General question: What does the affair mean to her, to James and his wife respectively? Why has an affair to do with one's self-identity?
identity the narrator (Nafeesa Hafeez) and her husband Iqbal --p 349 in upper-middle class; as a "not-quite" 350; 354
the past--Muslim; the story from her neighborhood, the novels 352
her lover, James
a woman who wants to get out 350
international receptions p. 351
Nafeesa at James' house 354
major images related to identity--heart 349 (representing perfect love); as a golf ball 350; 356
