A Thousand Splendid Suns
What dream does Laila have in chapter 26? When she recalls the dream later in the same chapter, why is it ironic and significant?
A thousand splendid suns
A thousand splendid suns
In the dream, she and Tariq are sitting on a beach and she tells him to listen to the singing sand. The sand sings beautiful notes: "groaning" and "mewling," Hosseini suggests the sand, in its shifting, sings foreshadowing strife that lies ahead for Laila and Tariq. Laila recalls the sand right before a rocket hits her house is proof of this. Through this symbol, the reader is reminded of the transitory nature of life — no matter what Laila and Tariq plan for each other, and for their families, they cannot control all aspects of their fates.