Sunday, October 21, 2007
Nawabdin looking for money?
Daniyal Mueenuddin, the author of “Nawabdin Electrician”, manages a farm in Khanpur, Pakistan. And he formerly practiced as a lawyer in New York City. The fiction piece is about an electrician who cheats the electric company. He goes around fixing things and saving peoples money on electricity. In the middle of the story he gets a motorcycle that gets him around quicker then his bike. Nawabdin is the father of big family of girls, and tries to take care of them as best he can, however when he gets shot by a man who wants to steel his bike, Nawabdin sees death in the face. However, does not die nor forgive the robber who shot him in the end. He is known throughout the towns for this ability to cheat the electric company and give people more power for their money. Mueenudin uses a mixture of dialogue and descriptions to create the story of Nawabdin. He intertwines he writing with these two characteristics brings a common way of writing to the story, a type of writing style most everyone knows. The story being told through Nawabdin lets us relate to his actions and daily activities, and in the end relate to the protagonist. He is a good guy who helps the people, something everyone wants to do, especially if they are not rich since as in Robin Hood and how he takes from the rich and gives to the poor. Thus in the end Nawabdin helps those who are in desperate need of help, while leaving the rich feeling like most poor people do, deprived. Being able to retell this story in such a way children can understand it is remarkable since children our the next leaders of the country, and without them we are at a loss when we are old and can no longer stand up for ourselves. This story brought out some interesting points. For example, people say that cheating is wrong, however do not mind it when it helps them out. I enjoyed reading this story and felt like I could relate to Nawabdin since he tries to help everyone, not just the ones who have money.
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