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A review by queenkat
The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books by Azar Nafisi
5.0
I received an advance copy of this through a Goodreads giveaway, and my only sadness is that I'll have to wait until I buy another copy so that I can read the afterword.
Azar Nafisi tackles one of the biggest issues of present day America, and that is how the American education system focuses only on producing readily employable citizens, not fully formed citizens who are armed with the critical thinking necessary to become good citizens. The American Dream is larger than just the pursuit of success. The American Dream is what allows Americans to become individuals, able to think through things for themselves, and giving their country what it most desperately needs in these days, people who are capable of realizing that patriotism is not defined by a party, but a love of country and doing what is right, even if your country is wrong.
Azar Nafisi tackles one of the biggest issues of present day America, and that is how the American education system focuses only on producing readily employable citizens, not fully formed citizens who are armed with the critical thinking necessary to become good citizens. The American Dream is larger than just the pursuit of success. The American Dream is what allows Americans to become individuals, able to think through things for themselves, and giving their country what it most desperately needs in these days, people who are capable of realizing that patriotism is not defined by a party, but a love of country and doing what is right, even if your country is wrong.