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Woman at Point Zero

In the book, Woman at Point Zero, the character Firdaus seems to be a woman that has endured a tremendous amount of suffering and discrimination in a society that victimizes women. Throughout the story she has experienced several incidents which bear a strong effect on her feelings towards men. Her confrontations and observations of men as a young girl influence the way she is as an adult. Firdaus seems to be a woman with little control over her destiny and is really looking for a way of survival.
When Firdaus is first introduced, she tells the story of her childhood which is depressing. Firdaus was born into a poor countryside family with a father that often beat her mother and on occasion her, as well. She then goes on to tell about a time when she would play with a boy named Mohammadain. Firdaus experienced sexual pleasure for the first time with Mohammadain. However, Firdaus' mother performs a clitoridectomy on her and Firdaus never feels the......

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