![]() And Changez’s own identity is in seismic shift as well, unearthing allegiances more fundamental than money, power, and maybe even love. ![]() He thrives on the energy of New York, and his budding romance with elegant, beautiful Erica promises entry into Manhattan society at the same exalted level once occupied by his own family back in Lahore. But in the wake of September 11, Changez finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned, and his relationship with Erica shifting. Structural violence is the theory or a form of violence. At the top of his class at Princeton, he is snapped up by an elite valuation firm. This thesis examines the link between social discrimination and structural violence in Mohsin Hamids novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Ĭhangez is living an immigrant’s dream of America. As dusk deepens to night, he begins the tale that has brought them to this fateful encounter. Mohsin Hamid: ‘It’s important not to live one’s life gazing towards the future’ The Pakistani novelist, who has lived in the UK and US, has been well placed to write such prescient books as Exit. ![]() ![]() Hamid has done something extraordinary with this novel.” - Washington PostĪt a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American stranger. “Extreme times call for extreme reactions, extreme writing. the 9/11 in Mohsin Hamids The Reluctant Fundamentalist: Critical Analysis. ![]() A Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year Mohsin Hamid has very skillfully highlighted the issues of mimicry and quest. ![]()
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