The action unfolding in the café helps the reader to evaluate the complex cultural tensions and fears of the post 9/11 world. By playing on the suspicion of the reader, Mohsin Hamid attempts to explore imbedded feelings toward both America and the Middle East post 9/11 through a reversal of the usual relationship, providing a muted American character, and an expressive Pakistani one. As soon as the novel begins we are presented with a product of Western prejudices “Do not be frightened of my beard, I am a lover of America” and as the character of Changez begins to introduce himself, we see the convention of the one dimensional Islamic man constructed by the American media slip away. Changez is articulate, polite, and as he reveals, exclusively educated, attending Princeton, and holding modern values “yes, the women, too- are working professionals”. Yet, the lack of information about the “purpose” and “mission” of these two characters takes grip of the narrative and through allusions “not unlike
Appiah says “language helps shape common responses” (73). He gives you examples about how it is important to have conversation even if we do not always agree with what the other is saying it is still important to communicate. Appiah is a philosopher and uses a lot of his own ideas, personal stories, historical events, and current events to back up his essay. In “Making Conversation”, he introduces the idea of cosmopolitanism. He first introduces it by taking us back into history.
Although, both Amir and Rahim Khan tell their stories in a formal manner. Hosseini does this to add ferocity to the story, whilst the change of manner of voice suggests a significant change to the reader. Hosseini uses the change of voice to show a turning point within the story as Hassan is brought back to Amir’s memory. The whole chapter is spoken in Rahim Khan’s narrative and is mostly his dialogue in monologue, though readers understand that Amir is listening as he references his presence, ‘‘You’d recognise him.’’ The style of monologue helps tell the story personally so that the readers become involved and indulge in every detail. It also allows sole focus on the story Rahim Khan is telling, once again pointing to extreme significance and importance within the story.
Through the use of a dramatic monologue Changez is able to explore how he sees himself as he attempts to clarify his experiences in America. His constant use of metaphoric language further enhances the story as Hamid also questions the identity of America and Pakistan as nations. Hamid depicts Changez’s identity as being this on going battle, continuously crossing sides. As the novel is a dramatic monologue, Changez provides the American with a detailed account of his shifting identity. This is used to imply his awareness of the constant shift, however just how unpredictable and inconsistent it really was.
Furthermore, the author uses multiple examples such as Huckleberry Finn, stories from other countries, and even her own personal experience. The author uses the literary nonfiction genre point of view which is in first-person point of view. Point of view is the perspective from which a piece of writing is narrated. In the essay Nafisi, she used first-person point of view based on the story's tone, the narrator, and the meaning. First person point of view can be described as the narrator participates in the story's action and is the "I" of the story; however, this does not necessarily mean that the narrator is the protagonist.
Being introduced to the same character in multiple circumstances furthers the reader’s familiarity with the characters. In The House of the Spirits (THotS) we are told a story from two narrative perspectives, those of Alba and Esteban Trueba. Through Esteban we encounter things through first person, experiencing his life we see firsthand and feel as he does. On the other side of the spectrum we are shown how Alba’s narrating from her grandmother’s journals, recalling events from her Grandmother Clara Trueba’s perspective consequently only allowing that we meet Alba towards the end of the book, where it then changes to Alba’s perspective. Foreshadowing is a vital tactic narrators use to explain or hint
Write about some of the ways Fitzgerald tells the story in chapter two. Throughout the novel Fitzgerald uses a variety of techniques to draw the reader into the story, in chapter two there is a lot of evidence of these techniques being used. In particular he uses pathetic fallacy and symbolism as well as shock. The opening of chapter two is illustrated by a description of the valley of the ashes as Nick travels with Tom through the Valley of the Ashes to New York to meet Tom’s mistress, Myrtle. In the description, Fitzgerald uses pathetic fallacy at the very start to portray the moods and emotions of the time.
Who’s ever approach we apply, we must include the reader in our writing process. They need to have a sense that we had them in mind when we were creating our works. In “Writing for an Audience”, Linda Flower states there are three areas a writer needs to consider when addressing their readers, “the reader’s knowledge about the topic, his or her attitude towards it and his or her personal or professional needs”. (Flowers, 88) Compared to Howard Zinsser in “Simplicity”, who believes American writing is cluttered. As a society we tend to use “meaningless jargon” (98) to fill up our pages, talking around what we truly want to say.
When a writer writes analytically, they go into more depth of the original text. They tell us the reaction of the writer, and even begin to explain the writer’s thoughts. It’s simply a way of exploring what certain piece of writing means. This form of writing was introduced to simply get the reader to look at the material from a different perspective; to get the writer to thinking a little more in depth. When a writer reads text, they begin to make claims of their readings.
Commentary The main thematic link throughout my coursework is crime and punishment, in which I was inspired to write after reading “Stuart: A Life Backwards”, by Alexander Masters. The literary piece is a short story in the form of an epistolary novel entitled “Letters to Sarah”, where the non-literary piece is a newspaper article entitled “Rise in Female Juvenile Offenders” which would be published in The Big Issue magazine. Whilst both pieces convey similar messages of crime, the story focuses on the emotional principle of punishment, in which its purpose is to entertain and engross the reader by giving them a personal insight into the main character’s thoughts and feelings without interference from the author. The purpose of the article is to inform and address the reader about the rise in female juvenile offenders. Even though these pieces of text share the same theme, the target audience for the story is mainly aimed at young adults, whereas the article is aimed at a general public, such as adults aged 18 and above, who are well-educated and also for those who interested politics.