C. Theoretical Framework
There is a problem should be discussed in this study. It is How Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns reflects the education and marriage life of
Afghan women during 1974-2003 through the main characters, Mariam and Laila. To find the answer of the research problem, I applied some theories in this study.
They are the theory of character and characterization and the theory of critical approach. The theory of character and characterization is to determine the two
main characters. The theory of critical approach is to determine the appropriate approach which is suitable in this study. It is sociocultural-historical approach. I
also completed the theories with some reviews on historical condition in Afghanistan during Soviet Occupation, Mujahedeen Regime and Taliban Regime
to understand the situation in Afghanistan during that period.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
In this chapter, there are some parts included. The first part is the object of the study that is revealed for the analysis. The second part is the approach of the
study to answer the research problem. The third part is the method of the study which shows the process or steps in doing this study including the sources that are
used to gain the information.
A. Object of the Study
Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns is the novel that is analyzed. This novel was published by Riverhead Books in May 22
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, 2007. It consists of 384 pages, 4 parts and 51 chapters.
This novel tells the story of Mariam and Laila as the two main characters. The first part of this novel tells about Mariam, the second part tells about Laila,
the third part tells about both Mariam and Laila, and the last part is the anticlimax. The story begins in 1974 when Mariam was 15 years old. Mariam lived
with her mother, Nana. They lived in a rural area, the isolated place of Herat. Mariam’s father is Jalil. He is a rich man in Herat. Mariam was often called
“harami” by her mother, because Mariam was born from an affair of Jalil and Nana. Nana was a servant of Jalil. Jalil had three wives and 9 children, but
Mariam didn’t know about that. The only thing she knew, Jalil was a very good and lovely father for her. Jalil always came every Thursday to visit her and Nana.
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