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Friday, February 14, 2014

Haniya's Post: Truth and Performance

*Note: Submitted on time 8:37 p.m. 

We see a drama happening within the drama in episode 12 when Farida, Zarina and Khizar plan to finally get rid of Khirad from Ashar’s life. The thing to note is that every character has their own truth narrative that is guiding them to perform this drama which is not only ruining a relationship but also maligning a girl’s reputation. They have justified it with their truth.
Khizer for instance goes ahead with the drama because of his truth narrative which was becoming eligible for sarah. It was his love and passion for sarah that made him do all of this and so he’s not sorry. “Fareeda aunty ki offer thi hi itni achi…Meri zindagi ka ek hi maqssad hai. sarah ko paana…uskay standards pur poora utar sakoo.” This reason justified his actions for doing this injustice to Khirad and becoming part of a big lie. What is worse is that he says he feels bad for her but he is not sorry. This makes one question how much he really believes in this truth narrative of his. The idea of how sarah is in love and with Ashar and why would she go with Khizer if Ashar is single and available. He is just thinking about one thing which is very irrational. It seems more like an obsession and not love.

Farida who is also part of the drama has her own truth narrative. She believes in the economic truth of how Khirad a lower middle class girl is unacceptable for her elite class foreign graduate son. Her version of truth is very economic. In the entire episode she says “Do takkay ki larki.” she does not feel she has done anything wrong because she feels she is doing the best for her son. Her actions are justified with her love for her son. 

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