Mrs De Winter Wang Lung Essay - 1,272 words

In Shabanu, by Suzanne Fisher, Shabanu must search for her own identity. Shabanu is influenced by her family, especially her completely different older sister Phulan. Phulan is beautiful, more like their mother whom she helps around the house. Shabanu is wild and strong like their father, and helps him with the camels and other yard work. They are both betrothed to marry, when they come of age. For the past few years, Shabanu helps her father with the animals and this year, she must learn to cook food and clean the house.


Shabanu has to prepare to be married and learn to live a life of her own. She is betrothed to Murad whom she loved, and will marry when she becomes of childbearing age. Shabanu's older sister, Phulan is betrothed to Hair, Murad's older brother. Shabanu's family is making preparations for these two upcoming marriages. When Shabanu's family arrives at Hamir's land, Shabanu and Phulan find themselves struggling between Hamir's family and a wealthy landowner. Shabanu robs the landowner of his pride, resulting to Phulan's fiancs murder, which greatly devastates her.


She was looking forward to starting her own family with Hair. Shabanu's family decides that Phulan will marry Murad, Shabanu's fianc. Her parents also decide that Shabanu will marry the evil landlords more powerful brother, Rahim-Sahib, who is a wealthy councilman of the district, extremely powerful consisting of many wives. When Rahim-Sahib first saw Shabanu he fell in love with her.


Shabanu was displeased at her parents decision telling her that she must marry Rahim-Sahib, exploited to bring peace to the two families. After Phulan's wedding, Shabanu and her parents go back home where, Shabanu must wait and prepare for her own upcoming ceremony with Rahim-Sahib. Shabanu is dreading the thought of marrying him. When Shabanu states, I know my fate is sealed (Staples 239) she realizes she has lost her battle, however learns that just because she must marry Rahim-Sahib, does not mean she must love him. When Shabanu finds out that it is time to marry Rahim-Sahib, she runs away. She was on her way to Sharmas house, when her father finds her and takes her life.


Shabanu's parents are always telling her to do what she is told. Yet, Shabanu wants to listen to her heart. She does not want to marry someone for the wrong reasons, because she wants to marry for love. If Shabanu followed her own heart, it would be easier for her to find her own true identity. If Shabanu did follow her heart it lead to her being killed.


Shabanu is searching for her individuality, always comparing herself to Phulan, often giving herself a phony identity. Sharma advises Shabanu that, the secret is keeping your inner most beauty, the secrets of your soul, locked in your heart, (Staples 240) therefore one will find ones self and not rely on others for independence. In Rebecca, by Daphne Dumaurier, the second wife, Mrs. de Winter, is searching for her own identity. She marries Maxim de Winter, and moves to Manderly mansion. While at Manderly, she was in the house just as Mrs.


Danvers had said, she was in that room in the west wing, she was in the library, in the morning-room, in the gallery above the hall (Dumaurier 233). The second Mrs. de Winter merely takes the place of Rebecca, as if she was still in the house, the servants were still taking orders, and the eating the same food. The second Mrs.


de Winter felt as if she was the replacement for Rebecca, making it difficult to discover her proper identity. When the seco ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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