![]() The Taliban had been raiding homes looking for illegal media, and the pair decided to hide the TV until the raids die down. Mariam and Laila had spent the day prior burying their television in the backyard, "striking the ground with a spade, then shoveling the loose dirt aside" (3.40.2). Like all dreams, Laila's nightmare is sparked by real world events. Her dream of burying Aziza alive reveals that she feels like she's complicit with the oppression of women carried out by the Taliban. ![]() ![]() Laila's dream sequence in Part Three of A Thousand Splendid Suns is no exception to the rule. Dreams allow us to get inside the subconscious of a character, where all the icky and unpleasant stuff lives. Think about The Dude's dream sequence in The Big Lebowski, or (spoiler alert!) 80 percent of Inception. ![]() Dream sequences are a great way to get inside of the mind of a character. ![]()
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