Fundamentalism In The Reluctant Fundamentalist

“I stared as one-and then the other-of the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center collapsed. And then I smiled” (Hamid 72). Therefore, these events show how Changez wrestles with his identity in America. He begins with a love for his new life, which presses his Pakistani identity on the back burner. Changez is engrossed by the finer commodities that America has to offer, such as his education at the pretentious Princeton University.

We, as Americans, of course know this. We know all these flaws and are willing to accept them. Nobody’s perfect, everybody makes mistakes and everybody has those days. The people of America understand this and instead of being ashamed, we embrace it. We embrace our mistakes, we are proud of who we are.

While the government faces future success, chapter six focuses on the letters that were written by Jefferson and Adams describing the costs of the war for independence with details for working out problems and to defining themselves. Ellis captures this moment with the strong distinction between both hindsight and foresight and detailing how Jefferson was seeking clarity and underlying meanings, and Adams celebrated in a lively way of the messiness in actual reality. Ellis concludes Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by ending on a friendship that will last a lifetime and giving an experience to the reader about hardships pursued, federal misalignment, and dreams achieved during a major part of American history and the

Scott Fitzgerald is represented on how the wealthy not only looked down upon people of little wealth, but also those from all kinds of lifestyles who just did not seem to fit in their prime and extravagant lifestyle. The true meaning behind the disguise is that no matter what, the feeling of wanting more and more wealth will always cause the wealthy to feel as if they are superior than all those who aren’t. Wealth can rot a person from the inside and their lifestyle as a whole also created a feeling of hatred and resentment towards those who are snobbish and blasphemous due to their social class. This relates to the mid-1920s because it shows how ignorant and degrading people were. In society at the time, this book was written, during around the time where racism was common.

“Then wear that gold hat, if that will move her; If you can bounce high, bounce for her too, Till she cry “Lover, gold-hatted, high bouncing lover, I must have you” (title page). Throughout the novel, the Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald presents Tom Buchanan as a very controlling person who believes he is entitled to many things because of his wealth. Similar to the quote, Tom’s constant need for wealth and power leads to a need and want for everything in sight. If a reader were to read this book through the Marxist lens, they would see an obvious struggle between the powerful and powerless and how that directly coincides with how much money the person with power has. The main character with power and wealth in the novel is Tom Buchanan, and he uses his control to gain power over others.

He immediately notices that America is as wondrous as he had hoped for it to be. He even states that he was “literally overcome with the beauty of the landscape” and that an “immigrant’s arrival in his new home is like a second birth to him.” This tone shows that Cahan is grateful that he has reached America and has already seen that it’s a great place. Moreover, he could finally break free from the mental torment that he had faced during his voyage to this country. As the passage went on, Cahan had multiple changes in his

Furthermore, White elaborates on the connotation of the term ‘genocide’ itself. As an English major, I absolutely loved this inclusion since I place an exorbitant amount of emphasis on words myself. Therefore, I found it interesting to read that White believes that genocide’s “impact has been diminished through overuse”. While I typically agree that incessant use of dramatic language can lead to the weakening of powerful terms, I do not find that to be the case with ‘genocide’, which is still as terrifying as

The novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid is significant in its treatment of the issues faced by immigrants in the diaspora. Mohsin Hamid has grounded his resistance narrative in the identity narrative and through the prism of identity offers a deep insight into the American society and its ideals. The novel exposes the ugly side of the American society with its fundamentalist institutions and dislodges the narratives of fundamentalism as a Muslim monopoly and inverts the myths and discourses on identity to produce a counter narrative. Key words: Identity, Fundamentalism, Culture, Stereotyping, Resistance. Identity as it has unfolded in diaspora writings has changed our perception about this seminal issue that has for times immemorial been a central focus of academic circles across the world.

Nick recalls his experiences in the eggs and describes those of East Egg, "They 're a rotten crowd," I shouted across the lawn. "You 're worth the whole damn bunch put together.”(Fitzgerald 162). This quote to Gatsby represents that Nick actually does have a friendship with him, and he does not shy away from his opinion on the East egg citizens who have taken advantage of Gatsby and got

Procrastination has its personal price; it makes us miss, lose and suffer. It is capable of damaging all aspects of our life, causing grief, at school, at work, and in our private lives especially in relation to our wealth, health and happiness. No matter the measure attained, procrastinators perform worse. For instance, secondary school and universities students, about