She is very outgoing and could make friends almost instantly. I (as a follower) started modeling what he did and, whether I liked it or not, talking to more people. This friendship opened me up to a whole new group of friends, people I had never talked to before. I also brought out some qualities in her. While she brought out a more social part in me, I brought out a part in her that was more thoughtful and peaceful, almost like Mariam and Laila. In A Thousand Splendid Suns Laila brings Mariam out of her shell after Laila marries Rasheed. Before Laila, Mariam listened to all the men in her life telling her what to do. As she and Laila became friends, Mariam became more social and talked. The act that demonstrated who Mariam had become was the killing of Rasheed, which demonstrated everything she had become, a strong woman. “Yet she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved.” (Hosseini 329) I have not proven that I have changed by killing someone, but my change can be seen in my group of friends, happiness, and even in my school