Indledning
The short story is written by Hanif Kureish. The short story My son the fanatic develops through the conflict between a father and his son. In the short story the father Parvez who works as a taxi driver immigrated from Pakistan to England with his family.
His son Ali is a college student in England. When Ali is starting to behave abnormally, Parvez’s suspicions led him to discover that Ali has turned into a religious Muslim. Parvez although he is born as a Muslim, he does not strictly abide by Islam rules.
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Uddrag
Parvez is pleased when he notices that Ali’s room becomes tidier which means that Ali is “outgrowing his teenage attitudes.” (p. 193 ll. 7-8). He wants the best for Ali.
He wants his son to grow up, educating as an accountant and shine in cricket. Be good at school and then set off to marry a good girl and commence his own life.
“Was it asking too much for Ali to get a good job now, marry the right girl and start a family?” (p. 194 ll. 5-7).
Parvez becomes worried but also angry at his son once he finds out that Ali is throwing away his possessions “But one day, besides the dustbin, Parvez found a torn bag which contained not only old toys
but computer discs, video tapes, new books and fashionable clothes the boy had bought just a few months ago” (p. 193 ll. 8-11).
Parvez has worked so hard to provide Ali with a good education and get him everything that he needed, because he wants him to avoid the wrong path.
At the same time his thoughts indicate that on some level he believes that England is a country where young men can easily be corrupted.
Parvez is increasingly worried, which makes him drink more “he went more to the whisky bottle, even when he was at work” (p. 193 ll. 29-30).
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