My group has read the first five chapters of Princess: A True Story Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia. First I would like to say I had so many reactions while reading these first chapters. The lifestyle that the women face in the middle east is inhumane. I was unaware of just how awful females were treated in areas like Saudia Arabia.
The main character, the youngest girl of the Royal Family, is rebellious and skeptical of her families culture. She has a strong hatred for her brother Ali. She is constantly ruining his belongings out of resentment and anger, and I can't say that I blame her.
The father and all of the males in the story are cold, stern and abusive to women. The father, the head of the Royal family has four wires and 22 daughters which angers him greatly. He spends his money on so absurdly that he even has four of the same houses with the exact same things inside of them. I found that ridiculous. The father forces his daughter to marry a sixty year old man. Sara goes into a deep depression and eventually tries to kill herself because her husband is forcing her to do unnatural sexual activities. The father still sides with the husband yet agrees to make him divorce her. The father and all men in this culture believe that men can do no wrong even when they murder their wives.
So far, I find this book eye opening, I was not aware of just how cruel the males were to the females in the middle easter society. I was also unaware of limited the women were.
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