In this story we hear about two women, Parvez’s wife and Bettina. We do not get that much information about Parvez’s wife, but considered of the few information we get she just seems to be an object. She has no influence on the story. There are some big family issues but Parvez’s wife has nothing to do with it, and neither Ali nor Parvez ask for her advice or want her to help them solve the problems. The text says “He could talk to her about things he’d never be able to discuss with his own wife.” It really seems like she is just an object who is supposed to take care of the home and nothing else.
The other woman we hear about is Bettina. Bettina is a prostitute, but she has more influence on the story than Parvez’s wife. Instead of asking his wife what to do, Parvez is asking Bettina. The women in this story are described as prostitutes or useless people who are just objects.
Parvez is a caring protective husband who loves Britain, and wants to fit in the western society. He is a Pakistani, but he is not religious, he likes to drink alcohol and eat crispy bacon smothered with mushrooms and mustard, because that is the way they do it in Britain. Parvez has a son named Ali, and Parvez wants Ali to have a good education and be an accountant, but Ali disagrees. Ali does not like Britain as his father; he thinks that British people are a sink of hypocrites, drug takers and prostitutes. He is the exact opposite of his father. He seems to bear no resemblance to his father and be very resentful towards his way of perceiving life.
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