Differences And Similarities Between Millat And Magid
The other two main characters that are second-generation immigrants are the twins, Magid and Millat. Ironically, Magid and Millat are almost polar opposites and go through a completely different character arch. Yet, their journey is parallel in some way. Both Millat and Magid struggle to find their identity, but in completely different ways. Millat for instance, is a person who fits basically anywhere. In every activity that he has done or group he has joined he has shined. He is a natural leader and people look up to him. Still, he doesn’t feel completely comfortable at any of those places. Millat, at least in the background, constantly searches for his identity, since the one imposed by society and his family doesn’t suit him. Eventually
he joins an Islamist extremist group, KEVIN. There he finds a place where he belongs, even if he doesn’t fully agree or live by the rules and norms established by the Islamic faith. Magid, on the other hand, lives the opposite experience. He spent his childhood in a Muslim country, Bangladesh, and he reacts by trying to embrace Western Ideals. According to Samad he became “more British than the British.” Living in Bangladesh wasn’t enough to make him a Muslim man, and the idea of his home being in Britain maybe played a role in his characterization and self-imposed identity.
he joins an Islamist extremist group, KEVIN. There he finds a place where he belongs, even if he doesn’t fully agree or live by the rules and norms established by the Islamic faith. Magid, on the other hand, lives the opposite experience. He spent his childhood in a Muslim country, Bangladesh, and he reacts by trying to embrace Western Ideals. According to Samad he became “more British than the British.” Living in Bangladesh wasn’t enough to make him a Muslim man, and the idea of his home being in Britain maybe played a role in his characterization and self-imposed identity.