The Bride (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Bapsi Sidhwa
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: 1920-1960
- Setting: Pakistan
- Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, Wives, Tradition, Sexism, Gender roles, Marriage, 1940’s, 1920’s, 1930’s, Rape, Asia or Asians, Oppression, Adoption or adopted children, India or East Indian people, Pakistan or Pakistanis
- Locales: Pakistan
Characters Discussed
Qasim, the protagonist, a tribal Kohistani from the Himalayan mountains. Qasim is unlike his fellow Pakistanis on the plains: His skin is lighter, he is taller, and his facial features are sharper. The greatest contrast lies in his traditions, especially his concept of honor. After the deaths of his wife and children, he moved to the plains but never adjusted or was entirely accepted there. He continues to long for the mountains where he was born until his romanticized memories turn into an obsession, which eventually destroys the person he loves. Although...
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