Reading Lolita In Tehran Analysis
The Demand For Freedom
A shout for freedom can be heard across the world. Everywhere hands are raised in violence in protest for one's freedom. Much of the world has been denied of their freedom such as religion, opinion, and speech. These freedoms are often taken for granted, but they are more so often taken away. Martin luther’s “I have a dream”, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 , and Azar Nafisi’s “From reading lolita in tehran” all demonstrate the silent struggle and demand for freedom.
When fighting for freedom a silent struggle can be just as powerful as one full of violence. Azar Nafisi’s “reading from lolita in tehran” is a great example of this. “... Revolutionary guards are who for over eighteen years have patrolled the streets of Tehran and have had to endure the young women like herself, and those of other generations walking,talking,showing a strand of hair to remind them that they have not converted” (Nafisi 56). In this quote the oppressed women do not need to use huge acts of …show more content…
violence to demonstrate their resistance. Furthermore they use the most simple and effective of ways to convey the struggle they face for freedom. Nafisi also says “ In the course of nearly two decades, the streets have been turned into a war zone, where young women who disobey the rules are hurled into patrol cars, taken to jail, flogged, fined, forced to wash the toilets and humiliated, and as soon as they leave, they go back and do the same thing (Nafisi 49)”. Again Nafisi speaks on how the the oppressed women fight silently against their oppressors. They are determined throughout every obstacle that is ut in their way, and push to overcome it.
In the same way that Nafisi’s “ From reading lolita in Tehran” conveyed a peaceful protest, Martin Luther in “I have a dream” also made it his life's goal to promote peaceful protest. “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plain of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence”(Luther 56). Martin Luther inspired people into peaceful protest. Again he was able to get attention without sinking down to the level of the others and using violence.” It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality (Luther 42).” Though Luther believed in a non violent action of force, he still believed that action must be taken.
Lastly in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, In the specific part in the novel where Montag was on call for women possibly possessing books, The women made a choice to rather die over leaving her books.
“You can't ever have my books”, she said.” You know the law.” said Beatty. “where’s your common sense? None of those books agree with each other. You’ve been locked up in here for years with a regular damned Tower of Babel. Snap out of it! The people in those books never lived Come on now!” She shook her head. (Bradbury 38). “ In the quote Beatty in heard trying to “talk some sense” into the the women. Beatty tries to convince the women that the books that she wants to die for are nothing. Still the women insist on dying with her books, she even states “You can't ever have my books”. The women never raises ginger to fight, but stands strong by her beliefs and refuses to back down, which only provides more proof of a peaceful
protest.
Each of the prompts given posses an evident struggle and demand for one's freedom. in Martin Luther's “I Have a dream” Luther encourages others to take the high ground in the fight for freedom by using peaceful way of fighting. In Azar Nafisi’s “reading from lolita in tehran” Nafisi describes the events that push these women into oppression, and how they silently rebel. And then Finally in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 A woman is able to demonstrate her demand for freedom by peacefully resisting to move when threatened to be killed. Furthermore Each of the prompts represent the constant silent struggle and demand for freedom, and the ways that people have overcome it. While there will always be a need to defend one’s freedom, because it will always be oppressed, prompts like these show that people can unite and fight for one’s freedom, while still demonstrating peace.
A shout for freedom can be heard across the world. Everywhere hands are raised in violence in protest for one's freedom. Much of the world has been denied of their freedom such as religion, opinion, and speech. These freedoms are often taken for granted, but they are more so often taken away. Martin luther’s “I have a dream”, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 , and Azar Nafisi’s “From reading lolita in tehran” all demonstrate the silent struggle and demand for freedom.
When fighting for freedom a silent struggle can be just as powerful as one full of violence. Azar Nafisi’s “reading from lolita in tehran” is a great example of this. “... Revolutionary guards are who for over eighteen years have patrolled the streets of Tehran and have had to endure the young women like herself, and those of other generations walking,talking,showing a strand of hair to remind them that they have not converted” (Nafisi 56). In this quote the oppressed women do not need to use huge acts of …show more content…
violence to demonstrate their resistance. Furthermore they use the most simple and effective of ways to convey the struggle they face for freedom. Nafisi also says “ In the course of nearly two decades, the streets have been turned into a war zone, where young women who disobey the rules are hurled into patrol cars, taken to jail, flogged, fined, forced to wash the toilets and humiliated, and as soon as they leave, they go back and do the same thing (Nafisi 49)”. Again Nafisi speaks on how the the oppressed women fight silently against their oppressors. They are determined throughout every obstacle that is ut in their way, and push to overcome it.
In the same way that Nafisi’s “ From reading lolita in Tehran” conveyed a peaceful protest, Martin Luther in “I have a dream” also made it his life's goal to promote peaceful protest. “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plain of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence”(Luther 56). Martin Luther inspired people into peaceful protest. Again he was able to get attention without sinking down to the level of the others and using violence.” It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality (Luther 42).” Though Luther believed in a non violent action of force, he still believed that action must be taken.
Lastly in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, In the specific part in the novel where Montag was on call for women possibly possessing books, The women made a choice to rather die over leaving her books.
“You can't ever have my books”, she said.” You know the law.” said Beatty. “where’s your common sense? None of those books agree with each other. You’ve been locked up in here for years with a regular damned Tower of Babel. Snap out of it! The people in those books never lived Come on now!” She shook her head. (Bradbury 38). “ In the quote Beatty in heard trying to “talk some sense” into the the women. Beatty tries to convince the women that the books that she wants to die for are nothing. Still the women insist on dying with her books, she even states “You can't ever have my books”. The women never raises ginger to fight, but stands strong by her beliefs and refuses to back down, which only provides more proof of a peaceful
protest.
Each of the prompts given posses an evident struggle and demand for one's freedom. in Martin Luther's “I Have a dream” Luther encourages others to take the high ground in the fight for freedom by using peaceful way of fighting. In Azar Nafisi’s “reading from lolita in tehran” Nafisi describes the events that push these women into oppression, and how they silently rebel. And then Finally in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 A woman is able to demonstrate her demand for freedom by peacefully resisting to move when threatened to be killed. Furthermore Each of the prompts represent the constant silent struggle and demand for freedom, and the ways that people have overcome it. While there will always be a need to defend one’s freedom, because it will always be oppressed, prompts like these show that people can unite and fight for one’s freedom, while still demonstrating peace.