Shame pages 188-200
(Edited by Noelia Valero)
(Edited by Noelia Valero)
Iskander Harappa's rise and fall from power is discussed: “Six years in power, two in jail, an eternity underground…” (194). Raza Hyder’s nomination for the Army leader is mentioned and foreshadows the path that Harappa’s career will take. As well as Iskander’s career, his relations with his daughter Arjumand are discussed as well as the role other women played in his life. Pinkie Aurengzeb became a shadow of her former beautiful self, and Rani was “not so much as a person as an aspect of the estate” (198). Arjumand, on the other hand, had a strong character and fallowed her father political career. She was known as “the Virgin Ironpants”. At first it was a mocking and disrespectful nickname but late,r as her influence grew, her actions as a prosecutor gave “her nickname a new and less ribald meaning” (199).
Terms and References:
Hegiran calendar – The Muslim system of dividing a year of 354 days into 12
months and starting to count the years from the Hegira.Pierre Cardin – French fashion designer and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
“Alexander the Great” – reference to an epic movie from 1956 about the life of Alexander the Great. Macedonian king that conquered Persian Empire, he is remembered as a great military leader and legendary hero.
Virgin Ironpants - reference to Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan’s first female prime minister. Bhutto was the eldest daughter of former prime minister of Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
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