http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-l-esposito/combating-religious-intol_b_890537.html (Racial and religious tension)
This article talks about racial intolerance now in America, when religious pluralism, versus the defamation of religion and freedom of speech is an increasing source of conflict in international politics and inter-religious relations. Racial intolerance is one of the themes of Merchant of Venice, when the Christians hated the Jews but currently, instead of Jews at that time, people now picked on the Muslims.
http://www.globalissues.org/article/768/global-financial-crisis (Financial Problems)
This article is about our global crisis during the 2007 to 2008. In Merchant of Venice, Shylock also suffered from a "crisis" when his daughter robbed his money away.
"When are you returning my money, you brown guy! It has been a week, your interest rate is a boom here, dude!" an ABC shouted
"Well well well, white guy, oh.. I am sorry, yellow guy, you did not say that you will calculate interest at first, so, I am able to not pay you interest, you, yellow yellow, dirty fellow!" a Muslim boy refuted.
"I don't care, you filthy pile of mud, you better pay up or else I shall dial the police number and there goes you into the jail!" ABC angrily scolded.
"I guess, you do not know your laws well, such a small case, and you want to bring up to the police, you think the police will believe you, young kid, you do not have any "contract" with me, no evidence, so go away, you noob!" the Muslim boy sniggered as he answered the ABC.
"You don't call me a noob, you idiot. You, Malays are always known for all these pathetic stuffs, especially riots, don't think you Malays are the biggest, actually you suck!" ABC laughed.
"You don't scold my race, noob, you think yellows are better? We are about the same!" the Muslim roared.
What is the point? One brown guy and one yellow guy quarreling, just listen to us, white people! :)
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I feel that the message you are trying to convey is quite clear. The story can also be easily understood by your reader.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I feel that you can include more to your story apart from the arguement. Maybe you can describe the sitution first, so that the characters' arguements can be accounted. Also, about the Malays's response that he will not return the money, I feel that what the ABC will response will be in a angry tone, rather than to purely mock back. I also do not think that Muslim is equal to Malays.
However, in conclusion, I still think that you had made a sucessful attempt in showing a conflict between races.