Dec 28, 2009

The Bride | The Bride

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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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The Bride | The Bride

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Characters Discussed

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