The Plot against America was a book that as soon as I started I knew was written post September 11, 2001. There were many references and parallel to many of the incidents, experiences, and emotions that were felt in America post September11. These references of Anti-Semitism feeling and the riots were all those feelings felt by Muslim Americans post the incident. Another similarity I drew was the parallels between the election race against Lindberg and Roosevelt to the present day elections that were recently held. For example Lindberg was supposed to go and give an address in Detroit. This is where Obama made his stomping ground because he is from Chicago. Some things were changed to make it a bit more literary than historical though because being a Republican you wouldn’t expect Lindbergh to go and give a speech in Detroit the working class America but more something a Democrat like Obama would. Another parallel I seemed to find with contemporary times was the segregation of Jews in one city with all the children going to one school and living there lives. I found this very believable because being a Muslim that is so similar to Judaism it is so hard to be “absorbed” into “American” culture, unless you totally do not care and lose all morals like Sandy did by eating all sorts of pig products. I found this very appealing to the stories emotions and I was shocked when reading this. Eating of pig is like the ultimate non-kosher. It is hard for Jews and Muslims to fit into “American” society because of our strong religious and family structure and how we hold certain instances as important. Compared to “American” culture where religion is not really observed outwardly, where Jews wear the hats or dress in a certain way like Muslims also. This is what makes us stand out as being different from Christians who sort of blend in.
Belongingness 