Friday, May 8, 2009

riposte! or repost.

What was the point of the title? I couldn't find any reason for why the author chose to name the story this, although perhaps is might be when at the end, Fatiha's family is chosing her husband, and maybe someone else's family is chosing their son a wife (otherwise known as Fatiha) or something? Anyways, this story was very descriptive. The author had a unique way of writing as well. I noticed that when someone was speaking the author didn't say that '"--------" she said.' The author just typed the dialogue, without any "she said" or "they replied" or anything. The mother had the opposite role of the mother in Assassination. The mother in this story played a supporting role vs. the father's decisive role. In Assassination, the mother was the decisive one. This was also different from Assassination (and Festival) in that the girl (by the end of the story, as least) actually wants to get married! This story is an example of how arranged marriage isn't always something bad.

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