Chapter Summary And Analysis Of Humility By Richard Rodriguez

Chapter one: Humility, discusses the traditions followed three days after a girl was born into the world. Whoever would visit her would make a sacrifice. Also the baby girl would be placed “below the bed to show that she was lowly and weak and should concentrate on humbling herself before others.” Zhao proclaims a woman must possess humility, industriousness and to continue sacrifice. She defines humility as acting respectful to others. She defines industriousness as complating everything that needs to be done as perfect as possible. She explains continuing sacrifice as serving your husband family, keeping clean, and never laughing. Today, the welcoming of a baby does not include being placed below a bed to show how weak you are. Also, the definition of the words/phrases Zhao defines could be defined less discriminating against women in present times. Moving along to chapter 5: Devotion, Zhao list the obligations of a marriage. A man is
Seville is the capital of the Almoravid Dynasty. This being a capital and a large market place many people gathered here Ibn felt as if rules needed to be in place. These vary from what cheese can be sold, how to weigh fish, or what glass a glass maker can make and the sale. Pretty simple rules to follow. Ibn then starts to mention the role women should partake in the Seville market.
Women were forbidden to wash in the garden. Women were not allowed to sit by the riverbank if men were already there. Muslim women were not allowed to enter abominable churches. Women were not allowed in the house of a priest if he refuses marriage. Women dancers were not allowed to show their heads. Also, before clothing was sold on the market the ogrin had to be known. Abdun ties in the rules of the market with rules for women. The rules of the market suddenly transformed into the do’s and don'ts of the women of