Amal unbound

This is only a short answer space and you have a lot of questions here. Debt and work are a constant motif through the story. The principle unfair distribution of power Saeed explores occurs between the low-class villagers of Nabay Chak and its wealthy landlords, the Khan family. Amal’s story reveals that the Khans’ wealth allows them to monopolize power in their community. Amal’s neighbors, friends, and family struggle to support themselves financially and often rely on the Khans for monetary loans. Because the Khans only grant loans with conditions that make paying off debt impossible, the villagers of Nabay Chak remain perpetually dependent upon the Khans. The villagers’ inability to accumulate wealth under the Khans’ regime guarantees that the Khans maintain power. The feudal system that exists between the Khans and Nabay Chak’s villagers represents an archaic and oppressive social system that Saeed’s novel seeks to expose.