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THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST

FUNCTION OF THE CHAPTERS. THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST. MOHSIN HAMID. Chapter seven Chapter eight Chapter nine Chapter ten Chapter eleven Chapter twelve. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Chapter one Chapter two Chapter three Chapter four Chapter five Chapter six. CHAPTER ONE.

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THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST

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  1. FUNCTION OF THE CHAPTERS THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST MOHSIN HAMID

  2. Chapter seven Chapter eight Chapter nine Chapter ten Chapter eleven Chapter twelve TABLE OF CONTENTS • Chapter one • Chapter two • Chapter three • Chapter four • Chapter five • Chapter six

  3. CHAPTER ONE • To introduce theprotagonist • To set the narrative structure • Toofferthereader a keytoreadthenovel • To show racismandprejudice

  4. CHAPTER TWO • To introduce Erica • To show thedifferencesbetweenIslamicandAmericancostumesandcultures • To put into evidencethedifferencesbetweensocialclasses • To underlinePakistanisandAmericans' commonaspects • To show thedifferentcostumes in Lahorebetweenoldandnewgeneration

  5. CHAPTER THREE • To put into evidence American culture andtechnology • To show Americaneconomicpower • To show Americanmentality (meritocracy) • To make a comparisonbetween America and Pakistan: open mind versus strictmentality • To underline Pakistani are strictlyconnectedwiththeirhistoryandtraditions

  6. CHAPTER FOUR • To present thethemeofprejudice • To show thecosmopolitan nature of New York • To make a comparisonbetweenthepoorclassandtherichone • To underlinethedifferencesbetween Pakistani sobrietyandAmericancostumes • To introduce Chris • To put into evidenceAmericanpatriotism • To introduce thethemeofracism

  7. CHAPTER FIVE • To show negative aspectsofindustrialisation (pollution) • To compare AmericanandPakistaniattitudesandmentalities • To underlineAmericaneconomicalfundamentalism • To dealwithprejudice • To denounce discriminationandracism • To show thefearofterrorism • To underlineIslamicfundamentalism

  8. CHAPTER SIX • To compare Pakistan and America • To makeconsiderationsabouthuman nature • To show some emotions: love, jealously, sadness, nostalgia • To putthefearofterrorism into evidence • To compare socialclasses • To make a comparisonbetween the male andfemale gender

  9. CHAPTER SEVEN • To show Americaneconomicalandculturalpower (economicalfundamentalism) • To compare America and Pakistan: foodandlanguage • To present theprotagonist'sidentity crisis • To show some emotions: love, jealousy, nostalgia

  10. CHAPTER EIGHT • To analyse some aspectsof thehumanmind: feeling of nostalgia andidentity crisis • To dealwithracismanddiscrimination • To show Americaneconomicalfundamentalism • To dealwithprejudice

  11. CHAPTER NINE • To show theprotagonist 's confusion: he lives betweentwocultures • To underlinetheimportanceof the family in the Pakistani culture • To introduce thethemeofpatriotism • To compare Americanand Pakistani problems: terrorismversus a war on nationalterritory • To show some emotions: love, jealousy,nostalgia, senseofinferiority, sadness, andsenseofloss

  12. CHAPTER TEN • To show theproblemofstereotypes • To underline some aspectsof the humanmind: needof love andinteriorconflict • To show Americaneconomicalfundamentalism

  13. CHAPTER ELEVEN • To dealwithmeritocracy • To denounce theproblemofracism • To putpatriotism into evidence • To exaltthechoicetorefuseevery kind offundamentalism • To show some emotions: contrastbetweenhopeanddesperation

  14. CHAPTER TWELVE • To denounceprejudiceanddiscrimination • To denounce warandterrorism • To illustrate Americanpolicy • To focus on thepowerof education

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