THE SOCIO-POLITICAL TENSION THAT EXISTED IN SOCIETY BETWEEN THE OPPRESSORS AND THE OPPRESSED AT THE TIME.

The emergence of the educated middle-class. Shawkat’s life as a bohemian artist perfectly illustrates the life of an artist in Dhaka during the 60s. When Shawkat’s father loses his job, and eventually dies, the reality of living in a capitalist society as an artist dawns on him