The third person perspective speaks through the main character, and ties the story together in a neat way. This makes it easy for the reader to follow along. Conflict or tension is what makes up the very heart of the story.
As well as fighting and discussing openly with his son, Parvez also goes through an internal conflict. I would claim this internal conflict of believing he has raised a fanatic and doubting his own way of life drives the whole story. Many have this preconceived idea that first generation immigrants struggle the most to integrate. One might think they are more stubborn and would have a harder time letting go of old ways and norms.
Ali, the second-generation immigrant is the one finding himself unable to balance the two cultures. Unlike his father, he cannot find the Muslim-Pakistani culture and the British culture compatible at all. This is the root to the conflict with his father.
He does not think Parvez is respecting Muslim traditions. The climax point of the story must be at the end when Parvez completely loses his temper and beats up his son. This short story is a real enjoyment to read carefully. But just read, no study the text, it will be bored. Lechat Benjamin.
It is a page short story I have enjoyed your critic of "My Son the Fanatic", as although you have warned against reading it without care I tend to read fast, sometimes missing certain details I feel myself drawn to reading this short story.
The fifth paragaph embodies the reason why I would like to read it- its relevance to today's world and teenagers being manipulated, and manipulating is very interesting. The story deals with a father-son relationship and has anticipated discussions of Islamic fundamentalists recruited in apparently assimilated second-generation immigrants.
The setting is possibly a middleclass suburb city and they have to work hard to achieve what they wish for. The short-story has two main characters, Parvez, the father, and Ali, the son. Parvez is an immigrant, who has lived in England for at least 20 years, given that this is the period of time he has worked has a taxi-driver there. He is married, although it is never clarified who. His exact age is not determined, but he is entitled a teenager on several occasions and he did have an English girlfriend.
Before his behaviour changes he was a very good student and had a lot of friends. Bettina is a prostitute, but also a good friend of the father. Parvez seeks for help about his son and Bettina is a really good friend for Parvez to talk to. The story is about Parvez, who emigrated from Pakistan to Britain, and his son Ali. Afterwards, Parvez searches advice of a good friend, called Bettina.
She says, that Parvez has to observe his son, but in the following days, Parvez notices that Ali grows a beard. This is not to say that the movies offer one-dimensional images that can only be read in a certain way.
While I do not advocate a policy of «positive images», 26 it is interesting to look at what images predominantly circulate about Muslim men in the UK at the mo- ment. What kind of Muslim masculinities become intelligible at what point in time? In both movies, My Son the Fanatic and East is East, the problems of immigrant societies are attributed to maladjusted male migrants.
These conflicts are re- duced to a familial level. These films focus extensively on the dysfunction of the migrant family rather than on social contexts. Hence, the problem of Muslim fundamentalism is presented as a breakdown of the nuclear family and not as a political issue. Mus- lim fundamentalism is portrayed as an angry reaction of defiant sons rather than as political radicalism. It almost seems as if somebody al- 4.
Tan, «Overriding Time, London , pp. ROM, , , Reflections on Writing and Politics, don , p. London , pp. Bart J. Moore-Gilbert, Hanif Kureishi. Con- 21 In the play Nazir is not gay. He is an absent temporary World Writers, Manchester , p. Footnote 9 , p. Jasbir K. It also tells the story 3—4, pp. Even if the film is rather schematic in the 24 Collins Klobah cf. Masculinities are a generational conflict.
Loretta Collins Klobah, «Pakistani Eng- ciety , vol. Mercer, Welcome to the Jungle.
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