When Said was younger his father found Sa'id and his brother Nadir possessing an English primer , and he ordered all their books to be burned .
Said 's father was strongly against him learning the ways of the Western world and speaking English .
When Said was younger father 's father found Sa'id and his brother Nadir possessing an English primer , and he ordered all their books to be burned .
Said 's father was strongly against him learning the ways of the Western world and speaking English .