Questions around the themes Fundamentalism Is Changez a Religious (Islamic) fundamentalist‚ or does he become one in his rejection of American society? Is Hamid implying that America is guilty of economic and political fundamentalism? Is Changez rejecting the ‘fundamentals’ of Underwood Sampson- maximum profit etc? Nostalgia When does nostalgia become destructive? Changez compares nostalgia to crack cocaine- How powerful is it really? And to whom? Identity What is the relationship between personal
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Key Moment – Opening Sequence The Reluctant Fundamentalist Literary Genre Genre – what type of novel would you think this is from the opening Chp? * Nostalgic?- The continuous reference to the past and his life in the U.S. Changez tells the American about Princeton and Underwood and Samson. * Thriller?- There is a sense of Changez isn’t who he says he is. He portrays a rather innocent‚ friendly man‚ but the way he approached the American and singled him out raised the question is
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American (in Philippines) Confused about his identity: Beard‚ 9/11 attacks‚ “Princeton made everything possible…but it did not‚ could not‚ make me forget such things as how much I enjoy the tea in this‚ the city of my birth” Mohsin Hamid’s novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist‚ illustrates the conflicting struggle between the protagonist Changez and his ongoing pursuit to discover his identity throughout his peregrination. Through the duration of the novel‚ the reader is subjected to Changez’s transitioning
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"The Reluctant Security Guard" By: Jennifer Ruddell AIU December 10‚ 2004 In the case of "The Reluctant Security Guard"‚ I do believe that the security guard took the correct action regarding putting drunk drivers out of the mall parking areas onto the highway. I would have‚ in this situation‚ acted in a similar manner as he. By this I mean I would have contacted my superiors and spoke of alternatives other than putting intoxicated drivers on the highway that may cause harm to others as a result
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Relations between east and west‚ and the experience of the subcontinent diaspora in Britain and North America‚ have been the predominant concern of Mira Nair. Her perceptive‚ generous‚ inquiring films have pursued issues that the older‚ more reserved‚ less politically engaged Merchant-Ivory-Jhabvala team held back from. Based on a well-regarded novel by Mohsin Hamid‚ this schematic film interweaves two narratives in 2011 Lahore. In the present a Jewish-American journalist‚ Robert Lincoln (Liev
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“ A Reluctant Guerilla” by Nega Mezlekia and the political and the political cartoon both illustrate the violence and cruelty of the Ogaden War in Ethiopia. Although they convey the same message about the war‚ they differ and they depict the merciless actions that took place. Lots of people died‚ lost their families and lost the one they loves. During the war‚ victory lean on the Ethiopian because in the image and story both shows that Ethiopia used to attack the Ogaden and destroyed a lot of their
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through the entire nation. This resulted in many Muslims becoming victims of “public suspicion and surveillance‚ sweeping governments actions‚ hate crimes and harassment” . Six years after the events of 9/11‚ Mohsin Hamid published his novel “The Reluctant Fundamentalist”‚ which describes the influence of these terrorist attacks had on
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The Reluctant Security Guard Companies in today’s society are often required to abide by an abundant amount of rules and regulations imposed upon them which stem from government and law enforcement authority. In analyzing the Case of “The Reluctant Security Guard” we will examine the decision making process which led to David Tuff effectively ‘whistle blowing’ for what he felt was the right thing to do. The policy that was in place for David Tuff was ultimately an oath he subscribed to when
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The Reluctant Security Guard Essay by jennifer11071976‚ College‚ Undergraduate‚ A+‚ December 2004 download word file‚ 2 pages ( 2 KB ) 5 1 reviews Downloaded 115 times Keywords supervision‚ acted‚ superiors‚ aiu‚ drinking and driving 0Like 0 "The Reluctant Security Guard" By: Jennifer Ruddell AIU December 10‚ 2004 In the case of "The Reluctant Security Guard"‚ I do believe that the security guard took the correct action regarding putting drunk drivers out of the mall parking
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Odysseus the Reluctant Warrior In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus‚ the main character and epic hero is a man who has been away from his wife and son for twenty years. Odysseus is reluctant in giving up on his journey to get back to his beloved wife and son‚ Penelope and Telemachus. Odysseus goes into a great war called the Trojan War and he survives the whole war with a wonderful victory‚ hoping to see his wife and son in the future. Odysseus goes on a very painstaking and heart wrenching journey
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