Edward Said wrote States in order to tell his readers about the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict. States is considered an essay; however, it does not follow the standard essay form. In order to make his point to the reader, Said chose to use unconventional methods in writing.
Edward Said used multiple different forms, such as personal stories and pictures, in his essay in order to allow his readers to understand the experiences of Palestinian exiles.
Said not only uses his own experiences to appeal to his audience, but he also uses the experiences of others.
One story that Said told was the story of a man who lived in the United States of America. The man says “I am a Palestinian, a peasant. Look at my hands. I was kicked out in 1948 and went …show more content…
The picture seems like a sad form of entertainment, but the children are making the best of a less-than-ideal situation. Because the children are so content with playing with the car, it can come across as a sad situation. That shows that the children don’t know a life with real toys and entertainment.
Although Palestinian children seem to be having fun in pictures, it is sad that these children don’t know of a life before the Conflict. They don’t understand that there was a life of freedom before the Israelis took over their land. In Occupation 101, we saw the adults who were sad. They were mourning the loss of their freedom before the Conflict, but the children were angry. The children were angry since they had no memories to treasure, but they knew they should have better lives.
Said heard someone in Lebanon say “Palestinian children in particular should be killed because each of them is a potential terrorist.” (Said 582) Said, like others would, seemed to be disturbed by the comment “kill them before they kill you.” (Said 582) The picture on page 583 shows three children who requested to have their picture taken by Jean Mohr. The picture of these children doesn’t suggest terrorism, but a playful nature to the young children that people suggest are capable of
Edward Said used multiple different forms, such as personal stories and pictures, in his essay in order to allow his readers to understand the experiences of Palestinian exiles.
Said not only uses his own experiences to appeal to his audience, but he also uses the experiences of others.
One story that Said told was the story of a man who lived in the United States of America. The man says “I am a Palestinian, a peasant. Look at my hands. I was kicked out in 1948 and went …show more content…
The picture seems like a sad form of entertainment, but the children are making the best of a less-than-ideal situation. Because the children are so content with playing with the car, it can come across as a sad situation. That shows that the children don’t know a life with real toys and entertainment.
Although Palestinian children seem to be having fun in pictures, it is sad that these children don’t know of a life before the Conflict. They don’t understand that there was a life of freedom before the Israelis took over their land. In Occupation 101, we saw the adults who were sad. They were mourning the loss of their freedom before the Conflict, but the children were angry. The children were angry since they had no memories to treasure, but they knew they should have better lives.
Said heard someone in Lebanon say “Palestinian children in particular should be killed because each of them is a potential terrorist.” (Said 582) Said, like others would, seemed to be disturbed by the comment “kill them before they kill you.” (Said 582) The picture on page 583 shows three children who requested to have their picture taken by Jean Mohr. The picture of these children doesn’t suggest terrorism, but a playful nature to the young children that people suggest are capable of