ZAAT:
I
think that Zaat is not like any book I have ever read. I believe that it is
because it goes by so fast, at least in the first chapter. It just focuses
about the start of her life without really going in big details. It is kind of
fast, too fast. I hope that it will slow down in the next chapters. I hope that
this chapter is just to give the reader background information on Zaat, her
husband as well as her work and how she came to know about politics and her
views on politics. I hope that by the next chapter, we will learn about Egypt
in more details and not just about her life in general.
I
am not really comforted by this book. I guess as the chapter goes on, I like
the book a little more. At first, I was a little uncomfortable about how the
author describes Zaat’s life and how different it is from mine. I didn’t really
like how her life was like before she got married. Like how she had to have a
pillow on her lap when she was wearing a skirt because Abdel Maguid wasn’t her
husband yet.
I
have a few questions about this chapter. First, I would like to know if the
book will go at a quicker pace from the start of chapter 2. I would also like
to know how Zaat’s relationship with her husband will go as time goes by since
their views are starting to differ.
I agree with you Claire, I also think that there are just too many things going on at the same time and it is really hard to keep track of everything. In my opinion, this book should slow down just a tiny bit, because as a reader I know that I am going to be confused in the future. When I read your questions, it reminded me that while I was reading the text, these types of questions went through my head. Something that I really liked from your response is that you really focused on the way that Zaat was treated and how she lived her life. I also liked that you just didn't question it, you utilized your life and made a comparison between the two. Do you think that her female circumcision is going to affect when she has sexual relationships with her husband?Why? I think that since she is a women, then she will most likely be treated how they are treated. For more information about how the women were treated visit the summer assignment documents, or my presentation on September 17.
ReplyDeleteWell done, you two. Do you think you are supposed to feel comforted by the book? Or do you think Ibrahim intentionally makes you feel uncomfortable?
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