Middle Of Confusion-Men In The Sun

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Middle of Confusion “Crowds of people walked past without paying him any attention. Perhaps it was the first time in his life that he had found himself alone and a stranger in a throng of people like this” (Kanafani 37). Every sixteen year old in 21st century America attends school, comes back home, does their homework and complains about their life. Do they ever think about how life is on the other side of the globe? Do they ever think to know how their family is doing financially? And the answer would be no. Marwan, a 16 year old boy, seeks a new life to support his family and demonstrate he can take better care of his mother and siblings than his father did. Born into a time of confusion in Palestine, he neglects school and decides to travel to Kuwait for a job opportunity and a better life, however plans do not go the way he expected them to go. This hopeless, confused teenager is representative of the younger generation in Palestine when it comes to having the determination to earn money and support his family. In Palestine, the harsh living conditions have increased ever since the Zionists put a large Jewish population into an area too small for an immense amount of people. Zionist Jews claimed that they had the right to occupy the land since they were the first to settle there. The Palestinians argue for the same reason and call it their “homeland”. (Ferris) “I was at school two months ago. But now I want to work to support my family”(Kanafani 42). As demonstrated in this quote, Marwan neglects school to support his family by going to Kuwait and earning some money. His father left his family for a richer women and his brother Zakaria stopped sending money after he got married. Being upset, Marwan decides that it is time to take action and goes to the fat man for help but is charged 15 dinars which is beyond his limits. Then he proceeds to Abu Khaizuran

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