Zeynep has been emblematic of all the young girls, the kizil goncalar, who have fewer rights than their male counterparts; who may be forced to become wives and mothers once they reach puberty. As a girl in the Brotherhood, she is symbolic of the prescribed and restrictive life she must lead within the Tariqa. Although we have watched the struggle to make her also a representative of how breaking out of this centuries old way of thinking will benefit herself and all the girls, this is the episode, so far, that epitomizes the toll which her struggle has exacted upon her at such a very young age. Episode thirty-two continues the depiction of the internal conflicts faced by Zeynep, Cuneyd and Sadi primarily. In the previous episode, we were shown how important it is for a person to know which bridge to burn and which to cross. Here, the writers include the teaching of Saint Augustine to provoke our thoughts. Right is right, even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it.
Zeynep has made her stand against her mother and Cuneyd and has decided that it is her duty as well as the morally correct thing to tutor the girls for the entrance exam. When a frustrated Meryem arrives home after Zeynep refuses to leave the Tariqa, she continues to blame Levent for putting ideas into Zeynep's head. Mira quickly dispels this notion and explains how she is the one responsible for telling Zeynep about the law. Meryem wonders just what is forcing Zeynep into taking such an entrenched position. Mira tells them that Zeynep believes that Sadi is up to something behind Cuneyd’s back. Angrily, Meryem refuses to accept Zeynep's actions as anything more than Zeynep's excuse to be next to Cuneyd. Mira explains that Zeynep has told Cuneyd her suspicions, but that he is not convinced so Zeynep believes that on this front too, she must act responsibly and convince him. Levent asks Meryem to calm down. Meryem does not believe that it is Zeynep's responsibility. Mira, on Zeynep's side, asks Meryem about the obligation towards the other girls and the promissory note signed by Cuneyd. Is that not Zeynep's concern or moral responsibility? Levent praises Cuneyd's action and tells Meryem that if Cuneyd's only concern were to keep Zeynep by his side, why was he sending the girls to school. Meryem explains that harm does not only come from outside but from the heart as well. Meryem continues to fear that the feelings which Cuneyd and Zeynep have for each other will be an obstacle to Zeynep’s future.
Zeynep has heard about Vahit's death and she offers her condolences to Cuneyd and then to Sadi. Zeynep's opinion is that it is hard to believe that a person like Vahit would take his own life. Sadi says that no one understood what Vahit's motives were. They just need to resolve where he will be buried. After Sadi takes his exit, Zeynep tries to convince Cuneyd that Vahit was so desperate to meet with Cuneyd that he even called her. Would he kill himself without saying or explaining anything. Zeynep asks if Cuneyd is convinced that Vahit killed himself. If he were intending to kill himself, would he not say goodbye or give clues about his intention. Cuneyd, with a heavy heart, bitterly says that all Vahit did was to say nothing and abandon him as he had when Cuneyd was a child.
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