The Persian Carpet By Hanan Shaykh

The narrators aunt maryam decides to assist the narrator and her sister secretly leave the house whilst their father is praying to visit her divorced mother.

The persian carpet by hanan shaykh. Plot character symbols real life connection exposition introduction. She attended the almillah primary school for muslim girls where she received a traditional education for muslim girls before continuing her education at the ahliah school. The persian carpet by. In the short story the persian carpet the author hanan al shaykh suggests that by making selfish choices one s relationship with important people in its life can be seriously damaged.

Hanan shaykh kyle llamado hannah tohid english 11 block c ms. Hanan al shaykh s family background is that of a strict shi a family. Go and see if your fathers still praying. Ah what eyebrows you have they re all over the place she turned quickly to my sister and said.

And i hurried to visit her in secret and i froze as i stepped over the threshold of muhammad s room and saw the missing persian carpet that. Since beginning of times humans need to make choices on a daily basis. Hanan al shaykh tells her mother s remarkable story. Her father and brother exerted strict social control over her during her childhood and adolescence.

The readers and audience are introduced to the. Hanan shaykh the persian carpet when maryam had finished plaiting my hair into two pigtails she put her finger to her mouth and licked it then passed it over my eyebrows moaning. In the short story the narrator which is the protagonist suffers from self doubt as she gains a new perspective on her mother.