Topic > The Princess and the Objects - 900

The Arabian Nights is a collection of fictional stories from bygone eras. The book itself contains many variations of plots, scenes, story elements, and characters. Refining one of many, the goal of this thesis is to present a scene in The Talking Bird, the Singing Tree and the Golden Water. The scene in question is that of Perizade, one of the three main characters, who successfully collects all three objects and saves all the men who attempted the task before her. This scene is a clear example of how women can match men eye for an eye and succeed in areas where men cannot. The writer's desired response was for the reader to be nervous about what would happen to Perizade – at least at first. It is clear that the woman would be desperate to move away from the objects. In addition to the above, there is language that suggests she was nervous and determined. It is heavily implied that harsh remarks do not affect her while she is on the course due to her extreme focus on the goal at hand. On the other hand, the Talking Bird is described from the beginning as a sympathetic character. Although he is trapped in the cage, he is still beholden to no one. He may be acting of his own free will. The bird had no way of telling whether the person approaching was benevolent or malicious. So he reacted instinctively despite everything, as most creatures do when their freedom is threatened. The bird becomes fond of Perizade as soon as she approaches and sees that she means it no harm. Before the scene under discussion, an old woman arrives at Perizade's house when her brothers were not present. The old woman is impressed by the house, but claims that three items are missing; the talking bird, the singing Tr… in the center of the card… all the brothers is an unexpected twist that works beautifully. Although the story continues and reaches another happy conclusion, if the story had ended immediately after the scene presented here, it would have been a satisfying ending. It also demonstrates Perizade's utter determination to finally achieve her goal and that she was more than capable of the many men who had tried before her, if only because she had attempted a new approach that no one had yet thought of. Therefore, this scene was one of, if not the, most important in the story. Many things before the story lead to the events of the scene, and many things after depend on it. Starting from this, an interesting moral question arises: since women are capable of as many things as men, why are they still often treated as inferior between the two sexes??