STRANGERS

IN A SMALL
WORLD

PICO IYER
Author

– The author Pico Iyer was born in England of Indian parents. He entered Eton,
Oxford University.
Analysis

– The essay is about

Summary
1.What positive things do we
associate with globalization?
– Upon globalization, the brotherhood between nations are formed and fortified,
opportunities are no longer localized, and products are also diversified.
2. What negative effects or dangers
does the writer see in connection
with the phenomenon of
globalization?
– Just as the treasures of the world become global, so does crimes and vices.
Human trafficking, prostitution, illegal poaching, and drug cartels are also
internationalized and spread throughout the world.
3. Describe how criminality has
become a global issue or concern.
– Criminality has become an aftermath of globalization. Quoting the essay itself,
“Italians go to Prague and Havana to get cheap dates, and Germans can hop on
a plane to Sri Lanka to find underage sex partners.”
4. Explain why displacement
becomes an aftermath of
globalization.
– It becomes an aftermath of globalization because in globalization and
diversification of cultures, some people end up feeling displaced. Their sense of
belongingness and need for affiliation is wrecked upon the dissolution of
cultural distinctions.
5. In the context of this essay, why
is it true that little knowledge is
more dangerous than ignorance.
– Little knowledge is more dangerous than ignorance alone because it gives
someone the illusion of understanding. Compared to complete ignorance, it is
harder to educate or correct someone who thinks they have enough knowledge
even when they don’t.