The New Beginning
Readers of a story can interpret the plot in any way. But not every story can give the same interpretation to everyone. For example, a character may say something that one reader may interpret as funny. While, the other reader may interpret the sentence as offensive. Bruce Anders states some of his opinions about Randa Jarrar’s A Map of Home’s fourth, ninth, and fourteenth chapter. And although he states some good points, I do find that he is missing some important points.
I will start off by discussing Jarrar’s fourth chapter. Anders states some opinions on the chapter. First, Anders states the first sentence is jarring to him. Anders adds that “this sentence starts out much different that how the last chapter ends” Anders
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For example, I find this quote, “In Northern Kuwait I keep waiting for the border to come. I didn't know that there wouldn't be a fence stretched for miles and miles” (147). very interesting as it sounds like the story moves very slowly and that Nidali notices how far it really is to her new home. I also find this quote very intriguing: “Mama And Baba had found a way to get papers” (147) This is very intriguing as it shows how messed up the immigration system is. Plus it shows that you need fake passports just to get into a country of refuge. Another Indication of this chapter’s slow start is when Nidali says, “Someone once told me that the straight line on a map isn't straight in reality. The closer you get to the straight line the more expansive it is” (147). This is very intriguing as it really sums up this book by calling it A Map of Home. The map represents the home, not the destination. Since Nidali moves so much, she can’t consider herself being home. So I interpret the map is her home because she has no permanent location called home. I agree with Anders when he says Baba is resourceful. Baba knowing he is fleeing the country, planned to bribe border patrol with whiskey and a sheaf of silk ties. Otherwise, there was no other reason why he would have brought those items along. I also notice that it seems like Baba has experience in this, as if he has bribed his way …show more content…
“At about 2 a.m. local time, Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait, Iraq’s tiny, oil-rich neighbor. Kuwait’s defense forces were rapidly overwhelmed, and those that were not destroyed retreated to Saudi Arabia”(“Iraq Invades Kuwait”). Nidali’s family had to flee to Egypt and then later on to Texas. “During the next six weeks, the allied force engaged in an intensive air war against Iraq’s military and civil infrastructure and encountered little effective resistance from the Iraqi air force or air defenses”(“Iraq Invades Kuwait”). Because of this invasion of Kuwait, it changed Nidali’s family as they all had to flee across to egypt where they later came to the United States. The invasion of Kuwait occurred between August second and August fourth, which is around the time when Nidali turned thirteen.“By annexing Kuwait, Iraq gained control of 20 percent of the world’s oil reserves and, for the first time, a substantial coastline on the Persian Gulf” (“Iraq Invades Kuwait”). Iraq’s push into Kuwait led into the “Persian Gulf War”, also called “Gulf War”. Iraq had a goal to claim oil reserves from Kuwait so that the debts Iraq owed Kuwait would be cancelled out. “On November 29 the UN Security Council authorized the use of force against Iraq if it did not withdraw from Kuwait by January 15, 1991”(“Persian Gulf War”). Kuwait soon became annexed under Saddam Hussein’s rule and was
Iraq and Saddam Hussein were trying to take over Kuwait, which was a major oil supplier to the world. If Iraq got Kuwait than Saudi Arabia would be right next to them. So then Iraq would pose an Immediate threat to take over Saudi Arabia, which was also a major oil supplier.
Saddam Hussein’s main purpose of sending troops to take over Kuwait was to take control of their oil fields, which Hussein believed would be an easy task; however, he failed to understand that the United States and United Nations were keeping a very close watch on the Iraqi’s actions. Hussein also had other motives, such as freeing himself from the debt he was drowning in from the Iran-Iraq War just two years earlier. He set the pretense for war with Kuwait by defining their refusal to give land to Iraq as an act of military belligerence. President Bush ordered the United States to respond just five days after Iraq had invaded Kuwait. If the United States had not taken action, Hussein would have possibly continued to invade other oil producing countries and take control of the United States main sources of oil as well as threaten a number of innocent people’s lives.
The Persian Gulf War started on 17 January 1991 in response to Iraq’s invasion and annexation
... Kuwait to get to the southern part of Iraq. In this situation, Iraq was left cornered. Also the movement of some of Osama Bin Laden's beliefs had greatly affected the war. This brought forth many opposing forces against the United States.
I searched a lot to find an article that talks about the Iraq invasion of Kuwait. The article by Peter Fitzgerald “The Invasion of War” explores the reasons of the war between Kuwait and Iraq, considering that they were great allies in the past. He suggests that the differences between these two countries were economic and diplomatic. In the past the two were great allies and they greatly assisted each other during wars providing a protective edge in their territories. Their friendship was brokeup when the Iraq government realized that they owed them billions. Although at that particular time after the Iraq-Iran war Iraq used much of their resources and could not pay their debt to Kuwait. In a desperate move to resolve this problem, they requested for a reduction in oil prices (Fitzgerald 45).
Kuwait was a small country that had once been part of the Ottoman Empire like Iraq. Then Kuwait had become a British Protectorate from which it had been granted its independence. Its borders had been set in a subjective manner causing it to be difficult to de...
1.Some new thoughts I had about the book included everyone's different opinion about what Amir should have done in chapter 7. Some people said that he should have gone and gotten Baba or Ali and others thought that Amir should have stepped in himself.
The Iraq war, also known as the second Gulf War, is a five-year, ongoing military campaign which started on March 20, 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by U.S. troops. One of the most controversial events in the history of the western world, the war has caused an unimaginable number of deaths, and spending of ridiculous amounts of money. The reason for invasion war Iraq’s alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction, which eventually was disproved by weapons inspectors. Many people question George W. Bush’s decision to engage a war in Iraq, but there might be greater reason why the decision was made. The ideas of George W. Bush might have been sculpted by one of the greatest works of all time, "The Prince."
The war between Iraq and Iran initiated in 1980 and it lasted eight years (3). The invasion of Kuwait started on the second of August 1990. There are reasons and consequences for this invasion that I am going to talk about in this essay
In conclusion, it is hard to grasp the true meaning of the story unless the story is read a second time because of the author's style of writing.
The easy way to read a text is to observe the general plot and to formulate ideas about the text through a first reading. A strong reader cannot only observe a reading; they can analyze the text and formulate an opinion through not only their own perspective and opinion, but through utilizing their own ideas as well as those of the authors and societies'. Reading Jane Tompkins's Indians, we find that the "strong reader" description is quickly applicable.
In the history of written literature, it is difficult not to notice the authors who expand their reader's style and manner of reading. Some write in an unusual syntax which forces the reader to utilize new methods of looking at a language; others employ lengthy allusions which oblige the reader to study the same works the author drew from in order to more fully comprehend the text. Some authors use ingenious and complicated plots which warrant several readings to be understood. But few authors have used all these and still more devices to demand more of the reader. James Joyce, writer of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, uses extraordinarily inventive and intricate plot construction, creative and often thought-provoking word constructions, allusions to works both celebrated and recondite, and complex issues and theories when challenging his readers to expand their method of reading.
reader creates “supplementary meaning” to the text by unconsciously setting up tension, also called binary opposition. Culler describes this process in his statement “The process of thematic interpretation requires us to move from facts towards values, so we can develop each thematic complex, retaining the opposition between them” (294). Though supplementary meaning created within the text can take many forms, within V...
...readers on their toes from what was going to happen next. When Colin was depressed that he had lost yet another girl he loved, Katherine nineteen, Hassan showed up to commiserate with him. However, Hassan was not there simply to sympathize with Colin, he was there on a mission. “You have a very complicated problem with a very simple solution” Hassan said (Green 11). The reader had to keep reading to see what Hassan meant about the solution to Colin’s problem. The solution ended up being a road trip.
Liberty is the mother of goodness and virtue, and “independence is happiness.” All independent countries and territories have the right to fight for their recourses, especially oil. The Gulf war between Iraq and Kuwait has involved the demanding of annexation of Kuwait’s land to Iraq, declaring it as Iraqi territory. This claim was an excuse to get hold of Kuwait’s sufficient and plentiful amount of oil and recourses. On August 2, 1990 at 2:00am, Iraq secretly commenced an invasion of Kuwait. The state of Kuwait was forcefully annexed, and in a few days Saddam Hussein has proclaimed that it was the nineteenth province of Iraq. Immoral and uncivilized battles have emerged between the two political parties, as well as the loss of innocent and blameless souls. The invaders caused so much destruction to the state's groundwork and infrastructure, and the burgling of homes was widespread. Iraqi soldiers attempted to change all Kuwaiti car license plates to Iraqi ones. Above all, the Iraqi’s treatment to the Kuwaitis was ruthless and merciless. Iraqi troops held thousands of citizens who were questioned in an uncivilized manner. There were also numerous incidents of murders and rape. Kuwait fought blood and tears for their land, oil, and their freedom. ...