The First line of the novel states that "Some men follow their dreams, Some their instincts, some the beat of a private drummer." Throughout the novel the main character travels to many different place in search of his dream of becoming a writer. Not only does he travel to places that are much different form our United States but he travels to places that have customs that could be considered very contraversal to outsiders. In the chapter Yemen: Confessions of a Qat Eater the character tries to get a ride from some taxi drivers that are carrying daggers in their pockets. He thinks he can bargin with the cab drivers and get a ride for a cheaper price, but realizes quite quickly that the daggers arn't just for self-defense. Another event that the character finds very disturbing is when he sees the street vendor selling Wooden daggers for boys that are too young to carry real ones. This practice would be frowned apon in the US. Not aonly are kids carrying daggers, but violence is taught to them at a very young age which is very disturbing thought.
-RML
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