Mariam built a mutual relationship with Jalil as a child, with weekly visits every Thursday. Mariam hid behind a wall of innocence and Jalil helped her overcome the wall and the harsh realities of the world. Mariam was an innocent being in her childhood: she was stuck inside Kolba. Mariam doesn't know what's going on around her home, because she hasn't experienced the outdoors as well as others. All she finds are the stories of Jalil and the teaching of the Mullahs. She doesn't understand that the world is not as happy as it seems. In Khaled Hosseini's novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Hosseini uses the character of Jalil to show the evolution of Mariam's life, to emphasize how the impact of trust shatters Mariam's innocence in the story . Although Jalil resides in Herat dependent on his life with Nana and Mariam, Jalil still cares about Mariam, even though the story makes it seem like he doesn't. Jalil shows his love by visiting her every Thursday, even though he has the choice not to stop by on Thursday. Mariam built a lot of respect for Jalil in her childhood, she waited for him, because she cared a lot about him. Nana has never really liked Jalil, when she tells Mariam about him: Mariam doesn't believe it, and Mariam continues to wait impatiently for Jalil. Mariam listens to Jalil's stories, even though all her stories include the good times she had in Herat, Mariam doesn't wonder why she is stuck in Herat. “It must have, because Mariam remembered that she had been restless and preoccupied that day, as she was only on Thursday, the day Jalil visited her in Kolba. » (Hosseini 50) Hosseini shows how much Mariam loves Jalil: she looks forward to meeting Jalil every Thursday. Jalil shows his love by coming and visiting, because even though he wants to come and visit, Jalil still does the Thursday visits. Mariam leaves everything and waits for Jalil: this shows the importance of Jalil in her life. Jalil also presents his love by the fact that even though Mariam is going through a lot in her life, he still cares that she loves him back. “I thought about you all the time. I used to pray that you would live to be a hundred.