Revolves around the themes of gender oppression, sexual violence and the importance of social status. Alifa Rifaat manages to express her opinions on these issues by writing about a typical Egyptian wedding. It brings into focus the strong influence that a patriarchal society has. It also manages to demonstrate how important social status is in society. The use of literal elements such as theme and irony helps express this vision. It shows that in a typical Egyptian society women are commonly oppressed by all males in the society