How is Laila both a victim of circumstance and a master of her own destiny in A Thousand Splendid Suns?

In A Thousand Splendid Suns, Laila is
both a victim of circumstance and a master of her own detiny because she falls into
situations that she cannot control and she asserts her own agency in the situations that
she thinks she might be able to control. For example, when the bomb hits her home and
she loses both her parents, Laila becomes the victim of circumstance. She was the one
who should have been inside the home, but fate acted in other ways and placed her
outside when the bomb hit.  Now she is alone, and being a woman alone in Afghanistan at
the time is unsafe.  When Laila becomes conscious again and realizes that Rasheed has
taken her into his home, Laila masters her own destiny by accepting his marriage
proposal.  Laila knows that she will be safer as part of this family than she will be
alone on the street.  From here, Laila is able to master her own destiny and take
advantage of the situations to come.