Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Exploration 8

Shrouded in Contradiction is a story about the way that cloths effect the way people are viewed in different countries around the world. The girl is torn between wearing a veil and not wearing one she says "Sometimes i hate it. Sometimes i value it". She longs for the freedom to wear cloths and walk freely down the street without being look upon for what different cloths meanings are. One of my favorite quotes from this piece was when shes controversing with a fellow woman police officer, Asayesh turns her scarf into a turban wearing it to where her neck is exposed. " Fix your scarf at once!" she snaps. "But I'm hot," i say. "You're hot?" she exclaims. "Dont you think we all are?" I Start unwinding my makeshift turban. "The men aren't hot," i mutter. This really stood out to me because she wants to be able to wear what she wants but at the same time she has respect for her homeland and the way they run things and the certain thins that they value. It would be hard to want to be your own individual and not get that chance because the way you were raised or brought up or what kind of culture you originate from.

4 comments:

Jimmy Wall said...

It seems strange that the women have to control the sexual thoughts of the men by covering their bodies.

Kelly Mignogna said...

I agree that it would be very frustrating to live in a culture like this. I'm sure there are many other women like the one in this story who feel the exact same way that she does.

Brice Sheldon said...

I like the quote that you chose. Right after that part she describes feeling like a child, she has something to argue for but she does not out of respect for the culture. I think that cultural values like this can be found in many countries in the world. Some do not agree with them but they respect them because of people who came before them.

Kristina said...

I thought it was really interesting how she reacted once the police officer yelled at her. When she says, "The men aren't hot" shows that she is questioning more than just wearing the scarf.