AcknowledgementsThanks for giving me the chance to accomplish this thesis as well as make a conclusion for my four years’ education. I have gained much more knowledge than I have supposed from writing this thesis.I would give my sincere thanks to my supervisor, Ms. Du, a respectable, responsible and resourceful scholar, who has provided me with valuable guidance in every stage of the writing of this thesis. Without her enlightening instruction, impressive kindness and patience, I could not have finished this thesis.Also, I want to give my thanks to other teachers and my classmates who have given me much help. Thank you!AbstractThe Afghan American writer Khaled Hosseini’s second novel A Thousand Splendid Suns has attracted much attention since its publication. The novel mainly tells a story about two Afghan women Mariam and Laila’s miserable fate in the patriarchal society. The author Hosseini uses his skillful writing skills describing two vivid characters for readers. This thesis plans to make an interpretation of Mariam’s miserable fate from the angle of feminism, at the same time, take Patriarchy as the theoretical basis. Through the description of the changing process of Mariam’s female consciousness reflecting her miserable fate. Finally analyze the causes of Mariam’s miserable fate from the aspects of family and society. This thesis aims to revel that women who are repressed in the patriarchal society must unite together to revolt and search for freedom and happiness bravely in order to get rid of miserable fate.Kew Words: feminism; patriarchy; female consciousness摘 要美籍阿富汗作家卡勒德·胡赛尼的第二部作品《灿烂千阳》，自发表以来广受关注。小说讲述了两名阿富汗女性玛丽亚姆和莱拉在父权社会中饱受压迫的悲惨命...
