Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Arnold goes to Reardon because he wanted to be better‚ in The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid Changez goes to Princeton to get a good job so that he can support his family and live a good life‚ and in “The Balek Scales” by Heinrich Böll the Grandfather investigates the legibility of the scales to get more money. Changez‚ like most people‚ saw his poverty as a restriction even
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talked to. I think that the dramatic monologue was the perfect style to write this book. It perfectly encompasses the relationship between Changez‚ the main character and the American who he is talking to. The story that Changes tells the american is one that is very dramatic and has many twists and turns. In my opinion‚ if the American were to interrupt Changez in his dramatic monologue at any time‚ it would have given up some of the integrity and suspense of the book. Writing in a dramatic monologue
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How is it shown in the novel Body Paragraph 1: Changez Changez often shows signs of nostalgia when remembering his journey. The audience can see that toward the end Changez is spiralling into the dangers of Nostalgia. When Changez thinks about his countries past he feels jealous‚ not at America‚ but at the fact that the world notices America’s greatness and looks up to the country but doesn’t ponder on Lahore’s pronounced history. Changez often remembers New York with fondness but he has
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to the U.S. The other character that represents America is Underwood Samson‚ Changez’s place of work. Underwood Samson represents America as a corporation meaning that profits are first and foremost what is important. This also represents how Changez and many other immigrants have to blend in and feel the need to wear a mask‚ just like in the
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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 he trustworthy?. Hamids’ decision as an author
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the reader to continue reading. This quote also denotes Changez’s change towards America. This is because‚ although Changez was “the product of an American university; (he) was earning a lucrative American salary; (he) was infatuated with an American woman (28-30)” his initial reaction to this incident was a smile. The repetition of the word “American” only creates the motif that Changez has supposedly become American. However after the attack‚ Changez’s smile only suggests otherwise; thereby creating
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How does Hamid employ symbolism throughout the novel? Is his use of symbolism effective? What is lost and gained through the use of symbolism? The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a novel in which an American immigrant Changez is living a dream with a great job‚ money‚ and the “regal” Erica by his side. However after the 9/11 attacks Changez’s perception on America shifted‚ he was forced to question where his allegence lies and this developed into contempt for America. If you read The Reluctant
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“As a practicing Muslim and a registered voter in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts‚ am I‚ through the combination of my faith and my citizenship‚ an inherent contradiction?” . This introduction of Zayed M. Yasin’s speech held at Harvard University in 2002 describes the struggle many American Muslims dealt with after the events of September 11th. After Muslim terrorists flew two airplanes into the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon September 11th 2001 the Islamic religion and its believers
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all undercover assassins.” The book is about a Pakistani man named Changez who goes to the US to study in Princeton‚ gets a job with a valuation firm‚ feels empowered by the American ideals of opportunity and equality – but finds himself becoming more defensive about his cultural identity in a divided‚ post-9/11 world. Importantly‚ this story is told in an abstract way: it takes the form of a long monologue addressed by Changez – now back in Pakistan – to an unnamed and voiceless American tourist
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A Guide to the Characters in The Buddha of Suburbia Bridget Moloney ’05‚ Brian Orloff ’06‚ Emily Weiss ’06‚ Recent Asian Diaspora Fiction‚ Northwestern University Karim Karim is The Buddha of Suburbia’s narrator and protagonist. Karim grows up in the suburbs of London and later moves with his family to London proper. As Karim grows the novel follows him from his teenage years into his early 20s his own worldview changes significantly. Much of Karim’s story is about identification‚ specifically
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