Before, he was experiencing love through other people, or relationships that were strictly one-sided. But, with Jean, it is his first time tangoing with real love. The relationship started off smoothly and Taïa was, “delighted to have a man of my own, someone who was interested in me… in some ways the man of my dreams” (Taïa, 90). But, then, the love and betrayal theme makes an appearance once again. While Jean was visiting Taïa in Tangiers, he invited another young Moroccan, Mohamed, to dinner with them. In this moment, Taïa started to think that his relationship with Jean was not exactly what he thought it to be. He felt betrayed by him, stating that, “a dark cloud settled over my head, a nimbus it was impossible to send away, impossible to put into words” (Taïa, 100). And from this point, their relationship began the slow, all too familiar,
Before, he was experiencing love through other people, or relationships that were strictly one-sided. But, with Jean, it is his first time tangoing with real love. The relationship started off smoothly and Taïa was, “delighted to have a man of my own, someone who was interested in me… in some ways the man of my dreams” (Taïa, 90). But, then, the love and betrayal theme makes an appearance once again. While Jean was visiting Taïa in Tangiers, he invited another young Moroccan, Mohamed, to dinner with them. In this moment, Taïa started to think that his relationship with Jean was not exactly what he thought it to be. He felt betrayed by him, stating that, “a dark cloud settled over my head, a nimbus it was impossible to send away, impossible to put into words” (Taïa, 100). And from this point, their relationship began the slow, all too familiar,