The Reluctant Fundamentalist
English Essay: The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Task: Compare novel and movie. Describe similarities and differences. Try to find reasons for the changes.
The film “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” based on Mohsin Hamid's book written in 2007, is quite similar to the novel. However, there are some aspects that were slightly modified, completely removed from the storyline or added to the movie.
In both novel and movie, the main character Changez is a prodigious student from Pakistan who completes his degree in Finance in Princeton University and joins Underwood Samson, a consultancy firm, as an analyst. He goes to Greece on holiday, where he meets and falls in love with Erica, an american woman who griefs over the death of her ex-boyfriend, Chris. Soon after meeting each other, Erica has coitus with Changez, who convinces her to close her eyes and fantasize that she is with Chris, in order for her to become adequately aroused.
Despite sleeping with each other, their relationship further deteriorates as she fails to move on from her ex-boyfriend's death and she is consequently admitted to a clinic. Later on, Changez discovers that Erica has gone missing.
In his professional life, Changez impresses his peers and gets support by his superiors, specially his boss Jim, the person who holds him in high esteem. The firm sends him on offshore assignments to the Phillippines and Chile. Meanwhile, in the global scenario, there is a lot of suspicion towards Pakistanis, due to the 11 of September attacks.
At some point he finds himself to be a servant of America, the nation which had been interfering and manipulating his homeland. He starts questioning his values as a Pakistani even more.
Eventually, Changez leaves his job behind and returns to Lahore, where he begins lecturing at the University and where he voices his dissatisfaction with the US's interference in Pakistan. His insight in world issues makes many students admire him and soon he becomes a
Task: Compare novel and movie. Describe similarities and differences. Try to find reasons for the changes.
The film “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” based on Mohsin Hamid's book written in 2007, is quite similar to the novel. However, there are some aspects that were slightly modified, completely removed from the storyline or added to the movie.
In both novel and movie, the main character Changez is a prodigious student from Pakistan who completes his degree in Finance in Princeton University and joins Underwood Samson, a consultancy firm, as an analyst. He goes to Greece on holiday, where he meets and falls in love with Erica, an american woman who griefs over the death of her ex-boyfriend, Chris. Soon after meeting each other, Erica has coitus with Changez, who convinces her to close her eyes and fantasize that she is with Chris, in order for her to become adequately aroused.
Despite sleeping with each other, their relationship further deteriorates as she fails to move on from her ex-boyfriend's death and she is consequently admitted to a clinic. Later on, Changez discovers that Erica has gone missing.
In his professional life, Changez impresses his peers and gets support by his superiors, specially his boss Jim, the person who holds him in high esteem. The firm sends him on offshore assignments to the Phillippines and Chile. Meanwhile, in the global scenario, there is a lot of suspicion towards Pakistanis, due to the 11 of September attacks.
At some point he finds himself to be a servant of America, the nation which had been interfering and manipulating his homeland. He starts questioning his values as a Pakistani even more.
Eventually, Changez leaves his job behind and returns to Lahore, where he begins lecturing at the University and where he voices his dissatisfaction with the US's interference in Pakistan. His insight in world issues makes many students admire him and soon he becomes a