In Edward Said's Reflections of Exile, he wants to let the reader understand that exile is not to be suggested as something bad, rather it is consider as an alternative. Before reading this essay, I viewed the word Exile as something not really discussed, and a person being not able to return to his native land. What intrigued me most about this essay is that he spoke with several writers in regards to exile, and most writers' responses were that they felt incomplete in their life. Even after being successful like Rashid Hussain, and Faiz Ahmad Faiz, who felt this way.
I never knew how many writers were from exile and refuge, and how much they have contributed in literature, and society. Women in my opinion were the not neccessarily exiled, but in a way they were because of the fact that they were held from contributing in society and voicing their own opinion. Overall, exile is not really a topic that is discussed, but if it was, it should not be denounced as a bad thing. If you look at it, nearly everyone that has migrated from their country to the U.S. has a agenda or reason as to what they came here for.
Keldy Ortiz
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