Genre: “Veil of Fears” is a persuasive or argumentative story
Purpose: The purpose is to persuade us to believe that the best way to go about changing a belief or way of life in a culture is through gradual change, from within the framework of a custom.
Central Message: The central message of this story is that there are other cultures in the world and they do have different belief and ways of life. Sometimes we get caught up in thinking everyone should live the way we do, or that our way of life is the right way. In reality, people like being different and given a choice would choose to be unique. Who are we to tell someone else how to live?
World View and Assumptions: I think in this piece of writing one of the world views the author used was that women as individuals have certain wants and desires to be equal to men. She also used the thought that there are cultures all across the world and each one is unique to the others. Many people believe the way they live is the right way.
Use of Tools and Evidence: The author used previous examples of war and how that has worked before in the past to change something in a culture. He also explained the culture of the Muslim people and their strong belief in the importance and strength of family tribes, and how as a cultural tradition or long standing belief, that would be very hard to change. Another tool used the author used his research as an evidence, explaining the history of modern Islamic fundamentalism and where it derived from. His research is strong.
I could not have said it better myself. It was interesting reading this and hearing about the customs that they have in the middle east. It really makes you think about what we have and the freedoms that we enjoy. I kind of feel bad for those women because they are kept under control and can't really do much. I liked how you put how are we to tell how others live. Putting that into perspective is hard but so true because its not our life to live.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your post and I fully agree. We need to be respectful of other customs and cultures. I think about how we as LDS members have a certain standard of modesty. The majority of us don't find this standard imposing just as I don't believe those women find it imposing, it is just a way of their religion. However, the lack of political rights would probably seem imposing and harsh so, women need to have the option of not obeying or it is a breach of their agency.
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