Look at the situation: the hajji and his wife (who, it is to be noted, are poor) have just agreed to an arrangement where their son marries his cousin. Now, to make this clear, the son was not consulted about this. He has a big job, far away, sends them money home occasionally, and visits even less. Now, soon afterwards, they get a telegram from the son. He says that he is going to get married... to someone else! Now here is where the tragedy starts - the parents are not invited (the son does not explicitly say that, but neither does he say anything about them coming). After this, after all that has happened, the hajji and his wife, sit together and cry.
A question for you: besides their son "abandoning them, is there any other reason the two cry?
First of all, the Hajji and the wife do not cry. I think you meant that the two main "cryers" are the two girls, Nafusa and Khadija. To answer your question, Connor, the two girls do have a reason to cry. Although it is complicated, you would probably get it after a while. Basically, the two girls are crying because they cannot marry. Since Munir is marrying someone else, Nafusa can't marry him. For Khadija, she will not have a good wedding because there is not enough money for her because Munir did not send any home. I agree that the web of the marriages is very confusing, but the girls still have a reason to feel sad. All of their plans have been ruined!
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Wait, what? I'm a bit confused...
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