My Name is Red: Chapter 32 Summary & Analysis

In the morning, Shekure writes a note to Black telling him to meet her at the house of the Hanged Jew and she gives it to Hayrire to give to Esther. When the boys wake up, Shekure tells them that Enishte is better and has gone to the Mustafa Pasha district. At the house of the Hanged Jew, she tells Black that Enishte was murdered, and adds that the murderer stole the final picture from the book. She explains that, with Enishte dead, she will be legally required to return to Hasan’s house and that this is why she is hiding her father’s death. Immediately, she begins to arrange her and Black’s marriage, setting out conditions which include a demand that Black not sleep with her until the murderer is caught and the book is finished. Black agrees to the conditions, and Shekure explains that “love comes after marriage” and that they will be happy this way. Shekure tells Black to arrange for a certain sympathetic judge to hear her case and have her first husband be ruled dead. If he does so by the afternoon, they can get married in the evening and all stay at Enishte’s house together that night. Black agrees and tells Shekure she is beautiful; she replies that she is glad to be praised for her intelligence.