"It was only a few years ago that she had first laid eyes on him at her father’s house, meeting his gaze that weighed up her beauty and priced it before offering the dowry."

Question

"It was only a few years ago that she had first laid eyes on him at her father’s house, meeting his gaze that weighed up her beauty and priced it before offering the dowry."

How do the emotions and feelings created by the words "weighed up" and "priced" relate to the plot of the story? How does the mood relate to what is happening between Samia and Abboud Bey in this scene?
2 sentences

Answer 1

The words "weighed up" and "priced" convey a sense of objectification and transactional nature in the relationship between Samia and Abboud Bey. This sets the tone for their interactions and foreshadows potential conflicts and power dynamics within their relationship.