![]() Part One begins in Lahore, where Misbah learned that her parents had found a husband for her. Another notable feature of Misbah’s chapters is the use of italics, which further sets them apart from the present-day chapters. ![]() However, information about time and place only appears when necessary, to indicate a shift. ![]() Instead of providing dates, subheadings differentiate between “ then” (Misbah) and “ now” (Sal and Noor), along with the month in question. Tahir employs the present tense for Sal and Noor, and the past tense for Misbah (with the exception of the final chapter). The novel maintains a first-person point of view, but each chapter is subtitled “Misbah,” “Sal,” or “Noor” depending on the narrator for that chapter. By way of background, the novel also follows the journey of Salahudin’s mother, Misbah, from her youth and marriage in Pakistan to her death in America. Sabaa Tahir’s All My Rage follows the ups and downs in the relationship between Noor and Salahudin, as an accumulation of calamities threatens to send their lives spiraling out of control. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Tahir, Sabaa. ![]()
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