Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Swallows of Kabul Chapter Six
In this chapter Zunaira is no longer holding the fact the Mohsen helped with the stoning against him. Kabul has gone from bad to worse and it is said that an isolated person is doomed. Much like the man that was whipped to death because he ran through the streets screaming god has failed. Mohsen then arrives back home and he asks Zunaira to go out and walk through the market with him. She declines because she does not want to go out there because she would then have to wear a burqa. This would cover her face and she does not approve of that because she used to be a magistrate where she fought for women's rights and she believes that wearing this burqa makes women become objects. She then realizes that her husband is very disapointed because he believes the Taliban is ruining there relationship because he can not go out into the streets and even hold hands with his wife. He thinks that just because they forbid this that they should still go out together because they can still walk side by side.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
I'm happy to see that there is at least one happy/good couple in Kabul. They obviously care about eachother. I understand that Zunaira doesn't want to go outside because it was disrespect her as a women and a human to cover herself with a burqa. Kabul seems liek an aweful place.
This reflection is simply a summary of the chapter. This is NOT what I wanted. You are not following directions.
Your posts are not supposed to tell me what happened. Instead you should reflect on 1 of 5 options as set aside by the http://farrellworldcultures.pbwiki.com/Journal+Blog+Writing
website
Questioning: When a word, statement or action is unclear, question it. It may become clear later.
Connecting: Make connections with people, places and things you know.
Predicting: Try to figure out what will happen.
Clarifying: Watch for answers to questions you had earlier
Evaluating: Respond to what you have read. Draw your own conclusions about the characters, actions, and the whole story
None of these appear in your post.
Mr. Farrell
Post a Comment