Noura from Narooma

Noura from Narooma

Komninos
Story on a woman named "Noura" who experiences domestic violence.
Komninos implies that masculinity is a dominant power of society
She loses her family due to the notion that her family don't believe that she is being physically abused. Therefore, keeping her voice silent.
Protagonist is subjected to domestic violence by her husband
1. 'He called me to the garage... He took of his belt'
  1. Symbolism
    1. The garage and the belt become symbols of the violent space
2. "As usual, he kissed me on the forehead, as usual, I yelled your father's home,as usual, the kids would come from their room"
  1. Anaphora
    1. Shows the physical act silencing Noura
  2. Repetition
    1. 'As usual' reiterates that the woman shows to remain silent and act 'as usual'
The protagonist starts to develop her own understanding
Noura experiences an epiphany
1. She realises that the house, which use to be "our house" is now "his house"
  1. Personal Pronoun
    1. Noura reflects on her past, persuading herself to self -realise that she must accept her flaws and move on
    2. Conveys that her being silent has been a lesson learnt
      1. Realising that Noura has lost "Her house", she will never tolerate domestic violence

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