Analysis Of American Dervish By Ayad Akhtar

The novel, American Dervish, by Ayad Akhtar, is a story about a young boy named Hayat and his struggle with his faith throughout his life. There are many stereotypes throughout the novel and there are also many controversial situations throughout the novel. The situations in this book that I thought had the most conflict were Hayat and his journey in becoming a hafiz, the women’s struggles throughout the book and the biggest conflict in the book was antisemitism. These conflicts appear consistently throughout the novel and each character is affected and reacts differently to each of these situations. The way these characters act show how different Muslims have different opinion on their religion and not all of them agree on certain situations.
Hayat throughout the book realizes that his goal of becoming a hafiz had to eventually come to an end. As a young boy Hayat would hear stories from the Quran from his auntie Mina, and he then decided after hearing these stories and after reading the Quran

As I finished reading the book I realised that almost no one has these very particular views on a certain religion. I think the author went too far in making these stereotypes appear in the book, he made them very visible but too prominent. I don’t think this accurately describes what a typical Muslim family’s life is like in America. Besides these facts, the book did show how controversial some stereotypes can be and how much these controversies affect certain people. I also learned how difficult it can be to become a hafiz and how interpreting the Quran can be difficult and confusing, especially for a young boy. Another main aspect of the book was the treatment of women and how some men see women differently than others. This book was full of eventful and interesting activities, and it showed that differing views can definitely cause unwanted crisis during