Question

What role do faith and religion play in the book. How do Nadia and Saeed differ in their approaches to faith and religion? Cite and analyze specific examples from the book.

Answer 1

Answer:

The role of religion in the book is to establish personal relationships between people, culture and homeland, as well as to establish a strong sense of identity and adequacy.

Explanation:

The book in question is called "Exit West" and deals with the problems and experiences lived by immigrants and refugees in a country other than their native country.

In the book we are introduced to Nadia and Saeed. The narrator does not inform which country they are from, nor their religion, but shows how this religion manifests itself in different ways in each of the two and how it shapes their personality and the way they both live.

Although the book does not say what the religion of the two girls is, we know that they need to wear religious robes, in addition to being called to pray. This shows that this religion is similar to Islam, if not its own.

Nadia and Saeed are refugees and miss their home country. To reduce this longing, Saeed uses religion to get closer to his native country, because religion has cultural concepts closely linked to his culture, within religious rituals. Nadia, on the other hand, is not so connected in religion, but uses religious concepts to gain advantages. That's because she feels safe wearing religious clothes, although she doesn't feel connected to the theological part.