A Thousand Splendid 'Conflicts'.

In the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini the main conflicts are between Mariam and herlsef as she is trapped in an undesired reality. Mariam is a young girl living in the low class society in Afghanistan. She lives with her mother, Nana, who is unloving towards her and tells her everyday that she is a failure. This doesn't break down Mariam's dreams of a better life just yet because she has two other important people to look upon; Jalil, her father and Mullah Faizullah, an elderly who visits Mariam to teach her how to write, read and pray. Jalil lives in a much different reality than Mariam though, he is rich, has a big house with many other wives and children; a house that he, Mariam and Nana don't share.
The conflict is within Mariam and also with society. In Afghanistan, girls are to stay at home with their mothers and do all the 'chores' instead of going to school. Also, that people like Mariam are to stay in the position they're in because they can't associate themselves with the higher class. It becomes tough for Mariam to ever pursure her dreams of education and to follow in her father's successful footsteps.
When invited by her father to come watch a film at the theatre he owns, Nana pressures Mariam to not go, that she will die if Mariam leaves her. Mariam has long waited for this day so she left anyways, but when she returns she is greatly filled with remorse when she sees that her mother hung herself on a nearby tree. Now, she has lost the one person she has lived with.
Jalil takes her in to his home with love, giving her everything she needs, a lovely bedroom and enough food. The other children that are Mariam's 'brothers and sisters' also welcomes her with warmth, but the other mothers don't apreciate her presence.
Mariam is not accepted in many people's views because of her social status, even if she isn't 'filthy'. She has lost her mother and everything else. Her relationship with her father has seemed to change for the worse and her ambition and curiousity has shattered. This is a huge conflict within such a character to overcome because it is within oneself to break through what everyone else thinks is 'right or wrong' and strive for what she wants in life.
When I think of these conflicts, I immediate thought of the orphans in a book series called "a Series of Unfortunate Events". Although, the stories are not alike at all, the characters are quite similar to each other. The siblings in the Series of Unfortunate Events have lost the ones they have been living with and their house. Ever since, they have been searching for a better life and another relative they can stay with. The characters from both stories are strong and motivated by their dreams.