The Right Passengers

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The Right Passengers Short summary of “the right passengers” This story is about a taxi driver originally coming from Pakistan, but works in New York City, more closely in Manhattan. This is where he lives with his wife and children. He works nightshift, past midnight. One day he picks up a couple, some young people in mid-twenties who wants to be dropped off at the west side, and then the east side. The young man is a Pakistani just like himself, but the young woman he brought with him is not. While driving to the destination the driver notices that the young couple is making out in the backseat of his taxi. And that bothers him a lot, because he finds it really disrespectful when the young man is a Pakistani like himself. After the young lady was dropped off him and the young man is having a lengthy conversation or an argument about what is right and wrong. Characterize Nadeem Riaz Nadeem Riaz lives in New York City, Manhattan with his wife and children. He and his family are from Pakistan. He works as a taxi driver, mostly at night past midnight. He is costumers a typically drunken people who needs a ride home from bars and nightclubs. Nadeem values his family and wants to ensure his children will grow up in Pakistani manners. Nadeem does not want to live in New York for rest of his life. His goal is to make enough money so he can move back to Pakistan with his family. The conflict between Nadeem and Faisal The conflict between these characters is about what is right and what is wrong to do. Nadeem believes that Faisal is doing wrong with being together with a girl not from their culture. Therefore asking Faisal how long he will be using her. And this is where He replies with “Not as long time as you use this country”. By this Faisal means that all he does is dating a single girl while Nadeem is using the country to benefit from the job and then
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