According to myself and what i have experienced in America, i would have to say the idea of it is totally different from the reality in so many ways. One of these ways is that life in America is over exaggerated by the media and the people who have visited the country. I can personally confess this since i have experienced it. For instance, before i came here, i thought America was way better than Kenya, that life and school would be really easy, and that i would get easy money only to realize that as an international student, this wasn't the case.
This is why I think that my Idea of America can be compared to Baba's.For instance Before Baba came over to America, he used to think that he was going to lead the same kind of lifestyle he did in Kabul. This can be seen when he calls America a real Man (p.g. 125) showing respect for it, but once he got here, he realized the harsh truth which hit him head-on, when he, one of the most wealthy, influential men in Kabul, had to work in a gas station at a disadvantage of not being able to speak fluently in English, just to be able to provide for both Amir and Himself and if it wasn't for his pride, which was the only thing that left that he could hang on to, he could've commited suicide along time ago, maybe as soon as he got here.
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Your experience in America is very interesting because I was the same in Japan and I agree with your idea of the book. However, when did Baba commit suicide? I couldn't find the sentence in the book...
ReplyDeleteYou have some interesting similarities with Baba's experience in your own life. Hopefully the U.S. is not as tough on you!
ReplyDeleteShunya, I think John meant that Baba would have commit suicide except that his pride kept him from it. Is that correct?