Mostly Magid and Obama

Even though we are half way through the book the connections we made earlier in the term are still pretty relevant to now. The first one is Clara being the odd one out. There is some focus on Clara, mostly a form of controversy. It is mentioned a few times on how she was rejected by her family for marrying a white man. People tend to focus on the negatives when it comes to her. I feel Clara is unfairly portrayed. She is much more than Archie’s wife and Irie’s mother. I am still trying to figure out who Clara really is. A lot of press has died down about Cindy McCain but she was portrayed in a similar way. More on some of actions and who she as married to then what she was really about. There is much more to Cindy like there is much more to Clara. Even though we have seen a little bit of who they are I am still waiting for the overall picture of who they are individually.
Another connection is Obama and Samad’s son Magid. Some people feel that Obama is not a true black person because his mother is white. People have trouble connecting with him because they do not relate to him. Barack Obama is a well educated multiracial man with controversy about his religion. People like to place people in certain categories. Whether it is right or not it helps people to connect on a bigger level. Unfortunately Obama leaves people a little confused. Magid is more or less going through a phase. His father is a Muslim who wants his son to be a great Muslim man. Magid ends up becoming very English. He is out of the norm and different. He is not exactly what you would expect him to be and there are less Muslim English men then there are just Muslim men. He is trying to discover who he is with obstacles. There is nothing wrong with either Obama or Magid it is just going to take time for certain people to understand where they are coming from. Especially if that place is so different from you.