'American Perception V.S Kite Runner Perception\r'

'Perreault 1 Emerald Perreault Mrs. Wagner English IIII 20, December, 2011 the Statesn cognizance V. S increase Runner acquaintance of afghanistan The U. S went thru the most sad, life changing, mind remote event of totally time. On September, 11, 2001 terrorist flew both plans into the equalize Towers in New York City. The terrorist attack on 9/11 devastated and ruined an enormous amount of the Statesn lives. Weather an American lost a friend, love single, or relative, every American lost something expensive that twenty-four hours. Americans lost their right to encounter unhurt: at work, at home, or at popular locations.The stand time American safety was threatened was during earthly concern War II. U. S citizens atomic number 18 non call to struggle or violence happening in their nation, un like the Middle tocopherol. Americans do non reacted positively, when tragic situation happen. Their reaction to 9/11 changed the American information of Afghanistan an d Islamic culture. Americans lost all their intrust for Moslems. That lack of trust betwixt them created a altogether new stereotype. Stereotype: A general story or expression, fit to describe a particular(prenominal) group of people.The American stereotype created to describe Muslims is anyone who is Muslim or from the Middle East was sent to America, to deflower their wealthy non dictated, country. National Geographic Channel says,” Afghans who fled their mformer(a)land for a new life in the linked States atomic number 18 troubled to find themselves subject to disbelief and mistrust on the basis of their nationality and religion. ” Based remove of this information, Muslims are all being set up into one pile, unimaginatively. Afghanistan existence who goes by the name of Fouzia Afshari says,” We are upright people, we are civilized” who volunteers at Mustafa Center, an AfghanPerreault 2 last Academy near Washington D. C â€Å"We are not th at type of Afghan people are hypothesizeing ab proscribed right now. ” Fouzia Afshari is a Muslim, ostensibly he is not a terrorist or push through to get America, the controversy is the attackers were not American. By not being American, the terrorists allowed Americans to lose trust in a whole country of people. Muslim people depart have to take with the uncertainty of ever gaining American trust back or the American percept of Afghanistan should not be base off of what a handle full of Muslims did, except base on unfeigned(a) facts.Khaled Hosseini book The Kite Runner portrays Afghanistan pictorialally V. S the American comprehension. (National Geographic news website) Clearly, the American Perception of Afghanistan is a little farfetched. The scholarship is not ground on Afghanistan or Muslim culture, and based on what a hand full of Muslims did (AKA 9/11). The terrorist attack traumatized Americans, giving them a stereotypical acquaintance. Typically, when a person thinks of struggle, immediately people think of other people being diaphysis left and right, bombs exploding everywhither.Americans think that the terrorist attack was the Middle East declaring contend on them. From that point on, Americans believed that the Afghans that were not fighting U. S man off, were all sitting at a board brainstorming how their going to attack America next. some(prenominal) Americans were so devastated that they give not go any house near Muslims or anyone from the Middle East because of their stereotypical perception. Muslims own somewhat 75% of the gas lieu and covenant stores in the United States. Americans that will not associate with Muslims will go further out of their government agency for gas.Americans think that Muslims do not like Americans because of the U. S troops in the Middle East and when an American goes to a Muslim gas station, their receiving less(prenominal) gas. Even in an unstable economy Americans be quiet go out P erreault 3 of there way for gas, allowing Muslims to see that Americans truly view them all as terrorist. For Afghans and Muslims it is confusing for them to understand why the America perception is so ridiculous. The perception is not only based on 9/11, it is also has to do with Americans not being given(p) the full picture of the war in Afghanistan.The media diffidently confuses Americans. Josh Meyer stated in his article Gap between the U. S perception and reality in Iraq, Afghanistan, creator posits ” While Americans are given one media report after another(prenominal) about how Afghanistan is filled with exploding bombs, attacking hordes of the Taliban and a outlawry that pervades every corner of the war torn nation, the real story is a more nuanced one. ” Americans are given exaggerated reports on what’s happening in Afghanistan. The media is 100% to blame for the skewed version of the Afghanistan war Americans have.Based on that version of the war Ameri cans function fancied actuation, which hurts the Afghanistan and Muslim population. (Josh Meyer) The American perception of Afghanistan upsets Muslims and makes it harder for their people to jazz to America. Muslims who are leaving Afghanistan are on America’s side. They are fleeing their own homeland and attack to start new in America because they do not agree with how their country is being ruined. Afghans get hold to America for the freedom that is take a leakn from them in Afghanistan. Naweed an Afghan woman tells National Geographic channel â€Å"No art, no radio, no television, painting, drawing- nonentity is allowed.Education for women is not allowed. Music is not allowed, they call it satanic. That’s why we are strongly working to keep our culture alive here in America. ” Naweed is one of many who wants to feel at home. For Muslims America is their new homeland, but because of the American perception the majority of Perreault 4 afghans feel out of place. â€Å" I’m raising my kids here and I father’t want to feel like I take over’t belong here. But, that’s what I feel here as an Afghan and a Muslim. ” said Alina to the National Geographic Channel, adding: â€Å" I come in’t want to lose another home. Afghans don’t want to come to America they preferably live in their own country where feel at home, but they have no choice. even hope remains that Afghanistan will one day be in the hands of peace-loving Afghans and everyone will see the truth. (National Geographic Channel) Afghanistan was once a country where Afghans could be successful and wealthy. Then the Soviet sexual union invaded Afghanistan and the Taliban was created, but took a turn for the worst and the U. S army went to help the people in Afghanistan. When the Soviet Union was defeated the Civil War alleviate continued.The Taliban was created to go in and unify the country. The Taliban comes form the word stude nt- that’s what it means. The Taliban is do up of students that went to religious schools in Pakistan and former fighters, who use to fight in the war against the Soviet Union. The Taliban is what made Afghanistan a terraces place to live. later the Taliban brought peace to 80% of the country, they became power hunger and started to take away Afghanistan’s freedom. Even with the Taliban dictating Afghanistan, Josh Meyer, indite of Gap between the U.S perception and reality in Iraq, Afghanistan, author posits says, â€Å" Anyone in this room could go to capital of Afghanistan now and have a fairly technical time. There are restaurants and there are bars,” and the streets are not a shooting gallery with unlike factions trying to kill each other, while fortify incendiarys are also trying to U. S and merger forces. â€Å" The Taliban Is not a very large insurgent group. ” Josh Meyer is trying to inform Americans that Afghanistan is not Iraq, but it is still not a place where all Afghans can make a living. (Josh Meyer) Perreault 5The Kite start is the perfect example of how Afghanistan is not Iraq, but not a place where all afghans can make a living. Author Khaled Hosseini tells a story about Amir and Hassan these two Afghan boys who grew up together, but where separated by Amirs will to make his farther proud and the Soviet Union invading. Amir betrayed Hassan by watching him being raped by Asseft because Hassan was a Haraza. Guilt ate at Amir until he framed Hassan for steeling and Hassan and his father left in embarrassment. in short after Amir and BaBa ( Amirs farther) took a journey to America.Where Baba had to go a gas satiation and sell items he bought at a yard sale at the local flee market. Before Baba and Amir came to America they were wealthy. So wealthy that Hassan and his father were Baba servants. Afghanistan is not as poverty strict end as Americans conception it was. Amir and Baba did not come to America to un make it, he came to America because Kabul was not safe and he hoped Amir could receives the best possible fostering in America. Baba and Amir were in America for two years. For those two years Baba would by a thrill of fruit form the same people everyday with cash.One day Baba had no money, he wrote a regress out instead. When the man asked for Id Baba exploded, â€Å"He wants to see my clear? Almost two years we’ve bought his dam fruits and put money in his pocket and son of a dog wants to see my license. ” Amir says, â€Å" They’re mull to ask for Id” Baba says,” Dose he think I’m a thief? What kind of a country is this? No one trusts anybody. ” Baba thought that the man working thought he was steeling when the man asked Baba for Id. Baba was offended. days down the road Amir is told that Hassan died in Kabul.Hassan was shot in the back of the head because a Talian fellow member thought him and his family where living in Amirs old abode instead of in the hut outside made specifically for servants. Amir felt responsible because if he Perreault 6 and Baba would of stayed Hassan may still be alive. For Hassan he is an Afghan who should fled from Afghanistan. Amir and Baba could of stayed in Afghanistan. Khaled Hosseini book represent Afghanistan easy and realistically. (Khaled Hosseini) The American Perception of Afghanistan is not realistic or based on actual facts.The Kite Runner diffidently grasps and gives a better sagaciousness of Afghanistan. Unfortunely, Afghans who come to America will have to deal with the mistrust Americans have towards them like Baba. The American Perception is not do to Americans not educating themselves. It is because of terrible media reports. Bergen the author of The Longest War: Enduring Conflict between America and Al-Qaeda says, â€Å" It is not being well communicated to the American public that the afghan war is nothing like the Iraq war, the media has to take respo nsibility for that.The differences between Afghanistan and Iraq couldn’t be more stark. ” Bergen wants people to know that the media is portray Afghanistan as a war torn place like Iraq, when they are both completely different. Afghanistan is not in as big of an up godsend as the media made it. Instead of relying on the media to stir Americans with the proper information, Americans should educate themselves, stop listening to everything they hear. also Americans should not rely on electronics and once in a while pick up a book or ask someone who is Muslim to explain what’s going on. (Bergen)\r\n'