“You have chosen a dead-end road”. How do Faraj’s political activities endanger his family? Flashcards
Contention
Farah’s political activities Jeopardises his family’s privacy and security as well as taking an extremely high emotional toll on everyone involved.
Body Paragraphs
- Due to the Patriarchal Society, if a Father lost it can cause distress in the household due to the dominance of men.
- Faraj’s political activities also mean that his family loses its sense of privacy. Guilty by association
- Suleiman’s family sense of security is also tarnished.
BP1 Due to the Patriarchal Society, if a Father lost it can cause distress in the household due to the dominance of men.:
Najwa’s addiction - emotional toll on her and Suleiman: “He should be here because when he’s home everything is normal, she is never ill and I am never woken up like this to find everything changed”
Baba- “you are the man of the house now”
BP2 Faraj’s political activities also mean that his family loses its sense of privacy. Guilty by association:
Burn Books because of Revolutionary Committee - “we mustn’t tell the men coming here about Baba’s books. You must promise” Najwa pleading - “he’s innocent… Bu Suleiman has always been devoted”
“Any minute now, I thought, our house will be filled with the men from the Revolutionary Committee, turning everything upside down”.
UR Death made public - “we saw Ustath Rashid swinging from the rope…[spectators] looked like children satisfied”
BP3 Suleiman’s family sense of security is also tarnished.:
Sharief - “The man spotted me in his side mirror” “You searched my house”
Phone call being tapped - “Many times it happened that I was speaking to someone on the telephone and a third party would come in”