty to have a good treatment in the hospital. There was only one hospital for women and it was in the bad condition. This condition also PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI occurred when Laila gave a birth. Mariam also experienced the injustice situation in the court. There was no legal council, no public hearing, no cross-examining of evidence and no appeals during Mariam’s trial. Women suffered a lot during Taliban regime.

B. Suggestion