The Summary of the Novel
The main character of the novel "Sahme man" is a woman, named Ma'asoumeh. She grew up in a traditional and deeply religious family in Qom in the early of 1320s. When her family immigrated to Tehran she felt in love with a young college student, named Sae'id, who was working in a pharmacy in the neighborhood. By revealing her secret, the family forced her to leave high school and marry someone else against her will, accusing her of bringing shame and disgrace on the family. Her husband, Hamid, was a political activist and contrary to Ma'asoumeh's family, he allowed her wife to be free to do anything, but she was not happy there yet as Hamid had devoted himself to his ambitions and armed struggle against the government. When Few years before Islamic Revolution 1979 he was arrested by SAVAK, She had to work hard as no one, particularly his religious extremist brothers, was interested in helping the atheist communist' wife . Hamid who had been released as a national hero after Islamic Revolution, would be sent to jail again and be executed due to political disputes between parties few years later. Therefore, …show more content…
Ma'asoumeh, as a patriarchal woman has internalized the values and norms of patriarchy. She lives in a society where the culture privileges men by promoting traditional gender roles. The results of such attitude have justified inequities which have been in the favor of men, and in this story are in the favor of her brothers. More to say, the patriarchy has excluded women like Ma'asoumeh from their rights and even from making decision. There are Ma'asoumeh's father and brothers (Mahmoud, Ahmad, Ali) who make decisions and control her, from wearing Hijab to even making friend with her classmates like
The main character of the novel "Sahme man" is a woman, named Ma'asoumeh. She grew up in a traditional and deeply religious family in Qom in the early of 1320s. When her family immigrated to Tehran she felt in love with a young college student, named Sae'id, who was working in a pharmacy in the neighborhood. By revealing her secret, the family forced her to leave high school and marry someone else against her will, accusing her of bringing shame and disgrace on the family. Her husband, Hamid, was a political activist and contrary to Ma'asoumeh's family, he allowed her wife to be free to do anything, but she was not happy there yet as Hamid had devoted himself to his ambitions and armed struggle against the government. When Few years before Islamic Revolution 1979 he was arrested by SAVAK, She had to work hard as no one, particularly his religious extremist brothers, was interested in helping the atheist communist' wife . Hamid who had been released as a national hero after Islamic Revolution, would be sent to jail again and be executed due to political disputes between parties few years later. Therefore, …show more content…
Ma'asoumeh, as a patriarchal woman has internalized the values and norms of patriarchy. She lives in a society where the culture privileges men by promoting traditional gender roles. The results of such attitude have justified inequities which have been in the favor of men, and in this story are in the favor of her brothers. More to say, the patriarchy has excluded women like Ma'asoumeh from their rights and even from making decision. There are Ma'asoumeh's father and brothers (Mahmoud, Ahmad, Ali) who make decisions and control her, from wearing Hijab to even making friend with her classmates like