Rashida Analysis

believes in the freedom of the individual, including the right of self determination. It advocates separation of religion and the state affairs from personal matters. Rashida snatched away Pooro’s freedom of living by forcibly separating her from her family and also by confining her in his house. He married her against her wish. Pooro was not given the least chance to determine her choice of living. Pooro asked a question to Rashida in her bewilderment, “If my uncle abducted your aunt, what fault was that of mine? You have reduced me to a homeless vagrant” (18; ch.4). The state administration was also involved. Rashida bribed Rs 500 to the police to report that they could not find any trace of Pooro. Pooro’ parents suffered mountainous anxiety
According to humanism, human life is precious because he is the measure of all things. But Pooro’s life proved that human life is everywhere not only in chains but also in torture. Pooro was married to Rashida. Her arm was tattooed on with a new name, ‘Hamida’. With that inscription, her Hindu name ‘Pooro’ became old and lost. Pooro became not only homeless but also unknown to herself. She became a refugee in an unknown land. The compulsion that was applied for the conversion and the stoic surrender that Pooro showed at that time can remind anybody about an animal sacrifice at religious rituals. The human Pooro remained no one to
Her father said, “Daughter, this fate was ordained for you, we are helpless” (22; ch. 5). Humanism does not believe in destiny or fate that intervenes in, controls or influences, human affairs. Pooro’s father escaped his responsibility as a father by drawing the influence of fate to bring tragedy in her life. As a human too, her father did not want to pay heed to the immeasurable suffering Pooro was destined to undergo in a family of their traditional enemy. She had set out with full hope for a warm welcome in her own family. But all her great expectations were dashed to death by her father’s declaration. She stood exhausted under the sky all alone- foodless, homeless and parentless. Religious dogmas ultimately tended to negate compassion on her. Humanism therefore, does not allow any such religious dogmas that perish human existence. Rashida as a true human appeared at that time running breathlessly towards her. He had grown a bond of humanism with Pooro within fifteen days