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THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST Arbeitsmaterialien zu Chapter 5 Vorschläge zur Romanalyse Arbeitsblätter mit Lösungen Zusatztexte The Reluctant Fundamentalist CHAPTER 5 The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid CHAPTER 5 Arbeitsgrundlage ist die Penguin Ausgabe von 2008 Adapting to a changing world Changez use of animal imagery Point out Changez description how animals adapt to a more urban environment. pp71 71 Point out the reactions of some of Changez relatives to their decline in a changing world . p.81 . Compare your findings. Reactions to a more urban environment bats successful urban dwellers swift enough to escape detection and canny enough to hunt among the crowds ability to navigate the cityscape avoiding collisions skillfully flying foxes larger than bats found in the countryside only fireflies bumping against windows unable to comprehend the glass barrier butterflies splatter on windshields of passing automobiles hurled to death against Lahore s newer offices and plazas lacking the radar and agility of the bats survivors HINT like Changez and the American p.72 belonging to a dreamier world incompatible with the pollution and congestion of a modern metropolis extinct in New York and Manila at an earlier stage Changez successful career in New York adapting to American lifestyle competing in American society eager to avoid verbal and social blunders Reactions to family s economic decline some of Changez s relatives some of my relatives held onto imagined memories the way homeless people hold on to lottery tickets EXTENDED SIMILE imagined memories clinging to a virtual past lottery tickets slight changes of success homeless extreme poverty nostalgia their crack cocaine ALLITERATION METAPHOR relatives compared to drug addicts unable to function in society eventually destroyed by the drug Changez childhood littered with the consequences of their addiction littered IMAGE of discarding rubbish spoiling the environment Changez childhood affected by unserviceable debts squabbles over inheritances the odd alcoholic or suicide symptoms of failure and lacking initiative parallels between the reactions in animal world and the human world the description of the animals reactions LITERAL LEVEL describe the reactions in Changez family as well FIGURATIVE LEVEL Changez likes bats and the American finds them creepy. p.71 Changez torn between two worlds adhering to the American world flight to Manila pp.72 73 full of self satisfaction at his success first class flight and service James Bond like but younger darker and possibly better paid feeling superior to film character flirtatious flight attendant reaction to Manila s superiority p.74 act and speak like an American AIM Filipinos respect IMAGE military term of Amerians as members of the officer class of global business superior and in command MEANS no respect for older Filipino executives going against his dignity feeling troubled and ashamed BUT condoning his arrogant behaviour his genuine aptitude for work adhering to the Pakistani world arrival in Manila shocked at finding Manila s economic wealth closer to that of New York Manila a city in the East outperformed Lahore EXTENDED SIMILE HYPERBOLE p.75 confident long distance runner surprisingly lapped by the slowest not the fastest runner assessing his arrogant behaviour rude and inconsiderate behaviour cutting to the front of a queue denying Lahore and naming New York as place of origin ANAPHORA I learned 3x emphasizes his initial difficulty at implementing his overbearing manners praise for his work feeling powerful part of a team shaping the future BUT feeling disoriented INNER CONFLICT Episode Changez in the limousine and Filipino driver of the jeepney small bus SYMBOLISM Filipino in the small bus at the wheel his undisguised hostility his obvious and intimate dislike Changez and Filipino share Third World BUT sensibility feeling inferior angry SYMBOLISM Changez in the rich American world as a passenger staring back getting angry maintaining eye contact Changez wins staring contest Changez in the limousines with foreigners his colleagues with fair hair and light eyes Changez feeling closer to the Filipino driver BEGINNING ALIENATION aware of being play acting BEGINNING CHANGE ALLEGIANCE desire to go home like the people in the street outside unsettled and sleepless at first long working hours to fight insomnia IDENTITY USA job success Erica love CRISIS PAKISTAN home sense of belonging Changez post 9 11 experiences Describe Changez experiences after 9 11 . What effect will these incidents have on his identity crisis. Consider the title of the novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Manila airport escorted by armed guards to a room embarrassing strip search pink boxer shorts with teddy bears p.85 last person to board the plane worried fellow passengers EFFECT on Changez uncomfortable in my own face aware of being under suspicion feeling guilty trying to be nonchalant makes him stiff and selfconscious New York airport different queues at immigration control office colleagues Americans Changez foreigners hostile interview by immigration officer with a mastery of English inferior to mine p.86 Changez smile ignored secondary inspection in a room with a tattooed man in handcuffs team did not wait for Changez Changez returns to Manhattan alone ..I suspected my Pakistaniness was invisible cloaked by my suit my expense account and most of all by my companions p.83 racial profiling at airport discrimination stereotyping self fulfilling prophecy stereotyping affects Changez s behaviour so that he acts according to people s expectations regular inspection process for entry harassment Changez feels intellectually and economically superior to the female officer failed attempt to win her over Changez reduced to the status of a criminal indifferent colleagues impatient Changez is on his own but Changez status and its recognition depends on his colleagues EFFECT The title The Reluctant Fundamentalist suggests that Changez was unwilling disinclined or hesitant to adopt this attitude. 9 11 coincided with his identity crisis. His experiences after 9 11 racial profiling prejudice suspicion harassment determined his future life. Losing Erica and his job means he has severed his only links to his American life leaving him Pakistan as only choice. Changez smile at watching the disaster of 9 11 Suggest reasons why Changez smiles when he watches the twin towers of New York s World Trade Center collapse. Die erstaunliche Reaktion von Chanez kann mit der Lerngruppe diskutiert werden. ALTERNATIVE Um wenig diskussionsfreudige Lerngruppen zu sprachlichen ußerungen zu ermutigen können die Textstellen aus dem Roman mit Hilfe eines Arbeitsblatts in kleineren Lerngruppen kommentiert werden. Die Zwischenräume dienen Anmerkungen z.B oder Kommentaren. Zur Vorbereitung für speaking tests sollten Schüler bewusst ein Repertoire an Floskeln für Diskussionen einsetzen. Jede sprachliche ußerung muss sich auf die vorherige ußerung beziehen. Ein Schüler der Gruppe überwacht die Einhaltung der Regeln. Abschließend können dann Gründe für Changez unerwartete Reaktion genannt werden Why makes Changez smile when watching the disaster of 9 11 unpalatable story p.81 wrong term wrong expectations aware of wrong reaction slaughter of thousands of innocents p.83 aware of the extent of the disaster aware of suffering perplex at his pleased reaction p.83 subconscious mind but reaction still wrong I feigned shock and anguish p.84 hypocrite smile despicable reaction p.83 aware of own shocking behaviour my initial reaction was to be remarkably pleased p.83 shocking but only first spontaneous reaction. second thoughts my thoughts were not with the victims of the attack p.83 no empathy different attitude now death on television moves Changez e.g. fictitious characters familiar through watching episodes of a series p.83 paradox virtual suffering more moving than real suffering relieved to be worried for Erica ....allowed him to share anxiety of his colleagues and ignore initial sense of pleasure anxiety limited to girlfriend playacting pretending dishonest American s disgust his clenched fists p.83 Changez s provocation no sociopath p.83 a person with an antisocial personality disorder exaggerated term for inappropriate reaction not indifferent to the suffering of others examples of empathy suffering with a relative and charity donating money p.83 no sociopath focus on symbolism America brought to her knees p.83 gloating malicious pleasure more important than victims reproach joy at video clips showing US army destroying enemies Changez is turning American s displeasure p.84 weaker term than hateful to hear s.b. gloat over one s country s misfortune evokes American s aggressive gesture disgust reader is more disgusted p.84 common reaction tables different point of view desire to see America harmed no justification as he isindebted to America Changez infatuated with an American woman p.84 emotional ties product of American university earning a lucrative American salary p.84 grateful I was not at war with America p.84 no hostile attitude WORKSHEET Changez torn between two worlds adhering to the American world flight to Manila pp.72 73 adhering to the Pakistani world arrival in Manila reaction to Manila s superiority p.74 assessing his arrogant behaviour Episode Changez in the limousine and Filipino driver of the jeepney small bus WORKSHEET Effect of Changez post 9 11 experiences Describe Changez experiences after 9 11 . What effect will these incidents have on his identity crisis. Consider the title of the novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Manila airport escorted by armed guards to a room embarrassing strip search pink boxer shorts with teddy bears p.85 last person to board the plane worried fellow passengers EFFECT on Changez uncomfortable in my own face aware of being under suspicion feeling guilty trying to be nonchalant makes him stiff and selfconscious New York airport different queues at immigration control office colleagues Americans Changez foreigners hostile interview by immigration officer with a mastery of English inferior to mine p.86 Changez smile ignored secondary inspection in a room with a tattooed man in handcuffs team did not wait for Changez Changez returns to Manhattan alone ..I suspected my Pakistaniness was invisible cloaked by my suit my expense account and most of all by my companions p.83 EFFECT Worksheet Changez smile at watching the disaster of 9 11 Discuss these passages from the novel. Why makes Changez smile when watching the disaster of 9 11 unpalatable story p.81 slaughter of thousands of innocents p.83 perplex at his pleased reaction p.83 I feigned shock and anguish p.84 smile despicable reaction p.83 my initial reaction was to be remarkably pleased p.83 my thoughts were not with the victims of the attack p.83 death on television moves Changez e.g. fictitious characters familiar through watching episodes of a series p.83 relieved to be worried for Erica ....allowed him to share anxiety of his colleagues and ignore initial sense of pleasure no sociopath p.83 a person with an antisocial personality disorder not indifferent to the suffering of others examples of empathy suffering with a relative and charity donating money p.83 focus on symbolism America brought to her knees p.83 American s disgust his clenched fists p.83 American s displeasure p.84 hateful to hear s.b. gloat over one s country s misfortune p.84 reproach joy at video clips showing US army destroying enemies desire to see America harmed Changez infatuated with an American woman p.84 product of American university earning a lucrative American salary p.84 I was not at war with America p.84 PHRASES FOR DISCUSSIONS Expressing your opinion I think I don t think.... In my opinion .... To my mind ...... I m not sure if... I m convinced that .... Personally I feel that .... I believe that ... Hesitating phrases ....well...actually... ....you know .....you see... ....it s like this... ....it s sort of..... it s kind of.... ...the thing is.... ...what I m trying to say is... ...what I mean is .... Agreeing ...Yes that s right...Yes you re right.. That s how I feel about it too.... That s a good point..... Disagreeing Yes but on the other hand ... That s not the way I see it. That s not what I think. I agree with you entirely.... I m of the same opinion as NAME you Asking for more information Can you explain that What do you mean exactly Could you give me an example Could you be more specific That may be the case but.... I think you may be wrong here... Asking somebody s opinion What do you think about... How do you feel about... What s your opinion about.... How do you see this matter The rock pool Erica s simile to describe Changez I found this rock pool. Do you like rock pools I love them. They re like little worlds. Perfect self contained transparent. They look they re frozen in time. The tide rises and a wave crashes in and they start all over again with new fish left behind. ... I spent the entire afternoon there It was kind of surreal. Made Simile of little world describes the impression Changez makes on other people he is detached keeps to himself a loner Enumeration Asyndeton lists his features me think of you. pp.78 79 faultless reserved easily seen through open and candid. rising tide symbolizes change crashing waves forceful events they initiate a new beginning. new fish illustrate the new elements which determine a completely different development Explain Erica s idea of Changez illustrated with this simile. Erica s premonition of Changez development after 9 11. The aftermath of the disaster will change the polite reserved successful young man. More stylistic devices I do not find them creepy indeed I quite like them p.71 antithesis emphasis on contrast between the American s and Changez reactions to bats emphasis swift enough to escape.. canny enough to hunt ... p.72 parallelism I was a veritable James Bond p.72 sense of self satisfaction cosmic openness p.75 metaphor alliteration euphemism sharing the features of a film character emphasis more pleasant phrase to say complete emptiness we worked...we interviewed...we passed...we gathered....we compared...we built perhaps I thought his wife has just left him...perhaps he resents... perhaps he simply does not like.. a diet of emails fermented grape juice anaphora we parallelism anaphora emphasis on routine work of the Underwood Samson team emphasis on reasons suggested by Changez food imagery describing scarcity of emails rewording the term wine amusing effect metaphor paraphrase WORKSHEET The rock pool Erica s simile to describe Changez I found this rock pool. Do you like rock pools I love them. They re like little worlds. Perfect self contained transparent. They look they re frozen in time. The tide rises and a wave crashes in and they start all over again with new fish left behind. ... I spent the entire afternoon there It was kind of surreal. Made me think of you. pp.78 79 Explain Erica s idea of Changez illustrated with this simile. More stylistic devices I do not find them creepy indeed I quite like them p.71 swift enough to escape.. canny enough to hunt ... p.72 I was a veritable James Bond p.72 sense of self satisfaction cosmic openness p.75 we worked...we interviewed...we passed...we gathered....we compared...we built perhaps I thought his wife has just left him...perhaps he resents... perhaps he simply does not like.. a diet of emails fermented grape juice Vergleich Jim and Changez wurde bereits in Chapter 1 Question 4 kurz angesprochen Comparing Jim and his prot g Changez Jim and Changez similaritiesself made men meritocracy no social privilege brilliant students academic success working at night to pay for education pretending to be well off hiding poverty ambitious hungry career minded feeling out of place at the start of career sharks p.80 ruthless dangerous constantly watchful cool customers p.80 staying calm not revealing emotions even in a difficult situation Changez confirms Jim s views when he hesitates to agree to Jim s claim that they both feel as intruders a confession that implicates its audience Reject it and you slight the confessor accept it and you admit your guilt. p.80 Jim family first from family to go to college growing up on the other side social barrier wrong side of the track poor low status neighborhood I was outside the candy store looking in...in America how matter how poor you are TV gives you a good view p.81 media present luxuries out of his reach Jim upwardly mobile movement a man of substance differences Changez family academic family professionals growing up on the other side ethnic barrier cf. wall between East and West in Greece p.26 I had grown up on its threshold of the candy store as its door was being shut p.81 nostalgic memories remind family of lost wealth financial problems but high social status Changez trying to reverse downwardly mobile movement On the surface Jim and Changez the new hire he takes under his wing seem very similar because their share the same experiences at the start of their career. The dissimilarities in their social and ethnic background will affect their objectives and their development. WORKSHEET Comparing Jim and his prot g Changez Jim and Changez similarities Jim family growing up on the other side differencesfamily Changez growing up on the other side I was outside the candy store looking in...in America how matter how poor you are TV gives you a good view p.81 I had grown up on its threshold of the candy store as its door was being shut p.81 a man of substance Conclusion Changez attempts to expose the American s identity In chapter 1 Changez is curious about the strange American s mission. Point out differences in his inquiries in chapter 4. you are well traveled for an American for a person of any country p.73 American is offended angered but not surprised p.86 Changez and the American have never met but the American seems to know him. p.86 American is not a typical tourist American s anger and feeling offended can be expected but why is he not surprised Changez hints at the effect that their encounter was deliberate not random. American has been informed about Changez. 3 x perhaps stereotyping because of appearance beard listener following the arc of his tale with the uncanny skill of a skeet shooter Schießen auf Tontauben ellipsis allusion to shooting stereotyping elliptic phrase leaves out the most important suggestion Changez explains his suspicions and get more insistent in his inquiries about the American s mission. references to bats at the beginning and end of the chapter BACKGROUND MATERIAL AND ALTERNATIVES 1 Diskussion vorbereitet durch placemat Aufgabe Changez must be grateful to America a scholarship for a university education at an lite university equal opportunities in the competition for a well paid job successful career at a prestigious firm treated as an equal by friends and colleagues welcomed in Erica s family American girlfriend 2 Changez before 9 11 a case story for successful immigration Milton Gordon describes different stages of assimilation in American life Changez s smile at watching 9 11 Changez is ungrateful 1 2 Acculturation immigrants absorb the culture of America language values and beliefs cultural norms behaviour patterns they begin to act American Integration assimilation in secondary relationships immigrants become involved in American society they are integrated into social political economic and cultural institutions public level 3 Integration assimilation in primary relationships immigrants become involved in American society they are integrated into cliques clubs and friendship groups private level Milton Gordon Assimilation in American Life The Role of Race Religion and National Origins Google eBook Oxford University Press 1964 p.71 Check Changez assimilation in American life. Is he a success story for successful immigration Give reasons for you answer. Check you town or area for similar cases of more or less successful integration. 3 Anti American sentiments EINSTIEG Zwei Cover von Newsweek NEWSWEEK 14th October 2001 http www.u.arizona.edu sung ima ges hate.jpg NEWSWEEK 31st January 2000 http cgi.ebay.fr Newsweek 31 01 2000 Honk if you hateAmerica 370652884226 pt BEFR Litt C3 A9rature Loisirs 1 hash item564ca22d02 photo of a small Arab boy holding a toy gun headline WHY THEY HATE US subtitle The Roots of Islamic RageAnd What We Can Do About It. photo of a fat cowboy in an American flag T shirt with his belly hanging out headline Honk I You Hate America subtitle Buddy or Bully Rethinking the Role of the United States Fareed Zakira s Artikel The Politics Of Rage Why Do They Hate Us Newsweek 14th October 2001 findet man im Internet http www.thedailybeast.com newsweek 2001 10 14 the politics of rage why do they hate us.html mit detaillierte Analysefragen www.daniellazar.com 2Fwp content 2Fuploads 2Fwhy do they hate usquestions.doc ei EeNhUKG9CMen4gSp oDgDA usg AFQjCNEqNTiJFKSXsbjyiI74ZBoqV1ZM Hg Immediately after 9 11 among the public outcry and demands for retaliation some voices in the media presented some reasons underlying anti American sentiments. Which of these views does Changez share. TEXTS What causes anti American sentiments. Which of these views does Changez share Paul Kennedy Has the US lost its way The Observer 3rd March 2002 http www.guardian.co.uk world 2002 mar 03 usa. georgebush Americans are asking why do they hate us They hate what we see right here in this chamber Bush George W. Address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American People. September 20 2001 http www.whitehouse.gov news releases 2001 09 20010 920 8.html The disproportionate feelings http www.thedailybeast.com newsweek 2001 10 14 thepolitics of rage why do they hate us.htm Fareed Zakaria The Politics Of Rage Why Do They Hate Us Newsweek 14th October 2001 Rather this anti Americanism debate principally concerns globalization http www.guardian.co.uk world 2002 mar 11 september 11.usa3 Madeleine Bunting America s long shadow The Guardian 11th March 2002 America s anxieties have changed. At first after 11 September the dinner party question was Why don t they like us Now Americans ask Why aren t they like us .... http www.independent.co.uk voices commentators felipe fernandez armesto not everyone wants to be anamerican 659096.html Felipe Fernandez Armesto Not everyone wants to bean American The Independent 2nd February 2002 Textstellen aus urheberrechtlichen Gründen entfernt 4 Muslim Americans after 9 11 EINSTIEG Cartoons a Broad Brush Sep 16 2001 by Jim Borgman Cincinnati Enquirer http borgman.cincinnati.com Search.aspx dt 2001 9 16 Uncle Sam holding a paper with the headline How to Respond a man in front of a world map is painting all the Arab countries red with a broad brush CAPTION Your brush to broad for this business son b I hate them too by Daryl Cagle MSNBC.com Sep 16 2001 http www.politicalcartoons.com cartoon 4d415385 e1a7 44ef 8155 bae036badb9e.html An American and an Arab girl with a headscarf sitting on a bench the girl s words I hate them too c Tony Auth 14th September 2001 First picture Two redneck Americans in front of TV with images of 9 11 shouting What kind of blindhatred can cause people to be so evil Second picture both Americans on the move with clenched fists shouting Let s go beat up some Arabs keine Fundstelle im Internet eigene Kopie kann aus urheberrechtlichen Gründen hier nicht veröffentlicht werden d Carlson 18th September 2001 Street scene on the left a show with a broken window its door open graffiti Arabs out of US Die three men beating up a person already lying on the ground Speech bubbles MAN 1 This ll show this Arab how we deal with sum who attack innocent people MAN 2 He s from India. MAN 3 Close enough keine Fundstelle im Internet eigene Kopie kann aus urheberrechtlichen Gründen hier nicht veröffentlicht werden e Mike Thompson 20th September 2002 2 cases of stereotyping racist Southern woman versus Muslim American http i.timeinc.net time cartoons 20020920 4.jpg TEXTS In diesen Texte werden Erfahrungen muslimischer Amerikaner nach kurz 9 11 geschildert. a NEWS STORY Nervous pilots order off Arab passengers by Anthony Browne The Observer 23rd September 2001 http www.guardian.co.uk world 2001 sep 23 september11.terrorism2 Hier können gut Unterschiede zu einem Kommentar herausgearbeitet warden EDITORIALS AND COMMENTS b In defense of brown skinned Americans by Anna Scolaro Orlando Sentinel 23rd September 2001 http articles.orlandosentinel.com 2001 09 23 news 0109220023 1 america is america malesglares c I am not the enemy by Reshma Memon Yaqub Washington Post 14th September 2001 http www.barrynethomepage.com bmnet000 010918.shtml d Racism isn tjust black and white anymore by Kathleen Parker The Daily Courier 19th September 2002 http townhall.com columnists kathleenparker 2002 09 18 racism isnt just black and white anymore zusammen mit Karikatur Mike Thompson 20th September 2002 2 cases of stereotyping racist Southern woman versus Muslim American http i.timeinc.net time cartoons 20020920 4.jpg berreaktion einer Südstaatlerin angesichts eines Gesprächs von 3 jungen Männern die arabisch aussehen e Muslim and American by Jafar Siddiqui The Seattle Times 14th September 2001 http community.seattletimes.nwsource.com archive date 20010914 slug siddiq14 f Muslim Americans still bear brunt of backlash by Jafar Siddiqui The Seattle Times 10th September 2002 http community.seattletimes.nwsource.com archive date 20020910 slug siddiqui10 g The Constitution also protects Muslims in America by Jafar Siddiqui The Seattle Times 6th July 2005 http community.seattletimes.nwsource.com archive date 20050706 slug snosiddiqui06 Klasse 9 Klasse 10 Klasse 11 Englisch Sekundarstufe A. Lenhardt Patz Arbeitsvorschläge THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST Chapter 5