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  • Essay / Analysis of A Thousand Splendid Suns - 1171

    For example, traditional architecture is exhibited by the “kolba” in which Nana and her daughter Mariam live, as opposed to the modern house in which Jalil and Rasheed live. Traditionalism also demanded that fashion, in the sense of outfits such as the 'burqa', 'pakol' and 'turban', be embraced, as opposed to modern views of a person's dress sense which depend heavily on choice and comfort. This is illustrated by Mariam's remarks regarding the type of women she meets in Kabul. She sees them as a different breed of women than those she is used to. Unlike the women in her neighborhood who were always fully covered as tradition required, these were modern Afghan women married to modern Afghan men who did not mind their wives walking among strangers “… with makeup on the face and nothing on the head” ( Puspitasari