Woman at Point Zero

Woman at Point Zero Questions and Answers

Eyes are a prominent part of El Saadawi's novel Woman at Point Zero.  What are eyes a symbol of in this novel?

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Analyze Woman at Point Zero as a sociological novel.

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In chapter 2 of Woman at Point Zero, wherein Firdaus is assaulted by a police officer who asks him to have sex with her and labels her as a prostitute, what literary devices are used, and how do these reveal the theme of misogyny and rape culture?

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On p. 95, Firdaus hums the song "I hope for nothing/I want for nothing/I fear nothing/I am free."  She states that she feels as if she vaguely remembers having heard this song before.  Is this song mentioned at any other point in the story?  Why does she feel as if she's heard the song before?

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