On Firdaus’ journey to establish herself within society, choice is pivotal to her loss and gain of power. As a result, two different types of power are revealed – the societal power of the patriarchy, and the personal power of choice. Throughout the novel, El Sadaawi explores choice from multiple perspectives – gender, money, and self-worth. Even the fundamental right to choose was seen as a luxury, and one that Firdaus was deprived of. This predicament continued to plague her in adolescence and adulthood as Firdaus, like many women in her society at the time, was disrespected and maltreated on the sole basis of her gender.
In fact, she rarely experienced pleasure at all. During years of abuse and neglect as a child, Firdaus never felt the pleasure of choice or love. Woman at Point Zero follows the first-person narrative of an Egyptian woman, Firdaus, as she tells the story of her life from early childhood to her execution for murder.
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