DIFFERENCES

CHARACTERS
MARIAH HOW TO HOOK A HUSBAND
 MAIN CHARACTER  MAIN CHARACTER

 MARIAH

 She was a nasi Belauk seller in

Mariah was a nasi seller in Mulo, in fact
the nasi seller in Molo. Every morning at
seven sharp she would walk past the
market entrance into the village square
and mesmerise the men with her swaying
hips as well as her nasi.She was a widow.
She had been married one but her
husband passed away soon after.(pg 3,4)
 Mariah was a tall, beautiful, sexy well
proportional and a move gracefully.
 Her faced was unlined, her complexion
fair and she has a dark black eyes.
 Mariah always wears a short kebaya.
 She used to cover her head and part of
her torso with kain lepas.
 SUB- CHARACTERS  SUB- CHARACTERS

 IMAM

 He was head of the mosque.

 He such sainted man.
 Imam is Cik Yam husband.
 He is also Che’ Gu Leh’s friend.
 He is quite religional man in the village.
 He is respectable man in the village.
 He referent to solve problem.
 Succest to his lust.
 Pious

 CIK YAM

 She is Imam’s first wife.

 She was a perfect wife.
 She is a good cook.
 She always took great care in her
marriage.
 She is culinary and housekeeping skills.
Her housekeeping was also a model to
be followed by other womenfolk in the
village.

 CHE’ GU NAB

 She was one of the local women and a

jealous wife.
 She was a teacher at a local primary
school.
 She like to spread slender. She is a big
gossip women. She accused the other
peoples without evidence. Che’ Gu Nab
told Cik Yam that Mariah might put
something in her nasi belauk.
 She loves to find others fault.
 CHE’ GU LEH

 He is Imam’s friend in the village and

Che Gu Nab’s husband.
 Represent Imam in asking Mariah’s hand
for marriage.
 He is religious man and the most trusted
by the imam.
 He is patient man and nice compared to
Che’ Gu Nab.

THEMES

MARIAH HOW TO HOOK A HUSBAND

 The theme is about sacrificial of love.
 Both women are willing to sacrifice for love
 Cik Yam – willing to share her husband
because she loves him and because she
believes that she will be sheltered under
the Golden Umbrella of Siti Fatimah on
the Day of Judgement.
 Mariah – gives up independence (her
love) to marry theImam because he is a
man of religion – she is not dependent
on men for a living because it is shown
at the start that she is capable of finding
her own income

SETTING

MARIAH HOW TO HOOK A HUSBAND

1) MOLO
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