Indledning
The narrator in the short story is the third person, which is seen through the use of pronouns: Her/she.

Furthermore, the point of view is following Mariam, with access to her thoughts, which is seen in the following quotation: “Her mind shouted - rebelling. “they are only clothes””.

The narrator is therefore also restricted to Mariam since we are following her thoughts and actions. The narrator is like a fly on the wall observing the actions, but with asses to the main character's thoughts.

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Uddrag
The story takes place in the real world in the North West of England around the 1990s. After Mariam went for a hill walk in the peak district, she returned back home to her semi-detached house.

Quickly, after she reached her home the social environment changed from the normal Western culture.

Mariam’s parents-in-law showed up, who doesn’t find the Western culture appropriate, but instead finds the Muslim culture much more suitable for her and their son.