Marjan's Universal Experience
The play English by Sanaz Toosi is set in an Iranian classroom where people of various backgrounds come together to learn English. This was a perfect setting for introduction of the character Marjan, who lived in the UK for 9 years before returning back to Iran. She was a very interesting individual and her belief that speaking English opens more opportunities for one has stuck with me. One of the things she said to Omid, her student, that really fascinated me was that speaking good English will become a reason for his success in future. That point of view was hard to understand at first, but diving deep into it made me realize that it was pretty valid. Since many English speaking countries like the USA provide a lot of opportunities for a person, especially those who immigrate, being fluent in English becomes a major factor in thriving in those countries. I was surrounded by many people who believed the same when I was in India. I had heard stories of various individuals ...