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Nazneen
Mother to Nazneen and Hasina and wife to Hamid, Rupban believes she was born to suffer. Famous in the village of Gouripur for the time she spends weeping, Rupban is, in the words of her philandering husband, “a saint.” Religious, superstitious, and plagued by Hamid’s countless affairs, Rupban dies when she falls on a spear while wearing her best sari. Rupban’s sister-in-law, Mumtaz, tells Nazneen and Hasina the death is an accident, but Hasina knows the truth: their “saintly” mother actually committed suicide.
Rupban Quotes in Brick Lane
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Chapter 4
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Nazneen listened, breathing quietly and hoping that if they forgot about her they might reveal the source of their woes. It was something to do with being a woman, of that much she was sure. When she was a woman she would find out. She looked forward to that day. She longed to be enriched by this hardship, to cast off her childish baggy pants and long shirt and begin to wear this suffering that was as rich and layered and deeply colored as the saris that enfolded Amma's troubled bones.
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Chapter 1
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“No,” she said, “we must not stand in the way of Fate. Whatever happens, I accept it. And my child must not waste any energy fighting against Fate. That way, she will be stronger.”
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“A girl,” said Rupban.
“I know. Never mind,” said Hamid. “What can you do?” And he went away again.
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Rupban Quotes in Brick Lane
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Chapter 4
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Nazneen listened, breathing quietly and hoping that if they forgot about her they might reveal the source of their woes. It was something to do with being a woman, of that much she was sure. When she was a woman she would find out. She looked forward to that day. She longed to be enriched by this hardship, to cast off her childish baggy pants and long shirt and begin to wear this suffering that was as rich and layered and deeply colored as the saris that enfolded Amma's troubled bones.
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Chapter 1
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“No,” she said, “we must not stand in the way of Fate. Whatever happens, I accept it. And my child must not waste any energy fighting against Fate. That way, she will be stronger.”
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“A girl,” said Rupban.
“I know. Never mind,” said Hamid. “What can you do?” And he went away again.
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