Societal Expectations
Are girls supposed to ride bikes in Saudi Arabia?
No, it is an activity that is typically reserved for boys
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What do the parents having no name in the film symbolize?
Family roles and how people can lose their identity in a strict society.
How are women expected to dress in public.
They're expected to have a majority of their body and face covered up, leaving space for their eyes.
How does Wadjda go against traditional clothing expectations for girls?
By wearing converse's and other modern expressive clothing.
How does Wadjda symbolize conflict between modern and traditional views?
Wadjda goes against the traditional expectations of not riding a bike if you are a girl.
What religion and book are the people, especially kids, supposed to be knowledge in?
Most people are Muslim and they are supposed to have knowledge in the Koran.
What does Wadjda desire that is typically reserved for boys?
To ride a bike.
What is the bike a symbol of?
The bike is a symbol of freedom.
What specific freedom portrayed in the movie are young boys given but not young girls.
The freedom to ride a bike.
What did Wadjda want to buy throughout the movie?
How does Wadjda symbolize the seeking of personal expression
Wadjda symbolizes personal expression by going against traditional clothing expectations by wearing converse's.
When in the movie did an authority figure impose societal expectations on Wadjda.
When the headmaster took Wadjda's money earnings and donated it, therefore not allowing her to buy a bike, which she desired to do.
When Wadjda's mom walked into her room at the beginning of the movie, what did she see/hear that made her angry.
Wadjda's radio that had western music, unaccepted in Saudi Arabian culture.
How does Wadjda symbolize hope for the future?
Wadjda symbolizes hope for the future by expressing herself how she wants and desiring a bike that is usually reserved for boys which shows. generation of young girls that will not be swayed by societal expectations.