As I read more about this autobiographical story, I found many cultural conflict between Afghan and China. Shah stated her uncle concluded they had been sent to "be married"and her putative fiance were arranged by her parents! Why can not women control their life and fate? Why do they need to accept others' arrangement? This is 21st century and is not feudal society. Women should have right.
When Shah's uncle's wife resist traditions and let Shah talk with her fiance directly, they suffered Shah's aunts' fatuous reprimand. How ridiculous it is! Men and women can not talk with each other directly! I t is absolutely an impact to my world outlook.
2 Shah described the wedding:" The wedding lasted nearly 14 days and ended with a reception...the bride was required to sit perfectly still, her eyes demurely lowered. I didn't see her move for four hours." Shah use many details to describe what she saw, such as 14days, sit perfectly, eyes demurely lowered, no move for four hours... I can know her thought that she disagreed with the wedding custom and it is torment for women.
Author used a lot of verb to describe her aunt's behavior:" Amina stormed in, scattering servants before her like chaff. ' Your relative...,' was Amina's opening salvo, '... has been making obscene remarks to my niece.' Her mouth opened, but before she could find her voice, Amina fired her heaviest guns:' Over the telephone!' " The choice of the word stormed in shows how angry Amina is and how stable traditions took roots in her brain. The clause fired her heaviest guns enhance her dissatisfaction about Shah's uncle's wife's behavior.
