Laila And Rasheed: Summary

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Rasheed and Laila's marriage starts in deceit, due to the fact that the main reason Laila agrees to marry him is because she finds out she is pregnant and know that she won't be able to support her child alone. Laila then came up with the plan of marrying Rasheed and sleeping with him so that he would believe that the child was his, this starting a relationship with lies. This influences Laila to continue to lie and deceive Rasheed, something she was not accustomed to before, as she was always honest to her parents. Laila, unlike Mariam, who stayed truthful, learned to rebel against Rasheed even without his knowledge. She did this by stealing money from him and formulating an escape plan. This shows how much Rasheed and his lifestyle have influenced

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