Quandaries Of Representation Mona El Ghobasy Analysis

Having a point of view is what makes people unique, most importantly; our experiences with point of view and perception allows us to judge things around us on our own account. In the article, “Quandaries of Representation”, by Mona El-Ghobasy, El-Ghobashy puts the audience into her personal point of view, as we are allowed to follow her through situations that support her argument on representation that affects how society views her as an individual, as well as a role model to a religious group. El-Ghobashy uses strong personal experiences that allow the audience to develop an idea of her point, however, with the insufficient statistics on the concrete facts that representation affects others that are victim to similar circumstances, the argument …show more content…
Furthermore, the article develops a theme, more or so a pattern, that El-Ghobashy creates to set the tone using encounters. For example, on page 482, we begin to go through a series of repetition, starting paragraphs off with, “Once, on the N Train…” and, “Once in a subway…” that usually deal with her experiences on public transportation. The argument becomes very one sided, it doesn’t reach perspectives on different aspects of these stereotypes. Certainly if El-Ghobashy mentioned experiences from others that resemble and deal with her similar struggles she faces on subway trains and platforms, then the article can build a foundation that convinces the audience that more than one person has dealt with this