ENGD68H3 Lecture 7: Lecture 7 Notes
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Thousand splendid suns different spin on female characters. Absent mothers fariba, nana (maha from pillars of salt) questions instinct of motherhood. He"s obsessed with making scenery of afghanistan known: influenced by persian poets because o his own roots as a persian. Doesn"t portray idealistic view of either western or eastern values. They were called terrorists only after they came into power. Afghanistan is very rich in oil -> that"s why usa waws interested in afghanistan so much. Zalmai might turn against his mother when he ages and finds out. Memory and remembering novel about history, but current history looked at from a fresh perspective. Narrative structure character focus depending on part of the book. Sex and sexuality: childbirth as a performance of sexuality. Research paper: read notes on blackboard, find article about the theme even if it"s outside of wmh (peer-reviewed) just for theory, article about the author doesn"t have to be a book.