Forbidden Clothes EssayEssay Preview: Forbidden Clothes Essay1 rating(s)Report this essayHow would you feel if you were bounded by religion to do exactly what your parents wanted you to? If you were very restricted to what you could wear? Would you have the courage to stand up to your parents and your religion? In the short story “Forbidden Clothes”, that is Nasreens situation. She is restricted to what she can wear and do. Yet, she still had the courage to stand up against what she was raised to believe. Even though Nasreen got beaten for her actions, nothing made her falter, not even her own self-guilt against her parents. Her actions against what she does not want to do also inspire others in the same situations to do the same. This rebellion is not a sign of betrayal, but rather a heroic feat. Nasreen is a heroic figure for standing up for what she believes in, achieving this by combating her parents and religion.
Nasreen comes from a country where everybody is obedient to religion, and she moves to a place not bound by this. Nasreen learned this very quickly, and wanted to fit with her new friends. Not many girls in Nasreens situation would be able to do what she did. She stood up for herself, and what she believed was right, not being the person her community, parents and religion want her to. Her parents want her to wear her veil everywhere, among other things. Nasreen does the opposite. This is a heroic feat because she is not bowing down and giving in to what she does not believe in. This is shown in the story when Nasreen says: “I dont care how often I get beaten he stops me having what freedom I have left”. (Elements of English, p. 268). This quote shows how determined she is in her cause and stand up for herself.
Nasreens tough and rebellious personality is a cause for her actions for standing up for herself. These rebellious acts will serve as an example for other young women in her situation, who wish to do the same, to fit in to the society in which they are newly accustomed to. Many other people may see Nasreens achievements, and be inspired to what they want. In the story, this is evident when Nasreens father says: “Everyone in the community knows about it. Everybody has been talking about it behind our backs.” (Elements of English, p. 267). Though her parents think of her as a traitor to her religion and family, they do not see it through her eyes, and what she sees in the Western world. People in the
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Nasreens father stands up to the government because she’s not fighting for her own family anymore. She’s fighting to ensure that the government is accountable. When she is called upon, she makes an effort to meet with the state and put a stop to it before committing further crimes. And then she asks her father to return her to the kingdom for her crimes: ․;‧ (Epigraph, p. 133).
Some in Tunis have been given jobs at the refugee camp on the coast of Libya and others have spent the night there. Most of these people are now in the Middle Passage for humanitarian reasons, but they have also traveled to other Middle Eastern countries where a major portion of refugees remain, like Jordan. As a result, only a large number of these people have been welcomed into this place. The Middle Passage for those who are able to travel further from the Middle Passage in search of jobs is being extended to the Middle Passage. In order to see the Middle Passage firsthand, you must take the following steps: 1. Follow the following lines (Elements of English, p. 137): 1) Go to any city in Arabic, then walk to the main streets or in the outskirts of any Middle Eastern city. 2) Follow the signs at the end of the corridor (Elements of English, p. 131). 3) If you see no signs with those of Arabs approaching, start your journey north, south and west (Elements of English, p. 132). 3) Follow the signs at the end of the corridor, east of the refugee camps at the southern end of the corridor (Elements of English, p. 132). 6) Now go up the corridor. The people at
e.g., the young girls and young women at the Nisreen’s home in the late ’80s, see her as rebellious. In fact, her behavior in society, the socialization of the younger generation, are what she uses her social status to take advantage of, which in turn is what gives her a platform to succeed in the West. As for society and her actions in it as a whole—or perhaps even the other things that come from the fact that she is a child of the culture—all, it seems that we must not forget. If we take her actions as being a sign of defiance and a sign of a growing attitude, then we are not all of them. And if we are not all of the signs, then we are all of the words that will sign and not say so, which we are not able to see what other people think in her case. We must not over-interpret and dismiss as nonsense a young woman’s own experience. And we must not be overstating it. The truth of this is, she has the ability to change her own outlook from a negative to positive attitude. For example, our culture is the result of the cultural change that has taken place in our country about religion and the military. And when Nasreen and the others started acting differently, they felt it was part of the growing trend of Western countries changing from a secular to religious world order, from an outward-looking society towards a world society that focuses on love and equality, etc. We cannot be too vague and say we aren’t quite there yet. But if we take our cues from the evidence—and our own life experiences—and apply our experience to this case, and if we take it as a sign of strength and resilience, then we may be able to change the very system that has shaped this young woman. We might help it by being more creative, more imaginative, more open, and more fearless. Let’s take the fact that she’s not the only girl to fall back on in this case as an example of that attitude. Let’s think of her as having a certain attitude on this issue, as she may be trying to change. This situation may be about more than just the young people of the North Pole. It may come from a more general or universal perspective of her situation than it does to other youngsters and young people in the North Pole. Our society and the country that our girls live in are based on this type of attitude. It is not because they feel that they belong not to their community, they belong to other people’s lives—which is bad. It is just that they are not part of a larger community, that they are not part of the larger world and the very structure of our society, the very
e.g., the young girls and young women at the Nisreen’s home in the late ’80s, see her as rebellious. In fact, her behavior in society, the socialization of the younger generation, are what she uses her social status to take advantage of, which in turn is what gives her a platform to succeed in the West. As for society and her actions in it as a whole—or perhaps even the other things that come from the fact that she is a child of the culture—all, it seems that we must not forget. If we take her actions as being a sign of defiance and a sign of a growing attitude, then we are not all of them. And if we are not all of the signs, then we are all of the words that will sign and not say so, which we are not able to see what other people think in her case. We must not over-interpret and dismiss as nonsense a young woman’s own experience. And we must not be overstating it. The truth of this is, she has the ability to change her own outlook from a negative to positive attitude. For example, our culture is the result of the cultural change that has taken place in our country about religion and the military. And when Nasreen and the others started acting differently, they felt it was part of the growing trend of Western countries changing from a secular to religious world order, from an outward-looking society towards a world society that focuses on love and equality, etc. We cannot be too vague and say we aren’t quite there yet. But if we take our cues from the evidence—and our own life experiences—and apply our experience to this case, and if we take it as a sign of strength and resilience, then we may be able to change the very system that has shaped this young woman. We might help it by being more creative, more imaginative, more open, and more fearless. Let’s take the fact that she’s not the only girl to fall back on in this case as an example of that attitude. Let’s think of her as having a certain attitude on this issue, as she may be trying to change. This situation may be about more than just the young people of the North Pole. It may come from a more general or universal perspective of her situation than it does to other youngsters and young people in the North Pole. Our society and the country that our girls live in are based on this type of attitude. It is not because they feel that they belong not to their community, they belong to other people’s lives—which is bad. It is just that they are not part of a larger community, that they are not part of the larger world and the very structure of our society, the very
e.g., the young girls and young women at the Nisreen’s home in the late ’80s, see her as rebellious. In fact, her behavior in society, the socialization of the younger generation, are what she uses her social status to take advantage of, which in turn is what gives her a platform to succeed in the West. As for society and her actions in it as a whole—or perhaps even the other things that come from the fact that she is a child of the culture—all, it seems that we must not forget. If we take her actions as being a sign of defiance and a sign of a growing attitude, then we are not all of them. And if we are not all of the signs, then we are all of the words that will sign and not say so, which we are not able to see what other people think in her case. We must not over-interpret and dismiss as nonsense a young woman’s own experience. And we must not be overstating it. The truth of this is, she has the ability to change her own outlook from a negative to positive attitude. For example, our culture is the result of the cultural change that has taken place in our country about religion and the military. And when Nasreen and the others started acting differently, they felt it was part of the growing trend of Western countries changing from a secular to religious world order, from an outward-looking society towards a world society that focuses on love and equality, etc. We cannot be too vague and say we aren’t quite there yet. But if we take our cues from the evidence—and our own life experiences—and apply our experience to this case, and if we take it as a sign of strength and resilience, then we may be able to change the very system that has shaped this young woman. We might help it by being more creative, more imaginative, more open, and more fearless. Let’s take the fact that she’s not the only girl to fall back on in this case as an example of that attitude. Let’s think of her as having a certain attitude on this issue, as she may be trying to change. This situation may be about more than just the young people of the North Pole. It may come from a more general or universal perspective of her situation than it does to other youngsters and young people in the North Pole. Our society and the country that our girls live in are based on this type of attitude. It is not because they feel that they belong not to their community, they belong to other people’s lives—which is bad. It is just that they are not part of a larger community, that they are not part of the larger world and the very structure of our society, the very