The Description of Begum Hajira

Another description about Nazo also reflects when she talks to other characters, she shows her superior side in the family. She as the eldest daughter acts superior towards her sisters, especially Bindia. She wants Bindia to obey her as the eldest daughter in the family. It shows when Bindia starts to light up the cigarette she directly rebukes her, and her words makes Bindia unlit the cigarete 1992:266. Her superior side also reflects when she said that she is the eldest daughter and she has the mother’s position, she wants her sister to obey her as she want to 1992:268. The personality of Nazo can be found through oth er character’s thought as well. The conversation between Roona and Bindia below describes the characteristic of Nazo, ROONA. My husband had a pretty bad relationship with his boos. He could never get leave for an extended period of time, and Nazo . . . who claims to be such a loving, compassionate elder sister never sat down with me and asked me, if . . . I needed something . . . she made mother her exclusive property . . . you know why? They wanted her house. They know two of the brothers live in foreign countries, you live away . . . Deedi doesn’t know what’s going on. She, poor thing, is so completely lost and she is sick a lot . . . I worry about her . . . I worry about her children . . . I worry about you . . . Nazo and Sahid are more worried about mother’s house than her illness Sharif, 1992:270. Nazo only cares about her life; in Roona’s opinion, Nazo is a selfish person. Nazo seems like she does not care about Roona though she claims that she is a caring person. Roona’s expression is also described that Nazo is money-oriented; she said that Nazo is only care about their mother’s house because she knows that most of her siblings live in other countries. It means Nazo wanted to owned the house; the aim of Nazo to take care their mother is only to get the house.