“And when you find yourself lost in the darkness and despair… remember it’s only in the black of night you can see the stars, and those stars will lead you back home.”

The overall theme in A Thousand Splendid Suns and Memoirs of a Geisha is the attempt to find control in one’s life, even during the most harsh conditions.

This brief sketch depicts Waldo from “Where’s Waldo?” no longer wanting to hide. Like Waldo, the characters from A Thousand Splendid Suns and Memoirs of a Geisha no longer want to hide. This represents the character’s desire to control their own life and not having to live for anyone else’s requests.