country (America) which encompassed his new life is made difficult to accept on many levels. The dramatic monologue form adopted by The Reluctant Fundamentalist raises doubts to the reader as Changez‚ the narrator‚ poses biased and unchallenged views on his ‘inflective journey’. The manner‚ in which Changez carries about his ‘history’‚ with such confidence and thorough knowledge‚ is one of confronting nature‚ bringing about a sense of uneasiness highlighted through the descriptions of his ‘silent’
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Mohsin Hamid: The Reluctant Fundamentalist 1. America is mourning the September 11 attacks‚ this give way to America retaliating towards various insurgent groups located in the Middle East. 2. Changez views Chris as a rival‚ due to Erica’s ongoing attachment to him. 3. Popcorn shrimp refers to the American delicacy which acts as a reminder of something so common in New York. He compares the delicacy to the flowers found in Lahore so indicate he is loyal to his country. 4. His Princeton degree
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opens in a tea house which locates in Lahore‚ Pakistan. Changez‚ who is the protagonist recounts his life in America and the changes he had gone through in his American Journey. The use of an extended monologue makes readers view events through Changez’s perspective. Readers can also see that Hamid used a lot of parallel to present America‚ and Changez’s relationship with America also shown by these parallels. Initially‚ the company Changez works for‚ Underwood Samson. Underwood Samson is clearly
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and Changez & Changez’ development What is a reluctant fundamentalist? To be reluctant is to have feelings of aversion. A fundamentalist is one who holds on to any set of principles. Then the term of being a reluctant fundamentalist is somewhat an ironic term in this context‚ because our main character is a person who is not sure what beliefs he should adhere to. The novel “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” is written by Mohsin Hamid and was published in 2007. Our main character‚ Changez‚ struggles
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written by Mohsin Hamid and was published in 2007 exploring the resulting of Americans attitude towards Muslims after the September 11 attacks (9/11). The novel is presented as a monologue‚ Hamid made the novel shift between the past and the present. Changez‚ the protagonist‚ is an articulate and highly intelligent Pakistani who struggles with his identity in the novel. He pursues Underwood Samson’s policy of “focus on the fundamentals” and “maximum effectiveness”. Some irritating questions start to
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Mohsin Hamid’s 2007 thriller novel ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ we’re told the story of a young scholar‚ Changez‚ and his troubles as a Pakistani during his time before and after the 9/11 terror attacks in America. This turmoil is allegorically simplified by Changez’s own personal relationship with his love interest‚ Erica‚ evident given that her name is a contraction from (Am)Erica. Changez originally feels welcome as an American in New York although quickly draws a difference between the two due
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Fundamentalist” Changez‚ the main character is often known as an outsider and feeling out of place because of not only his Pakistani background but also because of his personality and way of living. Though he is often called as an outsider‚ in the book‚ one of the characters that go by the name Jim says in the novel “You’re a watchful guy‚ you know where that comes from? … It comes from feeling out of place. Trust me I know.” With this quote given by Jim‚ it becomes evident that it is not only Changez that
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text. In Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist’‚ the main character‚ Changez‚ struggles to feel comfortable with his true identity throughout the novel. Through Hamid’s use of characterisation and plot structure‚ he helps us understand the conflict between Changez’s true identity and the identity he creates for himself on his journey from Pakistan to America and back again. Hamid’s use of characterisation of Changez early in the novel helps us to understand his discomfort with his identity
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between Changez and Erica mirrors that the failed love affair between Changez and the United States. Throughout the novel these two idea’s run parallel to each other‚ for example when Changez and Erica make love she can only accept him if he pretends to be Chris‚ Not unlike how Changez can only be accepted into America society if he possesses an American degree an American job and supresses his Pakistani identity. Erica’s insularity and introspection provide further parallels to the US. Changez remarks
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9/11 and the resentment it has created in the minds of non-western world for the way America has conducted itself after the attacks. A monologue narrated by a young bearded Pakistani man Changez to his unnamed American guest with whom he meets in one of the oldest and busiest districts of Lahore Anarkali. Changez tells his guest about his life and experiences of America; narrating the days he has spent in America first as a student and then as a successful wall street professional‚ professing himself
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