Section 2: Pages 51-90
In the book, an educated political worker, Iqbal Singh, and a burly peasant, Jugga, is placed in a prison in Mano Majera for different reasons. The inspectors accuse Jugga for being affiliated with a murder in the town, while they are wary of Iqbal Singh being part of the Muslim Party. We can see a blatant difference in a way how they treat Iqbal Singh and Jugga. Since Iqbal Singh is a westernized and educated political worker sent from Delhi, the policemen treat him with respect and provide him furniture in his jail cell. Contrasting with Jugga, the policemen treat him with no respect and expect him to sleep on the floor while they even throw chapattis at him. The text is very realistic, and the author probably wanted to portray how obvious discrimination was in Pakistan and India. Peasants and workers were treated lowly while the literate were praised highly.
To my own life, I have also been discriminated in Korea. Although I am Korean, I am not good at speaking my native language and sometimes when I am in the public conversing in English, people stare down at me and rebuke me for speaking English. I become patronized too, as some people use simplified Korean to help me understand, but they sometimes subtly mock me. There is also a social class/system in Korea, where the young are expected to treat elders with respect by speaking in a formal way. In addition, in Korean public schools, freshmen are supposed to listen and follow mandates given by seniors right away, or else they risk the chance of being physically abused.
To my own life, I have also been discriminated in Korea. Although I am Korean, I am not good at speaking my native language and sometimes when I am in the public conversing in English, people stare down at me and rebuke me for speaking English. I become patronized too, as some people use simplified Korean to help me understand, but they sometimes subtly mock me. There is also a social class/system in Korea, where the young are expected to treat elders with respect by speaking in a formal way. In addition, in Korean public schools, freshmen are supposed to listen and follow mandates given by seniors right away, or else they risk the chance of being physically abused.
