Forbidden clothes Louise –modern English girl
-Jamila Gavin- -popular
Conflict- Pakistani teenagers living in Brittan -Nasreen’s friend
parents want conservative Indian teen Setting
-Strict house hold -English town
-clothes are symbol of conflict -1992
Different generation traditions -phone box
- Old Indian beliefs -arranged marriage Story
-headscarf
-man is head of house -Nasreen goes toe Louise house
-traditional clothes -school uniformskinny jeans
- British teen life –going out late
-going to a club -builds secret closet
-‘’normal’’ clothes
-Goes to disco
Narrator -meets boy
Ominous third person -gets beat up by dad
Characters -taking risks
Nasreen -15 year old -lying
-dark eyes -moves out of house
-only child -lives in freedom
-not beautiful -turns 16
-wears headscarf -burns all her modern clothes
-long narrow nose -gets married of
-angular cheeks
-broad mouth
-more than meets the eye
Mrs. Khan –monotone
-never smiles
-no personality
-knows one sentence is English
-devoted to her husband
Mr. Khan –aggressive
-hits Nasreen
-strong Indian tradition
Margot –English teacher
-doesn’t like Mrs. Khan
, Swimming partners Story
-Timwa Lipeng- -Linda + Aisha grow up poor
Setting –Malawi -are close
-farming area -Aisha takes Linda swimming
Character -mother punishes them
-love the thrill
Linda-main character
-leave the school to work on mace field
-narrator
-meet men
-younger sister
-Aisha asks Linda to leave
-cautious
-Aisha leaves to go to city
-obedient
-First time goes against sister will
-trusting
-Linda married Itamu
-courageous
-messed around
-self control
-has two children
Aisha –old sister
-he dies
-leader
-Aisha returns with Aids
-confident
-Linda looks after her
-takes risks
-Linda has secret
-decisive
-she has aids too in secret
-independent
-loves freedom
Mother –strict
-hard working
-thought on daughters
Theme
-bond between sisters
-aids
-yearning to be free
-consequences of choices
Narrator
First person –Linda
-Jamila Gavin- -popular
Conflict- Pakistani teenagers living in Brittan -Nasreen’s friend
parents want conservative Indian teen Setting
-Strict house hold -English town
-clothes are symbol of conflict -1992
Different generation traditions -phone box
- Old Indian beliefs -arranged marriage Story
-headscarf
-man is head of house -Nasreen goes toe Louise house
-traditional clothes -school uniformskinny jeans
- British teen life –going out late
-going to a club -builds secret closet
-‘’normal’’ clothes
-Goes to disco
Narrator -meets boy
Ominous third person -gets beat up by dad
Characters -taking risks
Nasreen -15 year old -lying
-dark eyes -moves out of house
-only child -lives in freedom
-not beautiful -turns 16
-wears headscarf -burns all her modern clothes
-long narrow nose -gets married of
-angular cheeks
-broad mouth
-more than meets the eye
Mrs. Khan –monotone
-never smiles
-no personality
-knows one sentence is English
-devoted to her husband
Mr. Khan –aggressive
-hits Nasreen
-strong Indian tradition
Margot –English teacher
-doesn’t like Mrs. Khan
, Swimming partners Story
-Timwa Lipeng- -Linda + Aisha grow up poor
Setting –Malawi -are close
-farming area -Aisha takes Linda swimming
Character -mother punishes them
-love the thrill
Linda-main character
-leave the school to work on mace field
-narrator
-meet men
-younger sister
-Aisha asks Linda to leave
-cautious
-Aisha leaves to go to city
-obedient
-First time goes against sister will
-trusting
-Linda married Itamu
-courageous
-messed around
-self control
-has two children
Aisha –old sister
-he dies
-leader
-Aisha returns with Aids
-confident
-Linda looks after her
-takes risks
-Linda has secret
-decisive
-she has aids too in secret
-independent
-loves freedom
Mother –strict
-hard working
-thought on daughters
Theme
-bond between sisters
-aids
-yearning to be free
-consequences of choices
Narrator
First person –Linda
