Chapters 13-14 Summary and Analysis

In "Married Life," Sultana and Kareem move into the home of Kareem's father and his mother until their own palace could be built. Kareem's mother did not like Sultana and felt she was the wrong woman for Kareem. Kareem's mother wanted her son to divorce Sultana. One afternoon, Sultana and her mother-in-law got into a shoving match and were still fighting when Kareem came in. Kareem had had a bad day and hit Sultana, leaving her check bruised. Sultana threatened to divorce Kareem, but he was so wrapped up in some legal trouble his brother had gotten into that he did not argue. Sultana's mother-in-law, however, did not want the scandal of Sultana initiating the divorce, so she made amends with Sultana. Later, when the king chose not to punish Kareem's mother, Sultana's mother-in-law came to believe Sultana had...