It revolves around issues of gender oppression, sexual assault and the importance of social status. Alifa Rifaat manages to express her opinions on these themes by writing about a typical Egyptian wedding. It highlights the strong influence of a patriarchal society. She also manages to prove the importance of social status in society. The use of literal elements such as theme and irony help express this point of view. This shows that in a typical Egyptian society, women are generally oppressed by all men in society.