My Son the Fanatic

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My Son the Fanatic 3 1. ”Western education cultivates an anti-religious attitude” (p.8 lin.12). This means that all western education is anti muslim. The son in the story ends up quitting college because of the quote above. Boko Haram is one of the main believers of this quote. 2. “Ali said he was going to begin to work in prisons, with poor Muslims who were struggling to maintain their purity in the face of corruption” (p.8 lin.17-19). He says that the west has influenced muslims to break the laws of their religion and he now wants to help them break away from their impurity. They must have done something bad to go to prison. He himself believes that it’s not their own fault since they live in the western world and have been influenced by western culture. 3. “On one occasion Ali accused Parvez of ‘grovelling’ to the whites; in contrast, he explained, he was not ‘inferior’; there was more to the world than the West, though the West always thought it was best. ‘How is it you know that? Parvez said, ‘seeing as you’ve never left England?’” (p. 8 lin.38-43). So basically ali is saying that Parvez is undermining him self to the western people. And he says that there is more to the world than the west, Parvez then asks ali how he can know this since he never left England. 4. “Ali said that enjoyment was a ‘bottomless pit’” (p.9 lin.28). Ali is depressed. He tries explaining to his father why he doesn’t want to have fun. 5. “Ali said, ‘Real morality has existed for hundreds of years. Around the world millions and millions of people share my beliefs. Are you saying you are right and they are all wrong?’” (p.9 lin.35-37). Ali is saying that parvez shouldn’t judge what’s right or wrong and the individual person has the right to judge what is right or wrong. Niche had this thing that he called slave morality, which is that the general morality and
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