“The Key to paradise was for poor people. Thousands of young kids, promised a better life, exploded on the minefields with their keys around their necks.”(SATRAPI10)
I felt like I needed to do this piece of work justice because I can’t emphasize how ignorant I’ve been before reading this particular work. I knew religion was exploited and I’ve always wondered how exactly they go on about doing that. This book clearly stated the reason why. Social stratification was so great that this by far, is the only thing they could obtain and work for in life. Extreme in a sense that the levels that distinguishes rich from poor abated the middle class population. Middle Class was there but it was scarce. The social hierarchy is in a pyramid scheme where the selected rich are on the top and the fundamental base consist of mainly the poor. Lacking academic training, they relied on this desire for a better life in the after life. The perfect Utopia is wanted, and I think that we can frown about it, but the real question lies in: How do you eradicate these fundamental paradigms that exploited religion? Everyone is entitled to their opinion, so how do we get these people to give importance to life a little bit more?
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Hi, Melanie. I enjoyed your analysis of the connection between class and fundamentalist beliefs. I think you're right that there is a connection. Poor people are vulnerable. They are looking for assistance and support in so many ways. Religion provides that support. I have no problem with religion that provides comfort. I do have a problem with a religion that encourages poor people to murder others and themselves in an effort to get ahead in the next life. That's not religion; that's just power. Christian slave owners did the same thing to keep slaves in line: gave them Christianity and promised a place in heaven in return for obedience. Nancy
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