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Moth Smoke Book Analysis

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Moth Smoke is a slender beast of a novel, shrouded in a myriad of complex human character. Mohsin Hamid presents a candid and uncomfortably honest account of contemporary Pakistan.The book is written in Pakistani English. A variety of English that has been spoken and as being spoken in the Islamic republic of Pakistan The story set in the backdrop of the 1998 nuclear tests, tells the tale of Daru’s slow spiral into a life of of crime. The rickshaw driver’s life slowly disintegrates away as he spins through a series of decadent parties for Lahore 's bored elite. Daru 's clandestine attraction for Mumtaz and his envy for Ozi cloaked under morally uptight condescension thrust him into the belly of Pakistan 's corrupt judicial system.From being a banker to a drug peddler to a petty criminal, Dara smokes through to the inevitable end.
The novel while disguised as an allegory for the historical trial of the Mughal prince Dara Shikon by his brother Aurangzeb none the less presents a self portrait of Mohsin Hamid. The novel reveal his privileged upbringing and his bourgeoisie status. Mohsin Hamid did his higher education from the United states of America.
The book does well to highlight not so subtly the class difference found in the very fabric of Pakistani culture. ' 'There are two social groups in Pakistan. The first group, large and sweaty, contains those referred to as the masses. The second group is much smaller, but its members exercise vastly greater control over their

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