Between these two stories “In Camera” by Nawal EL Saadawi and “Punishment” by Rabbindranath Tagore, there are many similarities and differences. First of all, both of these two stories took place in a Middle Eastern country, Arab and Indian, where Arab is a monarchical country and India is a post-monarchic country. Meanwhile, both stories reflected on how women were treated in different times, cultures and countries, and how the two protagonists fought against injustice. Furthermore, the placement of women is also an important topic that I would like to deal with. In the story “In Camera, Saadawi illustrated how women were treated by the legal system in Arab countries when they did something against the system. The protagonist, Leila Al-Fargani, was a young woman on trial for calling the "mighty", which is the respective title of their country's president, a stupid man. Furthermore, while waiting for the court hearing, she was brutally beaten and raped by ten men who appear to be the guards. At the time he was in court he was still suffering from both physical and mental pain, but he did not collapse. When the judge and those with him declared that ten men had raped Leila and her father's honor was also trampled upon. (This is how we torture you women, depriving you of the most precious thing you own.") For the response he said: “Stupid! The most precious thing I own is not between my legs. You are all stupid. And the stupidest among you is the one who leads you." On the one hand, this quote completely showed that the man thought that this sexual assault was completely right when the woman had committed a crime. On the other hand, it also showed that deep inside Leila, the...... middle of paper... octor, "should I call him?" To hell with him,” Chandara said. According to these two quotes, the one who was really punished is Chidam. It is Chandara's husband who punishes himself. He loses the only person he loved, even more so; Chandara embraced death and refused to see her husband immediately before the execution. Compared to Leia, differences were shown in how these two female characters expressed themselves. Leila proved to be a hero by reacting in a “visible” way, she shouted her thoughts to the judges and everyone else in the courtroom. While Chandara also proved herself as a heroine but in a different way by maintaining silence. Chandara admitted the murder without hesitation and remorse. She left all the pain to her husband. Despite choosing to remain silent, Chandara still won the battle in her own way.