Prose: ATSS- Chpt 11-15 Flashcards
11- How did Mariam initially respond and act when wearing the burqa?
She passively accepted it, hwoever as she has never worn one, Rasheed had to help her put it on, and she stumbled and tripped over the fabirc the first couple of times she walked around in it.
11- What does the kebab house represent?
Reflects Rasheed as a person.
11- How does Mariam describe the burqa?
she describes it as “comforting. It was likke a one-way window. Inside it, she was an observer, buffered from the scrutinizing eyes of strangers. She no longer worried that people knew, with a single glance, all the shameful secretrs of her past”
11- How does the description of Kabul differ from Herat?
-Kabul is more crowded
-less trees and fewer garis, or carts
-more cars
-taller buildings
-more trafficlights
-more paved roads
11- How is Mariam eating the ice cream described and how is it important?
-she “never imagined such tricks could be played on a palate”
-she “marveled at the bewitching texture”
this represents the change in Mariam’s life, and this is the height of her embracing it and enjoying it
11- Whilst Mariam is waiting outside the shops for Rasheed what catches her eye?
the women. She described them as “modern Afghan woman married to modern Afghan men who did not mind that thie wives walked among strangers with makeup on their faces and nothing on their heads”.
She says they “canter[ed] inhibitied” down the streets
she also says they were “swinging handbags” and “rustling skirts”
11- What happens at the end of the chapter that is a key moment?
Rasheed forces himself into Mariam that from a 21st Century Western perspective we would describe as marital rape. There’s a lot of description such as “fingernails catching” to describe the forcefulness and there’s also lots of descriptions of how Mariam feel about this such as “shivering”. Also, the whole event is described heavily, shy of graphically, which Hosseini uses to hightlight the traumatising effects of it.
12-How does Mariam say that Ramadan altered Kabul?
-she says it altered it’s rhythm and mood
-Traffic quietened
-shops emptied
-she saw the Eid of her “childhood dreams” come to life
12- When Mariam and Fariba interact at Eid, what does Rasheed say?
he says “so you know that woman, the teacher’s wife?” and “Best you stay away. She’s a nosy gossiper, that one. And the husband fanices himself as some kind of educated intellectual. But he’s a mouse. Look at him. Doesn’t he look like a mouse?”
12- Why does Mariam go into Rasheed’s room and what does he find?
she goes in because her cleaning took her there, is what she says. She discovers a gun to begin with, that after she memorised how it sat, picked it up, she also finds a pornographic magazine full of naked women. This angered Mariam as he talked about honour and his dissaproval of his female customers who weren’t covering. She later felt better about it as she explained it in her head. She then finds a picture of Rasheed’s late son, Yunus. Finally, she also finds a picutre of Rasheed’s late wife, who she has a “[feels a] flicker of jealousy” for as she says that she’s pretty.She also finds it weird the way Rasheed looms over her.
13- How does the description of Kabul change on the way back from Mariam’s doctor appointment?
There’s lots of bright colours
snoe begins to fall- pathetic fallacy to romantisise Mariam’s preganancy
13- What gender does Rasheed think the baby is?
A boy
13- What does Rasheed make as a surpise for Mariam that she finds out about too soon?
He makes a crib in the shed
13- As Mariam begins to think about her preganacy how does she feel?
She felt proud of herself for overcoming a long journey to reach her end destination: Motherhood. She felt a lot of love for her unborn baby, as described when she says “How glorious it was to know that her love for it already dwarfed anything she had ever felt as a human being, to know that there was no need any longer for pebble games.”
13-What happens at the hamam, or bathouse?
She was scrubbing herself, and then she saw blood and screamed. The next passage is then described in Fariba’s point of view, which may be done to highlight the trauma for Mariam. Fariba says that Mariam kept asking her “It’s normal isn’t it?”. Her and Rasheed then have another bus ride, which is described as much as the first, and defintely not in as much detail and with such positivy, which Hosseini does to highlight to change in atmoshpere and mood. When they arrive home fro this doctor’s appointment, Rasheed is angry saying “What kind of answer is that?” “That’s what a Mullah is supposed to say. You pay a doctor his fee, you want a better answer than ‘God’s Will’”
