A Conversation from the Third Floor | Characters

Ashour
Ashour is Aziza’s husband. He is in prison for some unexplained crime. He is excited to see his wife. He shouts out her name, saying, ‘‘Aziza! Aziza! It’s Ashour.’’ The fact that he has to tell her who he is indicates how far away he is from the street where Aziza is standing. He must also ask who the child is that she has brought with her. The child is still nursing, so Ashour has not been in prison for very long. It is only that he is so removed from the street that he cannot tell for sure which of his children is with his wife.

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