The Reluctant Fundamentalist

mindsets of science and medicine. Fused together, they are the epitome of the overall fundamentalism of physicalism. “Nor does he hesitate over the apparent difficulty of a material proof of the nonexistence of something immaterial” (Berry) Being a fundamentalist of science, Professor Weinberg firmly confides in the works of science and uses physical and factual evidence to prove a belief or thought. Correspondingly, the professor is inadequate in…

a. Social Loafing- Is when certain individuals exert less effort when working in groups. Social Facilitation- Social Facilitation is when performance increases due to individuals working in the presence of others. b. Expectation states theory assumes that groups give members who have perceived competency in the task greater status than others. They use diffuse status characteristics and specific status characteristics to place individuals in certain positions within groups. Wilke (1996),…

Why is polygamy considered bad? Is it because people view polygamy as one man having their own personal harem that acts like nothing more than slaves for that man's pleasure? But is that true? To quote Elbert Hubbard “Polygamy: An endeavor to get more out of life than there is in it.” So is polygamy evil as we believe? I believe that though the government has passed many laws that are against polygamy. I believe that it should be legalized. What is polygamy, polygamy is the practice of a man…

The average women will get married at the age of twenty-seven, but in America, there are girls getting married as young as the age of twelve. Marriage at age twelve may seem impossible because in today’s society it is a taboo. However, The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) has been known for marrying young brides. In the early 2000s, a scandal concerning the FLDS swept over the nation. This resulted in a nationwide yearning for more information about the FLDS, but…

There is a separation between church and state in order to allow people to not only practice, but celebrate their own religion freely. The US government is based off the values of the men that wrote it though. The Puritan and Eurocentric views reflect heavily on the constitution and the amendments. The documents that which we base our way of living off of were written by and for cist white males and them only. This makes anything that goes against their original laws hard to overcome. The laws…

attitudes surrounding cultural difference in the post 9/11, “Age of Terror”. Morey argues The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a hoax narrative that destabilizes the cultural certainties that emerged in trauma narratives in literature following 9/11. “Culture talk” is a theory that essentially boils a culture down to one “essence” that is used to define the entire culture. Morey suggests that The Reluctant Fundamentalist forces readers to think beyond stereotyped “us and them” categories, or the one…

development of values and changing of perspectives. Director Tom Hooper’s ’The King’s Speech’ explores the transformative nature of discovery arising due to necessity resulting in emotional discoveries. Similarly, Moshin Hamid’s novel ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ also explores the transformations experienced through discoveries however does so by examining the sudden, confronting discoveries made throughout. It is through different aspects of discoveries…

the human rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness through historical understanding and empathy as described in Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow as well as self-reflection that inspires personal change in Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist to challenge the American society to achieve its values of social equality. While this argument specifically focuses on American values and policy issues, the responsibility to self-reflect and practice empathy is not limited to…

instead he started writing. He wrote three novels and a book containing short stories. His first novel was ''Moth Smoke'' that was published in 2000. His Second novel ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' was published in 2007. His novels have won awards and were became an International Best Seller. Literary works: The Reluctant Fundamentalist: A Novel Published: April 3rd, 2007 by Houghton Mifflin…

Salaam Mira! Acclaimed Director, Writer and Producer, Mira Nair, grew up in Odisha (India), and studied in Shimla, Delhi and USA (Harvard). Initially she explored acting and was actively involved with theatre but then got drawn towards film-making and from 1979 started making documentaries that explored the concept of India and Indianness. She found them to be “a marriage of my interests in the visual arts, theatre, and life as it is lived”. Her second non-fiction, “So Far from India” (1982)…