Trapped Between Different Cultures
Year 8 Critical Review – Different Cultures…
How does Jolil feel trapped between the two cultures in the short story Kiss Miss Carol by Farrukh Dhondy?
In this essay I shall be discussing and looking at how Jolil feels, distressed between two different cultures that he is living in, at school and at home. Jolil feels stuck between the two cultures because his family are Muslim. Their culture is Bangladeshi and he is living in Britain in the East End of London. In ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ I think Farrukh Dhondy is trying to emphasise the contrast between the two different cultures and put across to the audience how difficult it is to merge them together harmoniously.
In ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ Jolil’s father works hard and wants his son to follow in his footsteps by doing well at school and helping at home… “He’d look through Jolil’s school satchel” this shows that Jolil is expected to work hard and do well at school. Also showing us that in Bengali culture children are expected to do very well in their education. Jolil knew his father would not want him to play the part of a lame beggar boy at school. “I send you to school clean and they turn you into a beggar boy!” Jolil’s father thought that Jolil had been given the part of a lame, poor boy that isn’t important because he is Bangladeshi and a different religion.
Jolil’s father is convinced that his child is not treated like the other children because of his religion. In turn Jolil does not want his father to come and watch him in the school play because he looks different to the other children’s fathers. “The last time he came, he turned up in his prayer cap, wearing his, loose white trousers and long black coat.” Jolil is not ashamed of his father, he still feels shy when he walks around with him as he feels his father looks so different from everyone else. This reveals that Jolil’s clothing contrasts differently from how other families dress. I think that Jolil feels a little insecure about this because a small
How does Jolil feel trapped between the two cultures in the short story Kiss Miss Carol by Farrukh Dhondy?
In this essay I shall be discussing and looking at how Jolil feels, distressed between two different cultures that he is living in, at school and at home. Jolil feels stuck between the two cultures because his family are Muslim. Their culture is Bangladeshi and he is living in Britain in the East End of London. In ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ I think Farrukh Dhondy is trying to emphasise the contrast between the two different cultures and put across to the audience how difficult it is to merge them together harmoniously.
In ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ Jolil’s father works hard and wants his son to follow in his footsteps by doing well at school and helping at home… “He’d look through Jolil’s school satchel” this shows that Jolil is expected to work hard and do well at school. Also showing us that in Bengali culture children are expected to do very well in their education. Jolil knew his father would not want him to play the part of a lame beggar boy at school. “I send you to school clean and they turn you into a beggar boy!” Jolil’s father thought that Jolil had been given the part of a lame, poor boy that isn’t important because he is Bangladeshi and a different religion.
Jolil’s father is convinced that his child is not treated like the other children because of his religion. In turn Jolil does not want his father to come and watch him in the school play because he looks different to the other children’s fathers. “The last time he came, he turned up in his prayer cap, wearing his, loose white trousers and long black coat.” Jolil is not ashamed of his father, he still feels shy when he walks around with him as he feels his father looks so different from everyone else. This reveals that Jolil’s clothing contrasts differently from how other families dress. I think that Jolil feels a little insecure about this because a small