Short Stories:

"Honour"

　 印度
作者
 Qurratulain Hyder
故事摘要

"Honour"中文情節摘要：(共分為六個部份)

—身處深閨制度中的女子

1. Shamshad在Shahjahanjur訂婚。

2. 在歷經家庭劇變後，Shamshad依舊待字閨中。

3. 在其未婚夫Aziz與另一女子結婚後，Shamshad將自己打扮成一位全身潔白的寡婦。

4. Aziz在一場暴動中被殺身亡。

5. Shamshad離家，身著深閨服飾至新德里工作。

6. Shamshad到孟買。
角色名字 女主角Shamshad, 未婚夫Aziz
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問題

 The story is divided into 6 parts, describing the protagonist Shamshad 's changes.

1. Do you know what 'purdah' and veil are for Indian muslim women? Purdah is actually quite controversial, seen as either a protection of and a restriction on women. What do you think?

2. What is your definition of honor?

3. There are elements in this story which we can relate to as part of our "history": arranged marriage and political upheavals. Can you think of one who is NOT ideologically controlled by his/her own time?

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課後作業

請由以下問題選擇回答

"Honour":

1. Does Shamshad adjust well to the changes in her life?  p. 68, p. 70, p. 71

2. What constrains Shamshad?  What kind of "purdah" is she in?  p. 67, p. 73 

3. What is the importance of the bathroom?  pp. 67, 69

4. Where does she end up working?  pp. 74-