ABrandalise-xmas holidays homework

Exercises page 249

Question 1

1. Nazneen was worried about Hasina’s decision to elope. She was thinking about if it was fate for Hasina to run away with and marry Malek. 

2. Chanu seemed kind and gentle so far. But Nazneen worries that he might beat her if she is not a good wife. 

3. Chanu thinks his wife is a good worker because she is a good cleaner and cook. He also thinks she is an unspoilt girl. He does not think she is beautiful but he also does not think she is ugly. Nazneen knows this because she overheard her Chanu talking about her on the telephone.

4. Nazneen expected that her husband would be in love with her and he would be grateful that he had married a young and graceful woman.

 

Question 2

The book is narrated from the point of view of Nazneen but it is written in third person.

 

Question 3

Hasina is presented as the opposite of Nazneen. Hasina ran away and eloped whilst Nazneen is stuck in an arranged marriage. The theme of fate is presented in the storyline of both these characters. We learn about Nazneen’s character through her thoughts and emotions. We learn about Hanu’s character through speech, because he is presented as a mean character through his phonecall.

 

Question 4

Examples of comic touch:

⁃“Nazneen put her hand up to her head. It was true.” 

⁃“Narrow hips! You could wish for such a fault.” 

⁃“It would be possible to tuck all your hundred pens and pencils under those rolls and keep them safe and tight. You could stuff a book or two up there as well.”

 

Question 5

The theme of marriage is developed through two marriages: Hasina’s and Nazneen’s. Hasina chose to run away with a man and marry him. Whilst Nazneen was forced to marry a man in an arranged marriage. The theme of fate connects these two marriages. Nazneen did not protest her marriage allowing fate but Hasina protested an arranged marriage changing her fate.

 

Question 6

Elizabeth Bennet and Nazneen both want the person that they marry to love them. But Elizabeth wants to choose who she marries and who she falls in love with. Whilst Nazneen decides to leave it to fate and to accept her arranged marriage and hope that he loves her and she loves him. 

 

Question 7

I would like to get married because i think marriage is a big step towards showing your commitment to another person. The vows you make are very important and marriage is a very special bond that i would like with another person. 

 

Question 8

An arranged marriage would be horrible. You cannot choose who you wish to marry and the person chosen for you may be horrible. An advantage is that you would perhaps have someone to support you and love you. But the person who you marry might not love you. I don’t think arranged marriages are good because you lose your free will to choose what you want to do.

 

 

Exercises pag 247

Question 1

Marriage is still popular but not as popular as it used to be. Many people now decide to live unmarried with their partner. However, weddings are still extremely popular.

 

Question 2

People get married at all different ages. I think the age people get married at has got older because many people go to university now before they get married. Whilst in the past less people went to university so they got married younger.