The Awakening: A Brief Summary

Amin Maalouf provides his perception on feminine gender by exploring Shireen and Omar’s voyage to the United States after their marriage. Through Shireen, it evident that women are conservative personalities who cherish various environments in which they exist. The conservative nature of women is described through Omar who observe that Shireen has always had love for her country and did not wish to leave it willingly as elaborated by Maalouf (295). Ideally, I think that Shireen shows reluctance in boarding the titanic sailing them to USA where they would begin a new life as husband and wife. Despite her consent to board the ship, Shireen is uneasy about the idea and keeps staring outside through the window as she bids bye to her beloved country. The ship sails of and Shireen is displaying a blank facial expression to illustrate that she is going to miss the good moments she had in her town. …show more content…
Shireen has only been married for three weeks but is forced to set for a long voyage despite her reluctance to make the journey. However, Shireen exercises her role as woman in marriage and agrees to accompany her husband to the United States. Kittay describe that Shireen’s submissive to her husband’s wish shows how the feminine gender are committed to marriage and are ready to go through various controversial situations to ensure that their marriage flowers for the good of the family and to safeguard the reputation of the feminine gender (p.39).
According to me, Amin Maalouf further describes his position on