Liridona is a young Saudi Arabian woman growing up in the deep-rooted beliefs of her parents and their village. When she begins to question if this is the life that she wants for herself she starts to do things that she is not allowed to do. She begins to read things and sneak into her father’s office and watch the news. She begins to see women from other countries who are living free of worries, fear and uncovered from the things that hide who these women are. Her mother tries to teach her how to live and stay alive as a woman in this country but Liridona soon realizes that this is not the life for her. All she wants is so simple, she wants to walk outside and feel the sun on her face. She wants to feel the sun on one side and the cool of water on the other. Finally on day she decides to walk out of her home, stand in the street and unwrap herself. By discarding her burka she was showing the utmost disrespect for her father and the other men in the village in addition to their culture. Liridona knew that she would be punished, and in the street that day, with the village watching her and her mother devastated but watching from a distance Liridona looses her life, for a simple freedom. (*Student may speak Arabic within the piece)
