Resistance, a Facet of Post-colonialism in Women Characters of Khaled Hosseini’s a Thousand Splendid Suns
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This article discusses the level of resistance in female characters of Khaled Hosseini’s novel, Thousand Splendid Suns, from the viewpoint of post-colonialism and feminism. The article focuses on the conflicts experienced by Afghan females in regards to their positions and roles in their community and to find a unique identification as an individual. The framework for the article is designed by using Stephen Selmon’s, Edward Said’s and Benita Parry’s theories of level of resistance in the perspective of post-colonial and feminist literary discussion.