How does Hosseini create a tense atmosphere and a sense of foreboding for MAriams new life in chapters 6-10?

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A Thousand Splendid Suns

How does Hosseini create a tense atmosphere and a sense of foreboding for MAriams new life in chapters 6-10?

Arranged Marriage

Behaviour of Jalil's wives and Mariams treatment in their home

Introduction of Rasheed and the marriage ceremony

Rasheeds comments how how a wife should behave

Mariams fears about marriage

Rasheed giving the Burqua to Mariam

Asked by Will D #485563 on 12/6/2015 12:34 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 12/6/2015 5:42 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 12/6/2015 5:42 PM

I think you have basically names all the elements of her conflicts and fears above. All of them point to the abuse of Marium in some way. The common thread in all of this is that Rasheed is a misogynist jerk who does not care about Mariam.

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