Sunday, January 20, 2008

Chapter 2

Atiq Shaukat is obviously sick of his life. He doesnt like his job at the prison and he doesnt like going home to his dying wife who doctors have given up on. He must have a lot of pressure on him and is out of it because he almost got hit by a truck. After that, Atiq sees and talks with one of his old friends. His name is Mirza Shah. They have tea and talk about Atiq's wife and how she is sick. Mirza tells Atiq to divorce his wife, telling him that women are worthless when they are not serving men. The way Mirza talked about women was kind of apauling, but i guess that is the culture. Their talk is ended with awkwardness as they realize that they shouldnt be talking about this in front of a store by a street.

1 comment:

amber said...

I agree that the way Mirza Shah talks about women is appauling. He talks as if they are worthless and uncapable of doing anything. But over thats the way they are raised and brought up so to them thats just how it is.