Amir reflects on his relationship with Soraya in this chapter. He says,"I cringed a little at the position of power I'd been granted, and all because I had won the genetic lottery that had determined my sex."
Consider the idea of the "genetic" lottery. Do you feel as though you have won/lost the genetic lottery? Explain.
Did Amir win a second "genetic lottery"?
What does this chapter suggest about Afgan culture - especially their views about women? Does our society have different standards for boys and girls / men and women?
I don’t really think that there is a genetic lottery in our country. The way our country is set up in this day and age there isn’t a more dominant sex. We are leaning toward being equal in mostly every way possible to the opposite sex. So I don’t really think I have won or lost the genetic lottery because there really isn’t one. Obviously you can tell that men are more dominant in Afghanistan. In this book the men hold a higher “role” than the women. Our society is totally different. We are all more equal and can do anything we want to do. I think so anyway.Right??
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mitch in that we don't really have a genetic lottery. Women are given the same oppurtunities as men in our country at least. Having said that though there still is discrimination in Canada. There are still men that think women were put on this Earth to serve them. While we definitely have come a long way as a society and are heads above countries like Afghanistan there's still room for improvement. Another thing that contrasts Afghanistan to Canada are oppurtunities. Amir won the genetic lottery in the fact that he was born a man but also the fact that Baba was his father. Amir got to go to school and have a good childhood because they were rich; Other boys his age probably didn't get kites or jeans. It's different in Canada since we have public schools and virtually all kids go to school or have the oppurtunity to do so no matter rich or poor. Also in Afghanistan unlike Canada there is a large gap between the rich and poor, the poor are very poor and the rich very rich. Canada is more widely spread and has a dominant middle class
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Mitch and Chelsea, that in Canada we do not really have a genetic lottery in the man vs. woman sense, but I do believe we are still a part of the genetic lottery in the wealthy vs. poor sense. I think that I have won a genetic lottery because I was born a Canadian citizen, into a family that loves me, with a comfortable life style.You could argue that a if person could have been born anywhere in the world, then being born Canadian is like winning a genetic lottery, because of the rights and freedoms we have in comparison to a country like Afghnistan. I also agree that there are still extreme men who believe woman are here to serve them, but there are also extreme feminists in this country, that believe they are far superior to men. But i think the majority of Canadian citizens see men and women as equals.
ReplyDeleteDo you really think feminists think they are superior to men or do are they striving to be completely equal in all ways. Should I point out that women still do not make as much money for the same type of labour as men do? Or that traditionally female jobs generally do not pay as well as traditionally male jobs? or that there are few corporations or organizations (either private or public) that have as many women in high profile positions as men?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Shelby in the rich vs. poor sense, but I think that, although we are striving for equality amoung men and women in Canada, women face more double standards than men do. One example is if a woman who sleeps around is considered a slut or a whore while if a man sleeps around it is considered cool.
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I agree with Shelby when she says we have won the genetic lottery. Being born into Canada is definitely lucky, especially when you see all the war and poverty that goes on in other countries. But I also think that Canada has a genetic lottery in the rich vs. poor sense. There are still many homeless people in Canada and many people who don't have enough money to buy the things we can. We may still be middle class but we are far luckier than a lot of people.
ReplyDeleteAll good comments! Feel free to also move the conversation in a new direction.
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