In the story "From Behind the Veil", Why does Siham has both positive and negative thoughts about the veil? Provide one quote on how she has positive feelings about the veil and one quote on how she has negative feelings about the veil with correct citations.
Siham has positive feelings about the veil because she sees it as a way to protect herself and maintain her modesty. She believes that wearing the veil helps her avoid unwanted attention from men.
Quote showing positive feelings about the veil: "I don’t want any man who sees me to remember the color of my eyes or the shape of my lips" (Abu-Lughod 859).
On the other hand, Siham also has negative feelings about the veil because she feels restricted and oppressed by society's expectations of how a woman should dress. She struggles with the idea that wearing the veil is a choice and not a requirement.
Quote showing negative feelings about the veil: "And then I submit when I realize that most of the other women I see, whether rich or poor, wear the veil. It is not merely middle-class or uneducated women—it is the requirement of respectable people generally" (Abu-Lughod 861).