Similarities Between Samsad And Magid
self-pride, knowledge for irony…”(Smith,172).
While Magid is away Millat tries to find a place of belonging, very similar to Samad. Millat runs in many crowds and is a leader in all of them: the Raggastani crowd, the Cockney crowd, the black crowd, and the Asian crowd. Even with being a part of so much, he still felt out of place because"underneath it all, there remained an ever present anger and hurt, the feeling of belonging nowhere that comes to people who belong everywhere"(Smith, 178). Millat wanted to desperately fill that pit of anger and hurt and joining the radical group KEVIN is where he felt he belonged. In KEVIN, Millat had to give up a lot of his adopted new habits like smoking, drinking and sex and obey some strict rules. That was hard for Millat but he did it because …show more content…
He wanted to show his father that he can be religious but he also wanted to maintain his rebellious reputation. Throughout the novel, Samad demands that his children be good Muslims; Millat to mock his father decides to prove his religious aspect by choosing the most extreme version of Islam he has access to. Samad is not pleased and that was Miller's intent.When Magid moves back to England, Samad has to admit that his strategy failed. Magid has become an atheist and Millat is consumed by an extreme Muslim fundamentalist group that is prepared to commit terrorist acts if necessary.With Samad finding out both of his sons did not meet his traditional expectations he has a conversation with Archie blaming himself. He feels as though, how could he have expected anything more from his sons if he couldn't complete his own expectations. He states “I looked at my boys, Archie… I looked at my beautiful boys… and my heart cracked—no, more than this—it shattered. It shattered into so many pieces
While Magid is away Millat tries to find a place of belonging, very similar to Samad. Millat runs in many crowds and is a leader in all of them: the Raggastani crowd, the Cockney crowd, the black crowd, and the Asian crowd. Even with being a part of so much, he still felt out of place because"underneath it all, there remained an ever present anger and hurt, the feeling of belonging nowhere that comes to people who belong everywhere"(Smith, 178). Millat wanted to desperately fill that pit of anger and hurt and joining the radical group KEVIN is where he felt he belonged. In KEVIN, Millat had to give up a lot of his adopted new habits like smoking, drinking and sex and obey some strict rules. That was hard for Millat but he did it because …show more content…
He wanted to show his father that he can be religious but he also wanted to maintain his rebellious reputation. Throughout the novel, Samad demands that his children be good Muslims; Millat to mock his father decides to prove his religious aspect by choosing the most extreme version of Islam he has access to. Samad is not pleased and that was Miller's intent.When Magid moves back to England, Samad has to admit that his strategy failed. Magid has become an atheist and Millat is consumed by an extreme Muslim fundamentalist group that is prepared to commit terrorist acts if necessary.With Samad finding out both of his sons did not meet his traditional expectations he has a conversation with Archie blaming himself. He feels as though, how could he have expected anything more from his sons if he couldn't complete his own expectations. He states “I looked at my boys, Archie… I looked at my beautiful boys… and my heart cracked—no, more than this—it shattered. It shattered into so many pieces