metaphor; mare is a female horse; she is on her own, not tied down as a
sister or wife or daughter
being described as a thing that bakshi OWNS; portrays her status
portrays the
status of
women in
society
steals money; gold-digger
house was a treasure as she never had that before. she was the queen and the one in charge and she was enjoying the
control she had
brothel(?)
no sexual activity
verses from quran
new experience for her
qualifications of being a bride is to be a virgin
for her marriage was a
punishment
lehnga here
is a symbol
of freedom
as she was
asked not to
where, her
right to
choose her
clothes, her
freedom
was lost
symbol of
sexual freedom
that she enjoyed
her freedom is set on fire
she realizes that
she was now
caged
getting used to it, his love makes her reconcile with the newness
being harshly
compared with an
inanimate object
like a stone slab
diction as if she was a
criminal
okay with
sharing her
husband but
not the house
his honor is more important
Foucault: a French philosopher, economist, psychologist. he talked about the direct relationship between pleasure and power
here the toppling of this theory can be seen. marriage entails power, a place in society and an ultimate achievement but
when she was married, that pleasure did nit come her way. U can comment on this when asked about power politics.
The big question: is marriage a jail/cage? this what Chughtai feels and she has portrayed it in this story