I am reading Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez and I am enjoying it very much!!!
Debbie has a lot of problems trying to figure out what to do with her life in the beginning of the book and is unhappy with her life. She married her high school sweetheart and had two kids, but later got divorced because he was a jerk. She also didn't know what she wanted her occupation to be, so she worked as a prison gaurd and then followed in her mother's footsteps and became a hairdresser. However, she didn't believe that she really had a purpose and didn't enjoy her life.
"All the time I had been married to him, my only salvation was that he had no idea how much money I made. I stashed it away, saving up for my freedom. I figured that the salon business would be even better in Afghanistan, where the men aren't allowed to step inside the salons" (55).
Women do not have to be living in a place like Afghnaistan to feel like their lives are in the control of men. Debbie had limited freedom in her earlier life because her husband had been overpowering. Having her own means of making a decent amount of money helped her become an independent woman. Debbie is right when saying that salons would be a good way for a woman to gain control over her life in Afghanistan because they are operated and seen only by women and men have no business in the industry. I think that Debbie's idea is great and inspiring!!!
2 comments:
Annie I think you're doing a great job analyzing this book and giving us a preview of it! It sounds like suck an interesting book. I'm glad to see that you picked a different book, and not an everday topic like so many of us are stuck with!
Hi Annie!
Your book sounds really good, I totally agree with Debbie's ideas about feminism and I also think it's important to help women escape from over-controlling men. Your book seems interesting and I want to read it now after reading your posts!!
~Anna
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