Reading Lolita In Tehran Analysis
The Demand For Freedom
A shout for freedom can be heard across the world. Everywhere hands are raised in violence in protest for one's freedom. Much of the world has been denied of their freedom such as religion, opinion, and speech. These freedoms are often taken for granted, but they are more so often taken away. Martin luther’s “I have a dream”, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 , and Azar Nafisi’s “From reading lolita in tehran” all demonstrate the silent struggle and demand for freedom.
When fighting for freedom a silent struggle can be just as powerful as one full of violence. Azar Nafisi’s “reading from lolita in tehran” is a great example of this. “... Revolutionary guards are who for over eighteen years have patrolled the streets of Tehran and have had to endure the young women like herself, and those of other generations walking,talking,showing a strand of hair to remind them that they have not converted” (Nafisi 56). In this quote the oppressed women do not need to use huge acts of …show more content…
“You can't ever have my books”, she said.” You know the law.” said Beatty. “where’s your common sense? None of those books agree with each other. You’ve been locked up in here for years with a regular damned Tower of Babel. Snap out of it! The people in those books never lived Come on now!” She shook her head. (Bradbury 38). “ In the quote Beatty in heard trying to “talk some sense” into the the women. Beatty tries to convince the women that the books that she wants to die for are nothing. Still the women insist on dying with her books, she even states “You can't ever have my books”. The women never raises ginger to fight, but stands strong by her beliefs and refuses to back down, which only provides more proof of a peaceful
A shout for freedom can be heard across the world. Everywhere hands are raised in violence in protest for one's freedom. Much of the world has been denied of their freedom such as religion, opinion, and speech. These freedoms are often taken for granted, but they are more so often taken away. Martin luther’s “I have a dream”, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 , and Azar Nafisi’s “From reading lolita in tehran” all demonstrate the silent struggle and demand for freedom.
When fighting for freedom a silent struggle can be just as powerful as one full of violence. Azar Nafisi’s “reading from lolita in tehran” is a great example of this. “... Revolutionary guards are who for over eighteen years have patrolled the streets of Tehran and have had to endure the young women like herself, and those of other generations walking,talking,showing a strand of hair to remind them that they have not converted” (Nafisi 56). In this quote the oppressed women do not need to use huge acts of …show more content…
“You can't ever have my books”, she said.” You know the law.” said Beatty. “where’s your common sense? None of those books agree with each other. You’ve been locked up in here for years with a regular damned Tower of Babel. Snap out of it! The people in those books never lived Come on now!” She shook her head. (Bradbury 38). “ In the quote Beatty in heard trying to “talk some sense” into the the women. Beatty tries to convince the women that the books that she wants to die for are nothing. Still the women insist on dying with her books, she even states “You can't ever have my books”. The women never raises ginger to fight, but stands strong by her beliefs and refuses to back down, which only provides more proof of a peaceful