capitalism itself‚ comes with a price. Mike‚ a hardworking father of two‚ and the main character of Hanif Kureishi’s short story “The Decline of the West” from 2010‚ is an example of one who suddenly finds himself in a very precautious situation when he loses his job after both he and his family have been used to his rather substantial pay. In The Decline of the West‚ Hanif Kureishi employs a limited third-person narrator‚ which is bound to the main character‚ Mike. As a result of this choice‚ the
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The Decline of the West A. Write an essay in which you analyse and interpret Hanif Kureishi’s short story “The Decline of the West”. Part of your essay must focus on the short story’s point of view and on the title. The western world keeps becoming richer and more focused on materialistic improvement. This happens at the expense of gratitude and respect for fellow human beings‚ and maybe particularly at the expense of a happy family life. In “The Decline of the West”‚ Hanif Kureishi gives an example
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The Decline of the West Analysis and interpretation In the year 2008 a huge and comprehensive financial crisis began. For some people it had almost invisible consequences‚ and for others it transformed their everyday life completely. Being used to making and spending money without having to worry about one’s economics‚ a firing can put the world upside down and force a family into a less materialistic life‚ which they are not at all comfortable with. That’s exactly what the protagonist‚ Mike
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The Decline of the West - Hanif Kureishi Financial collapses changes the way of living for millions of people all over the world. In the short story “The Decline of the West” written by Hanif Kureishi in 2010‚ Mike and his family are represented as victims of the 2008 financial crisis (also known as the Global Financial Crisis). Mike and his family lives in a materialistic world in the modern western capitalistic society‚ to which they have lost the regularly known family values as for example
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A: The Decline of the West The Decline of the West is a short story by Hanif Kureishi. It is about a husband and father‚ named Mike‚ who comes home from an over twelve hour day at his job‚ to find his wife annoyed and not pleased with him‚ his oldest son the same‚ and his youngest son happy to see him because he have promised to buy him a guitar‚ an amplifier and a microphone. Because of these troubles at home‚ he does not get a chance to tell his wife or the children that he earlier the same
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The Decline of the West “The world of the post 9/11 era‚ used interminably by politicians and psychologists‚ was “security”‚ and the more the country had appeared to be policed by men in fluorescent jackets with “Security” stamped on the back‚ the more afraid Mike felt. “ 1 and this development is not only on that turf‚ Couse the post 2000s has provided us whit gang violence on the street‚ kids playing games that can disturb there sense of reality and much more. Mike lives in the upper-class
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A: The Decline of the West af Kristoffer Lindegaard The capitalistic world was doing great‚ everyone was making money‚ and spending it like there was no tomorrow. Banks were lending people money to buy bigger houses‚ faster cars‚ and all other material things that an upper class family might need. Everything seemed perfect‚ until the financial world suddenly discovered that these methods weren’t sustainable and thus firing‚ and making no money available for lending anymore was needed. Mike‚ the
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A: Decline of the West Hanif Kureishi´s short story “Decline of the West” was first published in 2010‚ in London. It deals with the financial crisis in 2007-2008 and about a fired banker and his family. The capitalistic world was doing well. People where earning‚ and spending money like there was no tomorrow. The banks where stable‚ and could lend money to people who wanted to build bigger houses or drive the newest car – just any new and expensive material stuff people couldn’t “live without”
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Relations‚ Faculty of Contemporary Studies (FCS)‚ National Defense University (NDU) RESEARCH PROPOSAL THE DECLINE OF THE WEST: A SOCIOECONOMIC PERISPECTIVE Presented to: Sir Bakare Najimudeen Submitted by: Jawad Falak M.Sc. IR-E (1st Semester) THE DECLINE OF THE WEST: A SOCIOECONOMIC PERISPECTIVE Statement of Problem: The group of countries historically designated as the West has carried their dominance of nearly two centuries into the 21st century now under the banner of their champion
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’The melon grower’ Alice Oswald ’The Melon grower’ by Alice Oswald explains the slow decline in a couples marriage. ’The melon grower’ is the man‚ Oswald uses his care for the melons to demonstrate the mans disinterest in his wife and his lack of emotion towards her. As the poem leads on through the twelve stanzas it becomes increasingly sad and disfunctional however in parts showing a comical side. The frequent use of the pronouns ’he’ and ’she’ in the poem proves the disfuntion and seperation
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