Raving Fans Ken Blanchard Culminating Activity Book Report Table of Contents Page 3 – Introduction Page 3 and 4 - Summary of the main points Page 4 and 5 – Concept relating to the main point of the book Page 5 and 6 – Personal reflection Page 7 – Work cited Raving Fans Ken Blanchard’s Raving Fans is a book based upon a revolutionary approach to customer service. The main character, referred to as “The Area Manager” is new to his job and doesn’t know where to start. Fortunately for him, he’s paid a visit to by his Fairy Godmother, known as “Charlie”. Charlie’s purpose is to show The Area Manager the three magic secrets of creating raving fans, the ultimate in customer service. Charlie stresses that just having satisfied customers isn’t good enough anymore, and that the key to a successful business is to create raving fans.
However, during a series of psychologically confronting events, Changez’s understanding of his inner world is gradually transformed, and he eventually accepts that he belongs in Pakistan. His love affair with the"dream"-America is over. Nevertheless, it is a long and arduous task for Changez, as he seeks to discover a sense of his own self and of the internal connections between his personal and political ideology. Changez's life journey encompasses his understanding of the need for spiritual development.As a"reluctant fundamentalist", Changez is forced to strip back the layers of his personal and professional life to see his situation with more clarity. This new clarity also reveals something fundamental about America that he, and perhaps readers, must come to terms with in the course of the novel.
He dislikes ackly for the simple reason that he has bad hygiene and it annoys Holden. This small annoyance is something that most people would be able to get over but Holden has a habit of dwelling on these minor problems he has with everybody and not being able to get over them. With Stadlater just the fact that he took Jane out on a date and Holden has a secret crush on her, even though he hasn't seen her in years and there is no way for Stadlater to know that. Holden insists on disliking him for that small
Holden describes Stradlater as a sexy bastard and maybe think that Jane is too much of an innocent girl. This could be a sign of his post traumatic stress disorder that he developed after Ally’s death. Session analysis: Holden was pressured to do Stradlaters homework which he clearly did not want too. Holden has a problem of saying no or telling people what to do. He is showing how he just wants to be left alone sometimes.
In The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Mohsen Hamid explores the importance of power in his protagonist, Changez’s personal life, as well as the political engagement between the nations. Like the other characters, Changez in particular is continuously searching for power and tries not to resist change throughout the novel as he concedes that “power comes from becoming change”. However, his interpretation of power at the end is considerably different from it at the beginning of the text or perhaps his strategy changes to achieve the power. His education, experiences and his growth in different landscapes and in America in particular is the main reason behind this shift in perspective. To obtain his initial power he travels to America as a “lover of America” and “focus[es] on the fundamentals” whereas, finally he refuses to be a “modern-day janissary, a servant of American empire” and as anti-American in Pakistan “[his] days of focusing on fundamentals [is] done”.
This links to the film ‘An Education’ where David is describing Jenny, “Isn’t it wonderful to find someone who wants to find out new things”. The difficulties of Rita’s moving into the world are immediately obvious to the audience in the first scene, act one. The stuck door is a metaphor for the effort required to make a change. Rita’s quest for education begins with a physical difficulty to overcome and continues with her being challenged by emotional difficulties. Rita is uncomfortable in the first scene because she is in unfamiliar situation.
I oughta go down and say hello to her, at least” (32). It is obvious that Holden has some interest in Jane and that she may have some interest in him but Holden can’t even bring himself to go say hello to her. Throughout the rest of the novel, Holden reminisces about Jane and is often tempted to call her and go on a date with her but often finds excuses not to call her. A similar situation is had with Sally Hayes. At first, despite his constant urge to call people and communicate with them, he resists calling Sally because her mom doesn’t like him.
Although Edna has taken control of her own life, she is still not happy with her life because of the many different types of love she has experienced. Alcee loves her but she only uses him as an affair while her husband is doing business. Robert truly loves her, and she felt the same way about him, but he can’t have her, because her husband already owns her. Edna doesn’t want to be owned by anyone, but no matter how many times she rebels and takes control of things, men still think of her as a possession. Edna ends her life in search for herself, and her
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Moshin Hamid is a dramatic monologue that, is half-conversation and half story, this allows a complex and engaging puzzle which challenges readers about the very nature of fundamentalism. At the beginning of his personal life journey, and as a self professed lover of America, Changez sees his newly adopted home as a place of possibility and ‘magical vibrancy’, his loyalty to America is the catalyst to his personal American dream. However, during a series of psychologically confront events, such as 9/11, Changez’s understanding of his inner world is gradually transformed, and he eventually accepts that he belongs in Pakistan. His love affair with the dream is over. Changez initially places his identity within the context of fulfilling his personal American Dream.
Mohsin Hamid’s dramatic monologue, The Reluctant Fundamentalist tells the story of a young Pakistani man who is consumed by the status of America and becomes immersed in the American way of life. The narrator, Changez is unsure of who he is, and whilst certain personality traits remain, his sense of identity is changed significantly by the novel’s conclusion. America is the country that Changez becomes enamoured and then disillusioned with. This turbulent emotional journey is reflected in Changez’s professional and personal relationships. At first, he is enchanted by the beautiful Erica, with whom he attempts to pursue a romantic relationship; likewise, he is enticed by the career and status opportunities that elite valuation firm Underwood Samson offers.