![]() ![]() Regardless of her appearance, occupation, or social statues, there is always a man with more power than her that steers her fate. She experiences having no power and experiences having the power she thinks she has being shattered by others, especially men. Throughout her journey, she meets many different kinds of people and is herself many different people. Firdaus is a strong, independent woman who goes from a poor child to a powerful prostitute to a prisoner. ![]() Her thoughts about gender roles and power are illustrated through the main character, Firdaus. She also correlates three types of men: pimps, husbands, and masters. She compares and contrasts women who are prostitutes, wives, and slaves. El Saadawi further inspects gender and exposes the differences and similarities between specific types of men and women. The power, honor, and respectability women and men possess based on their gender is often examined. men in society, namely in Egyptian society. ![]() In Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi one of the major themes is the role of women vs. ![]()
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