Humayun Ahmed's Opekkha | Psychological Analysis in Bangla | বই আলাপ

In The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus described hope as a trap: we keep waiting for some future moment that will make life meaningful, and miss the life we have now. Humayun Ahmed's novel Opekkha shows that trap up close.

Suraiya Begum does not know whether her husband is alive or dead. In this book talk I look at the psychology behind the novel: ambiguous loss, displacement, scapegoating, the childhood trauma and emotional attachment of her children Imon and Suprova, and the generational pattern of trauma. The video is in Bangla.

Book: Opekkha (Waiting)
Author: Humayun Ahmed

Have you read Opekkha? Was Suraiya Begum's waiting hope, or a trap? Tell me in the Facebook comments.

The video talks about suicide. If you are going through a hard time, please talk to someone close to you. In Bangladesh, Kaan Pete Roi offers emotional support: facebook.com/kaan.pete.roi. In an emergency, call 999.