Reluctant Fundamentalist Essay

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The Reluctant Fundamentalist Workbook Questions 1. In Chapter 1, Changez explains that his family belonged to the old aristocracy in Pakistan - though they are no longer wealthy, they still retain their social status. How important is it to Changez to regain what his family has lost? How does he hope to do that? Even though Changez family has retained their social status, Changez still finds it important to regain what his family has lost. He attempts to recover his family’s loss by “The only manner in which [he] could be of aid to them at that moment was to provide money, and this [he] did” It is highly important to him that he can bring back that wealth to his family to support them in time of need. Changez hopes to do this by going to Princeton and earn his money at Underwood Samson. Hamid can draw from his own experiences to give life to Changez as a character as Hamid also grew up in Lahore, attended Princeton and experienced poverty. Changez does end up supporting his family and regaining what they lost by working at Underwood Samson and sending some of his fortune back to his brother. 2. What do we learn about the American who sits across the table from Changez for most of the novel? And what do we never learn about this person? How does Hamid convey this information? In the novel we never really learn anything about the American since all we hear is Changez voice, however what is suggested through Changez is that the American is some kind of intelligence operative for the U.S. as Changez “noticed that [he was] looking for something; more than looking, in fact [he] seemed to be on a mission.” This is all we can gather from Changez monologue as well that he appears to be uncomfortable and anxious. We never learn who he really is or why he is having a conversation with Changez, and especially for so long. Also at the very end of the novel Hamid creates
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