Muhammad Yasin Vali English Coursework
In this coursework I will be comparing the following two stories: the son’s veto and my son the fanatic.
The first story I am going to talk about is My son the Fanatic written by Hanif Koreishi. It is about a man called Parvez who immigrates to England to lead a better life with more freedom. His son Ali whom Parvez is very proud of is training as an accountant until one day Parvez’s crumbles before him.
The first theme I will be discussing and analysing is Education. Education is very important in My son The Fanatic as we learn that the only way Parvez can call his move from Pakistan to England successful is if Ali graduates as an accountant as it states-“it was for Ali that Parvez worked long hours for; he spent a lot of money paying for Ali’s education as an accountant .This also shows that Parvez’s determination and hard-work in order to achieve his goal. Another way in which you can say Parvez pushed through his wish is when Hanif Koreishi states-“He had bought Ali good suits, all the books he required and a computer. So here we can see how Parvez brought Ali what he wanted because he did not want Ali to come up with excuses as to why he might fail. Here we can see the parental side of determination for kids to have a good education. The author uses comma’s to exaggerate on the fact that Ali had everything he possibly needed and also how determined Parvez was that he gave him everything he wanted. The use of commas can also be used to show that Parvez’s life revolves around on how Ali does at university. If Ali succeeds then everything he had done in life can be called a success but if Ali is doomed to failure than his move from Pakistan to England would be a failure.
