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THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST Arbeitsmaterialien zu Chapter 3 Arbeitsblätter zur Romananalyse mit Lösungen Arbeitsvorschläge und bung zu stylistic devices The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid Chapter 3 The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid Arbeitsgrundlage ist die Penguin Ausgabe von 2008 CHAPTER 3 Changez an immediate New Yorker but never an American Question1 Suggest reasons why Changez concludes I was in four and a half years never an American I was immediately a New Yorker. p.37 Changez in New York individual experience Changez arrival in New York coming home p.36 traffic reflects the equality of the crowd most New Yorkers are obliged to walk democratically urban no privileged drivers no hierarchy Changez hates the newly rich in Pakistan in the SUVs p.12 enjoys the old congested district of Lahore p.36 he encounters countrymen taxi drivers speak Urdu Pak Punjab Deli serves Indian and Pakistani food link between past and present South Asian float in a parade of gay and lesbians play a song which reminds of his cousin s wedding skin colour does not set him apart from other New Yorkers tourists take him for a New Yorker and ask for directions Changez in America national experience a Pakistani citizen in the US constant comparisons between Pakistan and the US trouble Changez p.38 admiring the office building higher than any two structures stacked one atop of the other in Lahore p.37 and the achievements of the most technologically advanced civilization p.38 makes him painfully aware of his country s inferiority he resents American superiority because 4000 years ago Pakistan belonged to culturally flourishing area whereas Europeans the future colonizers in America were illiterate barbarians p.38 American achievements make him ashamed of his country s decline cities...were laid out on grids and boasted underground sewers nowadays cities were largely unplanned unsanitary affairs p.38 Changez the individual immerses himself in New York life wholeheartedly he feels at home and welcome as an individual a young New Yorker with the city at his feet p.51 at the start of an exceptionally successful career. He has become part of New York s multicultural society whose ethnically and culturally diverse population adopts newcomers easily. On his first day at Underwood Samson Changez feels proud p.38 of his individual achievement of his being accepted at the prestigious form and forgets about is Pakistani identity. Later on during his strict schedule of the training Changez applies himself single mindedly to his objective to succeed at the firm. p.41 and compares himself and his fellow trainees to soldiers p.43 which triggers Wainwright s warning Beware of the dark side young Skywalker. p.43 As soon as Changez acts as a Pakistani citizen in the USA a country which offered him a university education and expects him to contribute his talents to American society p.4 he feels troubled resentful and ashamed at the disparity between both countries. The sharp decline of the flourishing civilization in ancient times when Western civilizations were inferior pains Changez and makes him grudge America its achievements in modern times. In this context Changez words may carry a new meaning. He describes the district Old Anarkali after the gates have been closed to shut out traffic. For people coming on the scene the place seems unchanged whereas a certain familiarity with the recent history of our surroundings...allows us to put the present into a much better perspective. Is this perspective really better Remember at the Greek fortress on Rhodes he is aware of being on the wrong side of the wall the defensive wall was built against the East his place of origin p.26 Wainright and Changez two trainees at Underwood Samson Compare and contrast Wainright and Changez the new trainees at Underwood Samson. DISCUSS Who is more like to succeed and who is more likely to fail Who has more chances to emulate Jim s role model Jim is the black managing director who hired Changez and Wainright Wainright and Changez similaritiesnon white Wainright is black father from Barbados Changez is Asian from Pakistan Ivy League graduates straight A students at elite universities ambitious hard working confident self satisfaction p.45 competitive by nature p.46 Wainright differencesChangez relaxed p.39 controlled aggression starts light hearted banter p.40 desire to succeed genial and irreverent determination tenacity universally well liked p.46 natural politeness extremely talented sense of formality he excelled in interpersonal a barrier to his peer but perfect exercises in the work context instinct for identifying the most British accent associated with important matters in a business wealth and power case p.46 functioning respectfully and with self respect in a hierarchical environment takes advantage of his foreignness a warrior p.50 ranked number 2 ranked number one enjoys the food at the Asian EPISODE feels empowered by expense restaurant account the credit card which is able to pay in cash when his credit card is not accepted in the Pak Punjab Deli allows him to spend in an hour more than his father earns in a day p.42 he cannot pay the bill because the owner does not accept credit cards his credit card is worthless in this surrounding he lavishes money though he criticized the American students in Greece for spending a lot of money fast feels out of place p.48 does not chat with the other guests leaves the party to watch the sea outside Jim makes him return to the party because Changez is hungry p.50 Changez is very determined but at the same time rigid single minded and unable to adapt to different situations. Wainwright however owns hard skills qualification knowledge teachable abilities as well as equally important soft skills the ability to deal with people and a positive flexible attitude . Changez is a loner he stresses his foreignness he even believes that he will benefit from being different. His superiors approve of his warrior like quality and rank him number one Wainright number 2. But any crisis will harm the formal and detached Changez far more than the more congenial Wainright because Changez personality makes him more vulnerable. When Wainright calls Changez a maverick p.39 someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action and who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct a rebel he shows surprising foresight. Changez transformation his less rigid attitude becomes obvious in the scene with the disfigured beggar in Lahore where against common knowledge that it is better to donate money to charities that address poverty p.45 he gives some coins to the beggar who is merely a symptom of poverty. In return he is offered the beggar s prayer. In New York however he once felt empowered when showing off his firm s credit card but he failed to pay his bill at the simple Pakistani restaurant. feels in his element p.49 dances with one of the associates EPISODE the summer party at Jim s house in The Hamptons More stylistic devices a steady tick tick tick p.35 onomatopoiea word imitating the sound describing the Americans anxiety brings to mind the behaviour of an extended simile animal of an animal that has ventured extended comparison too far from its lair p.35 predator or prey p.35 American at risk because he is far away from home in a strange environment harsh plosive sound of initial letter p emphasizes the contrast aggressor or victim alliteration antithesis After the closing of the gates the American feels trapped and acts more and more agitated because he wonders if he is the aggressor or the victim. As a foreigner he stands out among the locals and feels observed foreigner s sense of being watched p.35 the superiority of the mounted man over the man on foot p.36 alliteration literal meaning figurative meaning mounted man rider rider is higher than pedestrian rider is higher in the social hierarchy mounted man p.36 alliteration paraphrase rider shorn of hair and dressed in battle fatigues p.43 heart of the city We believe in being best out of the door p.39 soldier metaphor alliteration literal meaning figurative meaning emotional centre emphasis outside dismissed fighting for positions defending positions mental judo for business p.41 metaphor the waves were whispering alliteration emphasis WORKSHEET Wainright and Changez similarities Wainright differences Changez EPISODE in the Pak Punjab Deli EPISODE the summer party at Jim s house in The Hamptons More stylistic devices a steady tick tick tick p.35 brings to mind the behaviour of an animal of an animal that has ventured too far from its lair p.35 predator or prey p.35 the superiority of the mounted man over the man on foot p.36 mounted man p.36 shorn of hair and dressed in battle fatigues p.43 heart of the city We believe in being best out of the door p.39 mental judo for business p.41 the waves were whispering Klasse 10 Klasse 11 Klasse 12 Englisch Sekundarstufe A. Lenhardt Patz THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST Chapter 3 Mohsin Hamid Vorschläge zur Romananalyse