The literature and often, specifically, the poetry are the powerful tools that help the authors express their minds and thoughts freely, creating numerous metaphors that can eventually remain relative for many decades. The poetry of mid and late 20th century is widely known for its expressive critique of the contemporary society and some of such critiques are indeed relative nearly 50 years later. One of the brightest examples of such poetry is the “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg, which soundly states many issues occurred during Ginsberg's life in the American society, and which, in a way, found its original representation in the 21st century in 2012 film “The Reluctant Fundamentalist.” Being written in the period of 1955-1956, Ginsberg’s “Howl” addresses …show more content…
In fact, the whole film, in a way reminds a philosophical movie representation of Ginsberg’s thoughts found in the poem “Howl.” The judgmental nature of the 1950s American corporate-driven society and the treatment of any criticism of such regime, as represented in Ginsberg one of the most prominent pieces of work, are also explicitly presented in the 2012 movie directed by Mira …show more content…
The young professor tells his students about the American values, however, also points out that these values are ought to be implied in Pakistan for Pakistani people, just like in any country of the world. Changez then points out the negative consequences of the American globalization, much to the students’ inspiration for rebellion, and American military’s that surround the canteen dissatisfaction. This part of the movie, in a philosophical way, recreates the imagery of one of the lines found in “Howl”: “who were expelled from the academies for crazy & publishing obscene odes on the windows of the skull” (12-13). This way the film’s viewer and the poem’s reader have the opportunity to see what consequences await the criticism of the current regime in the country, from the point of view of such authors as Allen Ginsberg, and directors as Mira