The Inheritance

Karim Raslan
Mahmud, Ahmad and Tajuddeen were
the sons-in-law of Ayah who has died.
He had a vast mass of inheritance to
be passed on but he has no sons.

Tajuddeen and Mahmud had been

secretly plotting and scheming to take
over Ayah’s wealth and business.

Ayah’s dirty little secret was revealed

and Tajuddeen was left with nothing.
 Feminist Theory
Mahmud sexual • “ The back of her neck was fair. Her body was
nicely proportioned – shapely even, with generous
harassment buttocks. Just as he was about to place his hands
towards Ani on the tempting rump she turned around.”

• “There was no one else. He felt sure his father-in-

Only man can law recognised his superiority. Four daughters and
be the heir for no sons: four son-in-law but only one man.”
inheritance • “Eh, Din, Din. Come back! Look at these sons,
these waris…”

Women are • “ All four daughters were in attendance. The

women had obviously been crying together.”
viewed as weak • “Ayah is dead. You must look after us. You are my
figures. only son.”
 High education
“an accountant by training”
“steer the deceased man’s
companies through economic
squalls”

Affairs
Clash of culture
“a woman with the
three small children” When others
“breakfasted on
Mahmud’s attempt to croissants and
sexually harass the cappuccino”
Indonesian maid. Postcolonial
theory

Brand names and

fashion
“Give me one! No-lah, Language
not the Gudang
Garam. Wah, you can “salaaming”
afford Dunhill?”
“Bata shoes”
 Mahmud was acting
deceptively in getting his
father-in-law’s wealth.
“I have to figure out how to
spend the wife’s inheritance”
“Big responsibilities, or is it
big money?”
Mahmud, Ahmad and
Tajuddeen had his eyes on Tajudden were not sad
his father-in-law’s wealth and for the death of his
business for the past twenty father-in-law.
years.
“There was always the
”He had plotted patiently, chance of a little drama,
acquiring company
directorships, cars, land and
Reader a little uncertainty.
Funerals, he loved
greater responsibility whilst Response : funerals: dead men and
the other sons-in-law had their wives.”
failed to moved on ” Materialism