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Hanif Kureishi

Setting

England, Bristol

1994

Point of View

limited point of view (Parvez), omniscient narrator

Charakters

Parvez - father, taxi driver, doesn´t understand what is wrong with Ali, doesn´t follow the Qu´ran, protagonist, first generation immigrant, loves western habits, loves his family, Pakistani. Ali - son of Parvez, religious boy, 2nd generation immigrant, he sticks to the Qu´ran, was good in school and had very western habits. he changed his behaviour very drastic, very pious. Bettina - best friend of Parvez, prostitute, tries to help Parvez with his son. Taxi drivers - try to help Parvez to find reasons for Alis change.

Plot

Exposition - Ali has changed his behaviour. Parvez tries to find the reasons. Conflict/ Rising action - Parvez attempts to find an explanation for Alis behaviour. Climax - Revelation of Alis change. Resolution - eskalation, eruption of violence of Parvez against Ali --> open end (Who is the fanatic?)

Themes

• Father-son conflict
• Islamic fundamentalism
• Islamic Immigrants
• Question of Britishness
• dash of cultures

My son the fanatic? – Caught between cultures wurde eingetragen am Mittwoch, 3. September 2008 um 19:59 im Fach Englisch. Am Ende kannst du eine Antwort auf dieses Referat verfassen.