Foreshadowing of Rasheed’s power over Mariam is shown when “[Mariam’s] own band was a little tight, but Rasheed had no trouble forcing it over her knuckles.” It foreshadows the first time they had sex and Mariam didn’t want to, the rules in the house, and the clothing Rasheed made her wear over her face in public. Again there is foreshadowing when Rasheed and Mariam are on the bus heading to their new home. “He was squinting out the window…as though something more interesting had caught his eye.” It explains how Mariam is the jewel in his eye for a split second but then he isn’t interested anymore like when they were going to have a baby but then Mariam had a miscarriage.
Rasheed is sexist and rude! “What’s this crying about? Rasheed said crossly…That’s one thing I can’t stand, ‘He said scowling,’ the sound of a woman crying. I’m sorry, I have no patience for it…In his opinion, superstitions were largely a female preoccupation…He went on chewing and staring ahead, and when Mariam spoke to him he looked at her without seeing her face and put another piece of bread in his mouth.” But for some odd reason, Mariam begins to think “Rasheed’s presence was of some comfort…” It seems Rasheed is doing exactly what Jalil did to Mariam. He would give her gifts and make her feel safe but only to try and hide the real person he was underneath. “It was disquieting to her that Rasheed owned [a gun] whose sole purpose was to kill another person. But surely he kept it for their safety. Her safety.
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