"Tell them, Tell them you won't let them do this"

After Jalil's wives tell Mariam that she has to get married to Rasheed, Mariam begs Jalil and says "Tell them, tell them you won't let them do this." From the tone of Mariam's voice, it is seen that Mariam is desperate because she doesn't have a lot of choices. Thus, Mariam is completely dependent on Jalil. Jalil had the decision of whether he wanted to enforce the marriage of Mariam and Rasheed.If Jalil rejects Rasheed, then Mariam doesn't need to marry the old man. Hosseini uses tone to show that in Afghan women don't have rights to dictate their marriage. Therefore, woman in Afghanistan don't have power.