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Female Discrimination as a symbolic significance in Women at


) I"ll take you in my car because yor female body has aroused me. It is an honour for you to be desired by a respected official like myself. And who knows, maybe some day in the future, I can help you to get a raise before the others." .
             The reader can also discern such perpetual suffocation regarding women in society through quotidian activities such as eating, were the eyes are once more utilized as a symbol of female compliance towards male domination.
             " I was always watched by two eyes gazing into my plate to see how much food I took. Ever since I was born those two eyes had always been there, wide open, staring, unflinching, following every morsel of food on my plate." .
             Firdaus also uses the eyes as a symbol of human transformation and personal reflection of the individual soul. Her mother is perhaps the readers first ecounter with gaze symbolism in the novel. It may be conceived as one of the most influential impressions, for it is the characters parental relationship which denotes the way she observes every other individual throughout her existence. .
             " No light seemed ever to touch the eyes of this woman, even when the day was radiant and the sun was at its brightest. One day I took her head within my hands and turned it so that the sun fell directly on her face, but her eyes remained dull, impervious to its light . Like two extinghished lamps" .
             The coldness of her mother's gaze signifies a lack of affection, igniting a quest for unconditional love and warmth which is never trully consummated.
             The character's pursuit for affectionate, loving relationships is clearly regarded through two particular characters. Both individuals attain parallel soul depictions through Firdaus interpretation of gaze. The first character to be examined is Miss. Iqbal, a former boarding school teacher during Fridaus secondary studies.
             "I could see her eyes looking at me, observing me in spite the darkness.


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