Nawabdin Electrician Analysis

The title which Daniyal Mueenuddin has chosen for the story ‘Nawabdin Electrician’ is symbolic in itself. We see that this words i.e. Nawab is used for the people of aristocratic class, for the ones who have authority. When we analyze this title through the story it is seen that the electrician didn’t belong to the upper class infact electricians never use ‘Nawab’ with themselves. We see a theme of ‘Appearance vs. Reality’ at this point. Title is a perfect example of an oxymoron. It reflects the hidden, inside desires of the electrician that he wanted to have respect and high status in society.
To fulfill his (Nawab) utmost desire of having a son he had twelve daughters one after the other. We can relate it to the concept of id. He didn’t bother whether he could afford the living of such big family or not. He just kept going until he finally had that one odd piece. After having twelve daughters he seemed very much satisfied apparently but within his unconscious he knew that he had to feed them, earn for them and arrange their dowries. All his superhuman efforts in his work reflect that he knew the reality but was still in a state of denial. …show more content…
To remove this tag from himself he begged his master (Harouni) for a motorcycle. This part of the story tells us that he had the fear of low self esteem. It clearly shows us the conflict between his inner and outer self. It was his desire to have a motorcycle so that he can upgrade and accelerate his status in society. We can interpret it easily that society and economy plays a vital role in telling us about our status and roles. By having a motorcycle people started calling him ‘Uncle’ started asking his opinions on various affairs. It tells us that society is the one which makes our status. A contrast is shown to us the way he used to ride on bicycle and the way he used to fly on motorcycle. He feels like his low self esteem is accelerated by having