Mernissi seemed to have a happy childhood. Shespoke fondly of many of the memories she shared in Dreams of Trespass. Thishappiness was threatened though, by the more liberal women that lived on theterrace. In their quest for women's liberation, Mernissi's freedom wasjepardized. One of the things Merniss spoke most fondly of was the amount offreedom the children had. Since they saw everything the women on the terracedid, the children had a lot of leverage, which …showed first 75 words of 1341 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1341 total…liberal women of the Mernissi household, but hinderedby the lack of it. If there had been a little more of a push from the liberalstowards the two children not to let their differences seperate them, then theywould have had an easier time saying close friends. Many of Mernissi's fondmemories of childhood were jepardized by a great deal by the liberal women ather home. Through all the struggle she still has a happy childhood. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**