Unlike “A Jerusalem Courtyard”, Behar does not internalize Jerusalem in order to portray its symbolic representation of the Mizrahi struggle in “Sheikh Jarrah, 2010” (Behar, 51-55). Instead, Behar uses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to represent the Mizrahi struggle by globalizing the conflict to the broader Arab-Israeli conflict by focusing on a political protest that occurred in East Jerusalem from 2009-2011 (McCarthy). Sheikh Jarrah is a Palestinian neighborhood that was subject to becoming an Israeli settlement, displacing Palestinians by evicting them from their houses and giving them to Israeli citizens (Wildman). Due to a 1970 Israeli law, Palestinians are required to present proof of ownership and residency prior to 1948 in order to retain their property. The poem begins with the protest slogan for Sheikh Jarrah, “There is no sanctity in an …show more content…
He instead makes it general enough so every person is included, down-playing the concept of “the other.” He then follows up with the concept of actively forgetting one’s identity, which throughout the poem has been an implied trope as Behar ping-ponged between identifying as more Arab or more Jewish in the nine previous stanzas (Snir, 170). However, in the final stanza Behar meets an old student of his who is working as an officer (Eliahu; Morganstern). In an interview Behar released that this student was also a Mizrahi Jew, but his military education pushed him to neglect his Arab identity in its entirety. The fact Behar is referred to as a teacher draws a parallel between him and Shimon the Righteous; almost as if he is stating that if they are not students of Shimon, then someone must attempt to revive his
...r remains faithful to the memory of his peaceful childhood when Jews and Palestinians lived together in peace, and the prospect of a better future. Despite the political wrongs his people have suffered, he is proud of his heritage and intends to “restore race relations between Jews and Palestinians, (by restoring) human dignity” (146). To do this, Chocour implements innovative techniques: he has Palestinians visit the Kibbutzim, and has Jews spend time with Palestinian families. Chocour’s message is quite honorable, “to change hearts not institutions” (222). Chocour remembers that “Jews and Palestinians are brothers, the(y) have the same father, Abraham, and believe in the same God” (34). It is sad that peoples in this region need to be remnded that they are brothers, but it is comforting that there are men like Chocour, who valiantly assume this task as their own.
Joyce, James. “Araby.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, Shorter Eighth Edition. Eds. Jerome Beaty, Alison Booth, J. Paul Hunter, and Kelly J. Mays. New York: W.W.Norton.
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“Please think, Amir jan. It was a shameful situation. People would talk. All that a man had back then, all that he was, was his honor, his name, and if people talked… We couldn’t tell anyone, surely you can see that.
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He shows with his words true strength and a mighty sense of justice. This quote shows his stern feeling towards those who dish out pain and suffering to their fellow man and show his commitment to protest their cruel and unjust acts. Other moments are more meaningful and moving, providing a more
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His origins were extremely important to him and he displays this throughout the poem. Mahmoud repeats the statement “I am an Arab” in almost every stanza of the poem (Darwish 80). He’s not ashamed of his heritage and will not forget it. Mahmoud wants to reveal how proud he is to be an Arab, and show that he is being punished for who he is. Darwish wants it to be remembered that he is being exiled and he wants his feelings recorded. The reader is continually told to “put it on record” (Darwish 81). The author is not afraid to express himself through his writing. He writes in a style that encourages people to communicate their views. Darwish wants people to be able to comfortably express themselves. The author is very upset about his unjust experience, but calmly documents his feelings. He ironically asks “What’s there to be angry about?” four times in the poem (Darwish 80). Darwish is staying calm but still showing that the situation is extremely unfair and bothersome. “Identity Card” shares one terrible exile experience with readers. Repetition is used many times in the poem, stressing important