The Reluctant Fundamentalist suggest that nostalgia is more harmful than fundamentalism. To what extent is this true? Mohsin Hamid’s novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, depicts the dangers of both nostalgia and fundamentalism. One would presume that fundamentalism especially that which leads to militant terrorism, would, without doubt, have far more devastating consequences than nostalgia. Yet Hamid forces his readers to consider how nostalgia can be destructive for individuals and nations and
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The protagonist of Mohsin Hamid’s novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a deeply introspective character whose story is an emotional rollercoaster. Changez is a Pakistani man who comes to America in pursuit of his own “American Dream,” and while working to achieve his dream he slowly begins to hate himself. Hamid’s novel is the story of the rise and fall of Changez’s relationship with America. The novel takes the form of a dramatic monologue, with Changez as the speaker addressing a mysterious
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Throughout Mosin Hamid’s “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” there is a continual undercurrent of tension, with the main point of focus centred on Changez’s shifting identity. This being said, Changez is not the sole focus of the framed novel, with a mix of character’s actions and emotions building up the rise in tension. As the novel is told to us through the words of Changez, he is obviously considered to be the protagonist; the source of a large part of the angst which resonates from the text. Another
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BODY PARAGRAPH 1- Although years may pass and you as an individual victim have survived, the scars will remain as a persistent reminder of struggles faced. When we talk about suicide bombing, we initially think of places such as Afghanistan, Israel and Bali. This is often a result of military conflict, or a political struggle. Designed to grasp attention while also performing a great deal of damage and harm. The result can be multiple deaths but there are also survivors. As an example of this the
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Amerika i knæ Sproget er godt og plottet veldrejet, men den løftede pegefinger mod Vesten bliver trættende i længden. Ligesom symbolikken er lidt tyk i det. Således hedder Hamids muslimske hovedperson Changez (changes – forandringer), for styrkeforholdet i verden skal vendes og USA ned med nakken. Og Changez’ kæreste fra Manhattan – der er hvid, rig og meget psykisk syg – hedder Erica – ((Am)erica – fik De den?). (Am)erica er i øvrigt langt ude og suicidal og står ikke til at redde. Nå, tilbage
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Moshin Hamid The Reluctant Fundamentalist PENGUIN BOOKS THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST ëA fantastic piece of work, superbly considered and controlled, with a lovely stillness and wisdom at its heartí The Times ëMasterful, a multilayered and thoroughly gripping bookí Metro ëAn elegant, artful, haunting novella ñ a deceptively simple narrative that is in fact deeply ambiguousí Observer ëTerrificí New Statesman ëChangezís voice is extraordinary. Cultivated, restrained, yet also barbed and passionateÖ
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist challenges Muslim stereotypes by exposing the viewer to the negative affects of stereotyping. While The Reluctant Fundamentalist does not directly address other examples of stereotyping, by showing its detrimental affects it encourages the us to imagine others complexly. Stereotyping is the simplification of a person or culture (country, religion) into an idea of what all people who fit under that umbrella are. In the Reluctant Fundamentalist we see how an engaged young
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THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST AS A MONOLOGUE MONOLOGUE: A monologue is presented by a single character, most often to express the mental thoughts aloud, sometimes also to directly address another character or the audience. Monologues are common in dramatic media as well as in non-dramatic media such as poetry. Monologues share much in common with several other literary devices including soliloquies and apostrophes. DEVICE OF MONOLOGUE IN THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST:
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The reluctant fundamentalist is a fictional book (novel) written by Mohsin Hamid and pivots on the narrators story. This novel is set in the subsequent years after 9/11. Changez, the narrator, talks to the reader, who takes the form of an American businessman or CIA agent. He is invited by Changez to join him for tea, snacks, and a meal in Lahore, Pakistan, which leads to an unexpected friendship and story of Changez' life during the years in which he studied at Princeton and worked in one of Americas
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Book Report on The Reluctant Fundamentalist This book report based on the Novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist is written to Mile. I’m quite interested into this novel, in which the hero, Changez, pursue his American dream as a Pakistani man. He works as hard as the Americans and is employed by one of the prestigious countries in America. While with the outbreak of 9/11 event, people in Islamic world are labelled as terrorists. There is no exception to Changez. He is deeply depressed by such kind
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