but the belief of his self-conquest brought nothing consolatory to her bosom, afforded no palliation of her distress. It was, on the contrary, exactly calculated to make her understand her own wishes; and never had she so honestly felt that she could have loved him, as now, when all love must be vain. (210)
☞This episode is turning point that Lizzy see Darcy’s character in a new light.
Historical Background
The 1990s
-The Age of violence and wars
-The decline of Communism
Dissolution of the USSR (1991)
Ethnic conflicts
ex) Yugoslav wars, Bosnian genocide, Rwandan genocide
The 1990s
German reunification in 1990 –
result of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The eastern Germany (communist) integrates with western Germany (capitalist).
Globalization
-The IMF c
Summary
An AWOL US interpreter comes to the village and starts working in the field
Haemi, a local woman with a disability gets along with Linden
US soldiers start looking for Linden
Villagers are divided whether they should report Linden
Linden is found by the Army and returns
Characters
Haemi
- A lame girl aged 23 in Solla island
- Reticent, shy, mostly listening to others
- Ne
Khaled Hosseini (خالد حسینی)
-Born in Kaboul, Afghanistan
-Moved to Paris when he was 11
-A citizen of the USA since he was
fifteen years old.
-His family settled in California(San Jose)
-His own experience served as an
inspiration for this novel