The woman who says, “Wherever you go, I shall go” Character Analysis

This woman is being raped by the leader of the thugs when the doctor’s wife stabs the leader in the neck with her scissors, killing him. The woman then triumphantly bites off the thug leader’s penis. The doctor’s wife whispers to her, “Be quiet […] Say nothing,” and then helps her escape. Later, the internees convene to discuss their strategy moving forward, and one of the men declares that he wishes the thug leader had never died. Feeling conflicted, the doctor’s wife starts to question her decision to kill the leader and decides to speak in order to give this woman the opportunity to identify her. (Since she whispered in this woman’s ear, this woman is the only person who knows that the doctor’s wife was responsible for killing the thug leader.) Instead of accusing the doctor’s wife of the crime, the woman comes out and declares, “Wherever you go, I shall go.” In fact, she keeps this promise by following the doctor’s wife to assault the thugs’ ward. Ultimately, the woman’s loyalty reflects her deep gratitude to the doctor’s wife and shows that, despite the doctor’s wife’s doubts, her actions truly were heroic.