The Reluctant Fundamentalist

belonging to unequal social ranks. In the personal and political turmoil in which the fragments of two lives are tossed about, a pattern begins to emerge, a synthesis of the apparently disparate aspects of life. KEY WORDS war on terror, WTC, fundamentalist, corporate America, Underwood Samson…

of the largest “wars between science and fundamentalist Christianity” (Grabiner, 832-837) public opinion during the time suggests that although the outcome favored Bryan’s side of the case, people’s opinions leaned towards pro-evolution. Rising popularity of fundamentalist ideas spread quickly during the 1920s. Fundamentalists wanted to extend their religious beliefs after the movement to outlaw liquor was successful. Once they had a “win”, fundamentalists moved onto their next task, to outlaw…

Blaire Beavers Discussion Questions 3 & 4 3. In The Reluctant Fundamentalist, how did Changez’s idea of the American Dream change after 9/11? Did his desires change from when he originally came to America? Changez comes to America in search of a successful life, specifically with his career. After the terrorists’ attacks in 2001, Changez sees the real price of the American Dream. You may think you’re an American, but that doesn’t mean America accepts you. Changez comes to the conclusion that…

Thesis: While “Fish Cheeks” and The Reluctant Fundamentalist both demonstrate the desire to belong, it is apparent by considering the texts together that one will not find happiness by depreciating their own culture. Tan, to begin with, effectively uses narration to demonstrate the shame Amy has of her heritage and her desire to fit in with American culture. For instance, Tan displays Amy’s insecurity of her Chinese heritage when she states, “[what] would he think of our noisy Chinese…

Ahmed, S. (2012), in article “Media portrayals of Muslims and Islam and their influence on adolescent attitude: An empirical study from India” postulates the significance association between the media portrayal of Muslims and attitude of society towards them. Survey results reveals media consumers of fox, BBC, and New York Times showed more negative attitude towards Muslims rather than people who had close association with Muslim friends. Western media showed a dominant presence of negative…

Bloom argues that this influence could be gained consciously or unconsciously, and in our case of Hamid, he is conscious of his influence by Conrad because of the similarity in situation between Conrad and Hamid. Joseph Conrad is a polish lived in England, and so Hamid is a Pakistani lived in America. Conrad personally visited the Congo before writing his novel and he wrote about a place he knows, also, Hamid has been to America and studied in Princeton before writing his novel. Both novels…

Bloom argues that this influence could be gained consciously or unconsciously, and in Hamid's situation, he is aware of his influence by Conrad due to the closeness in circumstance amongst Conrad and Hamid. Joseph Conrad is a Polish lived in England, thus, Hamid is a Pakistani lived in America. Conrad personally visited the Congo before writing his novel and he wrote about a place he knows, likewise, Hamid has been to America and studied at Princeton before composing his novel. Both novels…

Political Theory Term Paper “Islamophobia in Movies” Submitted to: Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Department of International Relations By: Aditya Prakash Arya (M.A International Relations) South Asian University Introduction Phobia, as Oxford dictionary defines it, is an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something. Being phobic just adds to negativity towards a particular thing or a group. It is just the ignorance that leads a person to remain phobic and…

1. In the old Anarkali bazaar of Lahore, Pakistan, Changez a bearded-man approaches a stranger that looks like an American. They both sit down to enjoy the delicacies of Pakistan, beginning with a cup of Kashmiri tea, and Changez tells the story of his previous American life. Throughout the whole evening, the waiter serving them is constantly looking at the unknown American with constant fear and anger, and the unknown American is looking around in a very peculiar manner as well. But that…

Assignment 1 Name: Malik Muzammil Ali Khan Student number: 412998 Date: 22/11/14 Course: Sociology of Arts and Culture CC1003-14 Part 1: 1. Griswold’s research question: How does literature reflect society in America during the 19th and 20th century in comparison to foreign countries and their literature over four different time periods? 2. Griswold draws on the different theories as to why American novels are different from foreign novels. The guilt of slavery and the ethnic cleansing of…