Chapter 2

In this chapter we learn about Atiq's wife and her illness. Atiq doesn't want to go home because she only moans about her pain and doesn't do anything around the house. This leaves him with a messy house and a complaining wife. Mirza is Atiq's friend from when they were children. He tells Atiq that he should leave his wife, but Atiq says that he can't because she has lost her family and she saved his life. I didn't think that was a good excuse at all. It's honorable, but I think that he just loves her. However, I don't think he'll admit it because that's not really how their marriages work. If Atiq loved his wife, it would be like putting her on the same level as him, and women are supposed to be inferior to men in their culture. He wishes for her death or a cure for her disease, but I think again that is just a way to hide his true love for her and find a quick solution for the situation.