Throughout the text, the author intersperses Urdu idioms with English dialogue, mirroring Shazia’s mental oscillation between “ghar ki baat” (family matters) and “the corporate grind.” This code‑switching is a literary technique that externalises Shazia’s patchwork mind and underscores how language itself can be a tool of both oppression and empowerment.
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