I was brought up as a female… and a female only… my name does not matter. As for my story, it is the same story as that of any female. It started from the beginning of time and hollow dreams.”. This is how the novel begins. It is the story of a simple woman who represents the vast majority of women who were brought up with certain values and understandings that forced them to summarize their lives as housewives and nothing more, for the narrator is a housewife who has no other job but to look after her house and family.