Nasser Ali Would I Marry Me Analysis
Passage:
Nasser Ali: Irane, I love you. Would you marry me?
Irane’s father: It’s out of the question! How can an artist provide for his family?
Nahid: And then one day, I ran into your sister on the street. She gave me the news I had been waiting for so long...
Nasser: But, Mom, I don’t love her.
Nasser’s Mother: That doesn’t matter. Love will come with time.
Summary
In this passage Nahid bring Nasser his favorite food, which is chicken with plums. He spits it out because he can’t taste it and blames his wife. She begins to yell at Nasser of how they met, how much she loves him, and what she went through.
Analysis
Nasser Ali married Nahid because he couldn’t marry Irane. He wishes death upon himself after he sees Irane and his grandchild
while looking for another tar. The tar symbolizes the love for Irane, which is why he can’t replace it no matter how much he spends or looks for it. His mentor tells him that his grief for Irane is helping him play better which in a way it makes him closer to Irane. Nasser resents Nahid because he’s what Irane’s father didn’t want for his daughter. While Nasser focuses on his music, Nahid devotes her life to him such as taking car of his kids, cleaning, cooking, working, etc. The only reason he married her is to make her mother happy. I think the Chicken and Plums is significant because his mother used to make it when he was a child. Nasser acted out to get his mother’s attention but his brother was her favorite. Irane’s dad rejects him and he can’t connect with his children except Mozaffar. Each stage of his life he faces rejection and decline in masculinity. The instrument as a whole represents how his wife and how she struggles to keep the marriage.
Nasser Ali: Irane, I love you. Would you marry me?
Irane’s father: It’s out of the question! How can an artist provide for his family?
Nahid: And then one day, I ran into your sister on the street. She gave me the news I had been waiting for so long...
Nasser: But, Mom, I don’t love her.
Nasser’s Mother: That doesn’t matter. Love will come with time.
Summary
In this passage Nahid bring Nasser his favorite food, which is chicken with plums. He spits it out because he can’t taste it and blames his wife. She begins to yell at Nasser of how they met, how much she loves him, and what she went through.
Analysis
Nasser Ali married Nahid because he couldn’t marry Irane. He wishes death upon himself after he sees Irane and his grandchild
while looking for another tar. The tar symbolizes the love for Irane, which is why he can’t replace it no matter how much he spends or looks for it. His mentor tells him that his grief for Irane is helping him play better which in a way it makes him closer to Irane. Nasser resents Nahid because he’s what Irane’s father didn’t want for his daughter. While Nasser focuses on his music, Nahid devotes her life to him such as taking car of his kids, cleaning, cooking, working, etc. The only reason he married her is to make her mother happy. I think the Chicken and Plums is significant because his mother used to make it when he was a child. Nasser acted out to get his mother’s attention but his brother was her favorite. Irane’s dad rejects him and he can’t connect with his children except Mozaffar. Each stage of his life he faces rejection and decline in masculinity. The instrument as a whole represents how his wife and how she struggles to keep the marriage.