Book club post #2

The second set of chapters for Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia were just as intense as the first set. The start of the sixth chapter immediately started with a man talking about how a women should be "confined to the home" and that women are the "cause of evil on earth." I did not know that selection of the women's attire was so explicit. There are many different kinds and weights to the cloth that they use to cover themselves. They are also allowed to add things onto their veils. Their trip to Cairo seemed amazing. You could really feel that Sultana came alive while she was there. The boys that they were with were furious that the women got to go into the night club, because the men wanted them to stay home and wait on their arrival. Sara and Sultana would not have that. Sultana's feelings towards Hadi were strong, because she did not like him at all and even calls him a "pompous ass," which he rightfully is. In the eighth chapter, I felt as though Sultana's identity was completely taken by the veil. Her words that she uses to describe the experience of her being veiled are not that exciting. "A faceless creature in black" is how she describes herself. It takes some getting used to and her friends laughing at her awkwardness. I am looking forward to learning more about the character "Huda."