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Early Warning Signs
Raising children has often been described as life’s greatest roller-coaster ride. ... “My Son the Fanatic,” by Hanif Kureishi, is a story about a Pakistani immigrant named Parvez, who is confronted by a radical shift in the dress and daily activities of his son Ali. ... It is only after Parvez continues to investigate his son’s disturbing behavior that the reader sees the primary conflict and central theme of the story. Kureishi uses the setting of a sprawling metropolitan London landscape as the backdrop in “My Son the Fanatic” to set the stage for the central idea - immigrants desires to fit into the Western lifestyle can often changes one’s beliefs and behavior which lead to philosophical struggle between family members.
Kureishi uses the settings in the story as a structural foundation to give his characters a strong interpersonal space to tell the story. ... The writer establishes the setting of the story very early for the reader. ... Kureishi opens the story with Parvez “going into his son’s bedroom,” (639) seeking clues to his son’s change in behavior.
Approximate Word count = 883
Approximate Pages = 3.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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