Yet Ali has shown no appreciation for it and is happy to throw it all away for his faith. Instead of dealing with the intercultural changes, Ali decides to alienate himself from western society, making him feel more out of place.
Furthermore, Parvez believes that Ali does not necessarily belong to his family anymore as Parvez is not a religious man; he was left with a distaste for the religion because of emotional scarring left from when he was younger.
Therefore, he raise Ali in a home that did not push religion onto him. He does not like that Parvez consumes alcohol, has a prostitute as a friend, and that his father expects his mother to make him pork sausages; Islam does not allow the consumption of pork. This feeling may be acquired via the Mosque and his religious-based community.
See author's posts. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Skip to content. Belonging As The Main Theme. The Good English Values. In Conclusion. Bettina, the prostitute Parvez regularly drives home, tells him what signs to look out for. But nothing is physically different about Ali except that he is growing a beard - and praying five times a day.
He condemns his father for drinking alcohol and eating bacon, and assures him that the Law of Islam will rule the world. First published in March , Hanif Kureishi's comedy of assimilation is both uproariously funny and so prescient it's barely funny at all. More books by this author More books in this series. Category: Fiction. ISBN: Reading Groups It's a great time to be in a reading group! This text will focus on which role religion plays for Parvez and Ali.
He is now a taxi driver for twenty years, ten years he worked for the same firm ll. He is integrated and loves his new home, London l. He drinks alcohol and eats pork l. He avoids religion because a Maulvi humiliated him when he studied the Koran. He has not only averted himself from religion, he also made fun of it ll.
His son is quite different. The prays five times a day and study the Koran. He thinks that his father will go to hell with his lifestyle l. Ali cannot understand why his dad loves London and the Western civilization, he thinks that they hate him and his father l. It is clear that Parvez and Ali have different a point of view. But religion is quite important for the whole story.
That topic a current one and many families. Parvez thinks that his son Ali is fanatic because he would give his life for the jihad and he thinks that the jihad will reward him in Paradise ll.
But Ali means something else. His father did not speak directly to him and he has increased himself in conjectures. This led to extreme mistrust and dispute between Parvez and Ali. Jonas H. Add to cart. Inhalt 1. Relationship between Parvez and Ali 3. Role of religion for Ali, Parvez and the story 4. Meaning of the last sentence 5. Alternative ending of the story 6. Example paragraph about Ali 7. The relationship is here finally broken. He lost his son and destroyed the family with this.
He would give his life for the jihad and thinks that he would be rewarded in Paradise. Sign in to write a comment.
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