The Reluctant Fundamentalist- 9/11/01
So as I was reading the September 11 scene in The Reluctant Fundamentalist, it made me reflect back on that day, and try to re-think some of the things I heard from the people I know who are either not American or does not live in America. I had the same reaction to those comments as I had to Changez comments. Both of them made me sick, the fact that Changez was gloating over 9/11 attacks and millions of innocent people dying is a sick thing to imagine but unfortunately I guess that this is a reality that most of us Americans have to deal with when it comes to the September 11th attacks as people from other countries like Changez wanted to see America crumble because they probably think that we act like were better than the other countries of the world and for that reason 9/11 is the reality check that they think we needed.
But what bother me about Changez view of 9/11 is that he lived in America and I guess we can say he was fairly successful in America so why would you be smiling at seeing something like this happen in the country you lived in and was pretty successful in? I can see why others who live in other countries (never lived in America) would feel this way because there is something in their blood that leads to them hating America but when someone who lived in America feels this way, it really baffles me, and actually kinda scary to think that people who are currently living in America could have possibly enjoyed watching 9/11 happen.
September 11th is a day I would never forget for two reasons. The first is the fact that I live in NYC and the second is that my dad work in the WTC but thankfully escaped 9/11 alive even though he was working on the 97th floor the day that it happen. He lost a ton of people from his department and I remember that day back in Junior High School when it happened and I thought my dad was gone because I was thinking noway can he get out since he work on the 97th floor so when I found out he was still alive it felt like a miracle to me. To make things worst was that morning before I left for school, me and my dad had a little argument so when I found out about 9/11 happening all I was thinking was my last conversation with my dad was me arguing with him about something petty but thankfully for me and my family, that was not the final conversation I would have with my dad.
I try not to think about 9/11 often because I usually get real sad when thinking about it because I remember all the people we know that died in these attacks so I always try to keep my mind off 9/11 until the time when the anniversary come around but The Reluctant Fundamentalist have made me begin to think about that horrific day yet again. I just wonder how Changez other people who had the same reaction as he did would feel if a family member or friend that they knew had past away in 9/11? Would they still have the same reaction just because they despise America so much? I hope not and I just wish Changez would have put himself in the shoes of those family members who lost love ones on that day before he crack that smile and made those comments about how 9/11 brought America to its knees.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist- 9/11/01 by Jelani Eudelle
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