Amina's Escape

In chapter 6 on page 34, the first two paragraphs focuses on Amina and her personal likings within the book. I believe Naguib Mahfouz especially puts these paragraphs in the order right after describing what breakfast the house rules are like, to emphasize that the roof of their building is Amina's escape. " This roof...was her beautiful, beloved world, and her favorite place for relaxation out of the whole universe, about which she knew nothing." (Mahfouz, 34) Through giving the reader a more emphasized detail of a character, it provides a relationship between the reader and the character and I believe he does this so when Amina gets into her accident the reader feels more sympathy for her. It even gives her a distinction from the others how it said that no other roof top looked like Amina's roof. I also believe that Mahfouz gave us this explanation of Amina in order to put a sort of pure look to Amina and show her escape from the world of responsibility.