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Situational Irony
Part I: Chapter 14
Explanation and Analysis:
Hosseini frequently uses free indirect discourse (FID) as a style element in A Thousand Splendid Suns. Through FID, the narrator's voice melds with that of a character, diffusing one perspective into the other. Note the following example of FID from Chapter 14, in which Mariam looks for someone to blame for her first miscarriage:
It was Rasheed's fault for his premature celebration. For his foolhardy faith that she was carrying a boy. Naming the baby as he had. Taking God's will for granted. His fault, for making her go to the bathhouse. [...] It was God's fault, for taunting her as He had. For not granting her what He had granted so many other women.
Part III: Chapter 44
Explanation and Analysis:
Hosseini frequently uses free indirect discourse (FID) as a style element in A Thousand Splendid Suns. Through FID, the narrator's voice melds with that of a character, diffusing one perspective into the other. Note the following example of FID from Chapter 14, in which Mariam looks for someone to blame for her first miscarriage:
Unlock with LitCharts A+It was Rasheed's fault for his premature celebration. For his foolhardy faith that she was carrying a boy. Naming the baby as he had. Taking God's will for granted. His fault, for making her go to the bathhouse. [...] It was God's fault, for taunting her as He had. For not granting her what He had granted so many other women.
