The Buddha of Suburbia

Jamilas arranged marriage

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What do you think, why does Jamila finally agree to the arranged marriage with Changez? Karim thinks Jamila marries him "out of perversity ... as a rebellion against the rebellion" Do you think his theory is supported and how do you unterstand rebellion against the rebellion? Or does she marry him as an experiment in her political identity? Or for her mother?

Please help me and tell me your therories and why you think so!? Thank you very much!

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Anwar tries to control Jamila, and because he is worried about her future, he arranges a marriage. Jumila doesn't want to marry Changez, but she doesn't have a choice because her father has gone on a hunger strike.

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At the very beginning when the discussion about her marriage was going on Jamila tried to defend it but at last she quits. It is a very common scenario specially in Asian subcontinent that girls give up after a certain period time of fighting for establishing their own opinion.Though they were living in London they had their mind set like their forefathers. there was also another reason behind it, i think. She had a kind of infatuation towards Karim but he didn't find it the same way. so, being frustrated, having no hope she stopped to fight against her family and started to walk the way her parents say.

At the very beginning when the discussion about her marriage was going on Jamila tried to defend it but at last she quits. It is a very common scenario specially in Asian subcontinent that girls give up after a certain period of time of fighting for establishing their own opinion.Though they were living in London they had their mind set like their forefathers. there was also another reason behind it, i think. She had a kind of infatuation towards Karim but he didn't find it the same way. so, being frustrated, having no hope she stopped to fight against her family and started to walk the way her parents say.