Arabian Nights Characters Analysis

In Khaled Hosseini 's A Thousand Splendid Suns, Henrik Isben 's A Doll 's House, and Kamala Markandaya 's Nectar in a Sieve, women face obstacles that disempower and silence them due to Men 's treatment of women, the societal view of women, and the objectification of women. Within the literary works analyzed this semester, disempowerment is a persisting theme that roots from the various obstacles and hardships women encounter. The woman 's ability to overcome this disempowerment is particularly challenging due to being oppressed by their peers, specifically men. Women countlessly serve as victims of verbal and physical abuse under their husbands, thus contributing to the idea of female inferiority. There are various stereotypical roles challenged between men and women in society leading to discrimination of women. The preconceived notions of women 's roles in society arise from those within society. During this time era, most of society depicts women as uneducated, essentially lacking economical and social opportunities, making the female population highly vulnerable to all types of exploitation. Nonetheless, men in these literary works display objectifying and degrading attitudes towards those of the female gender. The objectification of women notably dehumanizes the female population. Within these literary works, the authors exemplify this reality of obstacles that disempower and silence women. Though these women fight for their liberation and equality, they are victims of

Breaking Tradition the story of women’s roles. The author of this very detailed story, compared to “family affairs, gives its readers Incite on how women were apart of something so dangerous that change the lives

For many years, women have been oppressed and treated as property. The opinion of a woman did not matter, being obedient to her husband was all that is required. Even if they were obedient to their husbands, women were property and only for the pleaser and likening to the husband. Mariam did all the her husband required of her, however there was one thing should could not. Which was give her husband, Rasheed, a son or any child. In the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, Hosseini reveals the social issue of physical abuse and mental abuse by his use of imagery, diction, and dialogue.

The commandment, “women must submit to the dominance of man,” (Roland de Vaux) counseled many societies, western and abroad. The precedence of a submissive woman has dated back to the most basic societies, however with the evolution of cultures and communities, the idea of male dominance was undoubtedly amended; this is where humanity divides uncovering the struggle between the oppression of women and the precedence that has been set forth for centuries. Khaled Hosseini and Nathaniel Hawthorne both comment on this societal disconnect in their domestic narrations of female characters. In Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns the character Mariam depicts a women who endures rape, abuse, and imprisonment in her own home under the hand of her husband. Similarly Hester in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is prosecuted by the male leaders of the puritan society as she is forced into solitude for the sinful act of adultery. Together these seemly different bodies of work challenge and confront society’s censure of women as shown by the revelation of unrealistic social standards of women through distinct religious historical settings, the development of characterization, and the narrative point of view of both novels.

In Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns, many characters are forced to overcome obstacles in their personal lives. Laila and Mariam, the two main characters, find themselves married to the same man, Rasheed. Both had a good relationship with Rasheed at the beginning of their marriages. Soon they found that they were both being abused by Rasheed. Mariam and Laila overcome the abuse by taking matters into their own hands. Khaled Hosseini introduces the reader to the ways many Muslim men and women believe that marriages should be private and that how the man treats his wife or wives is his business. Many relationships find themselves trying to overcome an abusive marriage.

Brooks uses the sources to bring the thesis together and to help get her point across about the oppression of Islamic women and the pride and power of their male figures. An Islamic law states that women are not to commit adultery, but their husband can have more than one wife. When Brooks learned the story of Rehab and Mohamed and how Mohamed left Rehab for Fatima, it really opened her eyes on how different the treatment of married women of the Islamic world.

The story of 1001 Arabian Nights is an interesting collection of stories but the prologue is even more fascinating. The King, Shahryar went on a rampage where he would marry the daughter of a merchant every night and kill her the next morning after he had sex with her. You might be thinking, this must be a mad man but hold your thoughts until after you have heard his reasoning for why he performed is this gruesome act. Shahryar and his brother Shahzaman were both kings in two different countries. Shahryar after not seeing his brother for quite some time, sent his vizier to bid him come visit him.

In her memoir the princess Sultana expresses how she was looked down upon by the men of her country and how she was never loved by her father due to the lack of a male organ. She also describes that men are taught from an early age that they are superior to women in every way. They grow up witnessing their fathers abuse the women of the family, which leads them to scorn all females. By the time an Arab man marries he treats his wife as a virtual slave who must obey his every command. Throughout her life she witnesses many events that demonstrate these beliefs. Some of her earliest memories are of her older brother Ali and the abuses she suffered because of him (Sasson ch.1). The worst tragedy that occurred in the book was the marrying of Sultana’s sixteen year old sister to a man of sixty-eight. After five weeks of marriage her sister tried to commit suicide. Her husband was a sadistic who subjected her sister to horrible sexual

The discussion of the Wife’s five husbands describes her evolving role as a woman and how she overcame the most ridiculous obstacles to maintain this idea or illusion of marriage. The Wife’s depiction of her marriages was that three were good and two were bad. The initial marriages were to older rich men where she kept up this idea of marriage in order to receive money, but was not faithful by

The Presentation of Women in 1001 Arabian Nights 1001 Arabian Nights, also commonly referred to as The Arabian Nights, is a collection of tales from the Middle East that were told orally over the course of many centuries before being recorded. The Arabian Nights contained stories about many subjects, among them being love, magic, and wealth. One of the most interesting prospects of the collection is the role that women play in them. In the today’s world, women are portrayed differently all over the globe. In the tales, the presentations of these women vary greatly.

I attended “Arabian Nights” at California State University, San Bernardino on March 19, 2016 during the matinee showing. The play was written by Mary Zimmerman and directed by Kathryn Ervin. The play follows the story of King Shahryar who marries a new virgin every night and then kills her in the morning time. His pattern is stopped abruptly when the he marries Scheherezade, who tells him a different story every night. She cleverly leaves out the ending to the story at the end of the night to ensure that the King does not kill her come dawn. This pattern continues on for 1001 nights until the King decides to marry Scheherezade.

As noted by Abdul-Jabbar Jassim Mohammed, “The Arabian Nights expresses its anger at and indignation against faithless woman that is always punished at the end of each tale.(Mohammed 22)” We see this when the kings execute those guilty. It’s also worth noting that King Shahrayer had women for the sole purpose of enjoyment in the first place. Continuing on with the text, we are introduced to the woman who was locked away in the sea by a demon. She calls out to the two kings, who are attempting to hide from the sleeping demon in a tree.

The role of women in Arabian nights certainly varies. On the one hand, they play a subversive role against the pressure of husbands, kings and fathers by using cunning words to assure men just as Shahrazad did. The author depicts the male figures as victims of women’s will, consequently, pointing out that mischievous and disobedient females are the cause of men’s inner defeat. On another hand, it cannot be ignored that the portrayal of women is characterized as intelligent and powerful figure. Thus, the goal for the proposed study is to observe to what extent the image of women is represented as an antihero. The method of the research will be based on the comparing of different stories of the frame story that are based on the analysis of significance

In Afghanistan, it is widely known that certain sub-cultures allow a man to violate his wife physically and sexually to gain dominance over her. This notion is typically created by the unequal treatment of women in their society. The low social statuses of women in society and the power imbalances between men and women created by this, result in discriminatory practices and physical and sexual abuse against the female population of all ages in Afghanistan. (Povey 268). Despite violence against women being part of their general society, during times of war or political conflict, similar to Afghanistan in the novel, this violence toward women increases. This idea is presented throughout A Thousand Splendid Suns in Rasheed’s relationships with

In the Season of Migration to the North, Tayeb Saih portrays the heavy issues of sexism and colonialism through the role of women. The book not only informs its readers of the stereotypical gender roles, but it also illustrates the truth behind colonialism as a conquest of a people often enslaving them mentally and leaving them empty. According to this lens, the gender roles of men like Mustafa Sa’eed and Wad Rayyes represent the colonizers who ravish the colonized (personified by the female characters). Salih’s men are primarily sexual beings who see women as theirs to conquer while the women are meant to be subservient to sexual conquest.