Lance Freeman
116799810
RE220
April,1 2015.
Analysis # 2 Holy Cow
Sarah Macdonald’s gives us her depiction of her experience in Native India in her book Holy cow which is an encapsulation of Western Orientalism. Sarah Macdonald’s takes a very unique approach by initially giving the reader the description of the terrible Quality of life In India. It was clear that Macdonald viewed India as a Begging Bowl and her depiction of her involvement in India was fuelled by her prejudice against India as a Begging Bowl. MacDonald was not pleased in experiencing her time in India just as an outsider, but wanted to take pleasure from India from an insider’s perspective. Macdonald is then introduced and taught to accept the religious nature …show more content…
When she arrived in New Delhi, she discovered this new homeland to be aggravating and difficult to get used to. MacDonald’s gives the reader a look into what life is like in backwards India by recording her depictions in comparison to the west. The disturbance in India, crowds of people, the extreme warmth and dirt seemed persistent and all encompassing to her. Macdonald for the most part does not move past specific generalizations and I feel that overall she has a hidden western motivation. McDonald still holds an orientalist perspective and we can see this by examining Holy cow’s negative depiction of India through her consistent reference of poor living conditions and social customs. Holy cow does not give the reader an eagerness to go visit India, instead it gives the reader the desire not to visit the nation in my opinion. McDonald did make an attempt to give an honest perspective of India and become accustomed to the new surrounding, however she writes in a way that appeals with the generalizations of western readers. Macdonald did use her accessibility and sources to checkout a religious cathedral, enjoy Passover with the locals, discuss food, are present at a Hindu marriage and withstand a ten-day routine of quiet and going on fast in Buddhists monastery at the feet of the Himalayas. During her stay in India she also became a vegetarian. Macdonald went to India as a seeker- someone who wanted to know and understand. Thus, she is also cognizant to move beyond the stereo types which she arrived with. Holy cow’s main objective is to basically give us a look into the transformation of MacDonald’s perspective of India as a Begging Bowl to a spiritual wonderland; however she still struggles to fully accept her surroundings by constantly comparing backwards India with the west. Her true objective was to
116799810
RE220
April,1 2015.
Analysis # 2 Holy Cow
Sarah Macdonald’s gives us her depiction of her experience in Native India in her book Holy cow which is an encapsulation of Western Orientalism. Sarah Macdonald’s takes a very unique approach by initially giving the reader the description of the terrible Quality of life In India. It was clear that Macdonald viewed India as a Begging Bowl and her depiction of her involvement in India was fuelled by her prejudice against India as a Begging Bowl. MacDonald was not pleased in experiencing her time in India just as an outsider, but wanted to take pleasure from India from an insider’s perspective. Macdonald is then introduced and taught to accept the religious nature …show more content…
When she arrived in New Delhi, she discovered this new homeland to be aggravating and difficult to get used to. MacDonald’s gives the reader a look into what life is like in backwards India by recording her depictions in comparison to the west. The disturbance in India, crowds of people, the extreme warmth and dirt seemed persistent and all encompassing to her. Macdonald for the most part does not move past specific generalizations and I feel that overall she has a hidden western motivation. McDonald still holds an orientalist perspective and we can see this by examining Holy cow’s negative depiction of India through her consistent reference of poor living conditions and social customs. Holy cow does not give the reader an eagerness to go visit India, instead it gives the reader the desire not to visit the nation in my opinion. McDonald did make an attempt to give an honest perspective of India and become accustomed to the new surrounding, however she writes in a way that appeals with the generalizations of western readers. Macdonald did use her accessibility and sources to checkout a religious cathedral, enjoy Passover with the locals, discuss food, are present at a Hindu marriage and withstand a ten-day routine of quiet and going on fast in Buddhists monastery at the feet of the Himalayas. During her stay in India she also became a vegetarian. Macdonald went to India as a seeker- someone who wanted to know and understand. Thus, she is also cognizant to move beyond the stereo types which she arrived with. Holy cow’s main objective is to basically give us a look into the transformation of MacDonald’s perspective of India as a Begging Bowl to a spiritual wonderland; however she still struggles to fully accept her surroundings by constantly comparing backwards India with the west. Her true objective was to