Analysis Of Princess By Jean Sasson

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The book “Princess” written by Jean Sasson tells the life of ‘Sultana’, (The name of the princess, Sultana is a substitute for her real name due to the dangers she could later face if traced) a Saudi princess bounded by a strict society that she says define women nothing more than a tool to fulfill their sexual desires and bearer of their children. “From an early age, the male child is taught that women are of little value: They exist only for his comfort and convenience” (chapter introduction, princess). This book depicts how even the royal woman are beaten, executed and enslaved by their fathers, sons and husbands. It paints a shady image of the Saudi society in our minds showing the different shadows of grays in a colorful pallet. For example the book tells about a Fillipino woman who had shifted to Saudi Arabia to work as a servant in one of the ‘reputed rich families’, later realizing that her duties also consisted of pleasing the employer and his two sons sexually. The other scenario tells us about a woman who was stoned to death for bringing disgrace to her family – she had been raped by her brother’s friends who then lied and claimed that she had lured them. Jean Sasson is an American writer whose work centers around women, mostly the Middle Eastern females. Some of the famous works are ‘Rape of Kuwait’, ‘Princess Trilogy’ and many more. She was born in a small town in Alabama. An enthusiastic reader from an early age, she had read all the books in her school