Thursday, May 7, 2009
A wife for my Son-Katherine
This story was really confusing...... I understand the main point, which is this girl with all these aspirations and dreams, but one day, her parents decided she must get married and, her dreams are old news, and no longer matter. What confuses me are the characters. The author kept adding in these characters without clearly explaining who they were, so I had to go through the story 4 times, to get it. I never understood who Myriem is, though. Also, I think the author should have simplified the plot a bit. It's not that it's too complex, but that it is too much going on at once for you to really understand what is happening. One moment these people are crying and the next a lady is trying to talk to the father, and then two other people are trying to create another arranged marriage, and in the end, the bride is dancing. This would be fine, if it was a full story, but this story is only 3 and a half pages, so there is no room for detail. Over all, this was no the best of the story's we have read, but I do see a theme of arranged marriages.
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I disagree with you Katherine, on the point that the story is about a girl in a village who has all of these hopes and dreams. The story is set around the hajji who wants the best for both his daughter and his son. The main thing that is happening is the hajji waiting for his son at the end of Ramadan, his reflecting on the past month's events and then him finding out that his son is going to marry someone else. The reaction of the sisters after they recieved the news is understandable, since Munir's decision ruined the marriage arrangements that had been made.
ReplyDeleteAndrew.... I was talking about A wife for my son, not The night of the festival!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you. The first thing i thought when i finished the story was what???? the author took an extremely boring and simple plot and made it really complicated by adding all these different characters and making the story really fast paced. i didn't see the function of at least half of the aunts and cousins, except for to create the feel of a real Arab wedding. The author had Leila in story but all she did was start the dance. And then after the dance Fatiha seemed to be staring into space for awhile, then she saw Myriem's sister in law, and then Madame Suissi showed up. The whole pre-wedding thing is very awkward, with Fatiha feeling sad and everyone trying to cheer her up. But then, out of the blue comes this wave of happiness that washes over Fatiha and the story ends with her feeling happy and free. Where did that come from? Pretty much, all i have to say is ???????????????
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