1 / 8

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist. CHAPTER 1. Vocab. Framed narrative : story within a story, with the narrative shifting back and forth between the present storyteller and the story they tell .

fergus
Télécharger la présentation

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Reluctant Fundamentalist CHAPTER 1

  2. Vocab • Framed narrative: story within a story, with the narrative shifting back and forth between the present storyteller and the story they tell. • Monologue: long, uninterrupted speech of one character directly addressing another character or the audience. • Seems as though Changez is speaking directly to the reader but ALSO silences the American point of view. Answers back to America. • Procatalepsis: where the writer pre-empts the reader’s possible reactions to the story and attempts to defuse them. Egneedn’t be suspicious of my beard, (pre-empts racial prejudice)- I am a lover of America.

  3. Big words in chapter 1 • Courtesan - prostitute, esp. one whose clients are members of a royal court or men of high social standing. • Immured - imprisoned“a courtesan immured for loving a prince” • Pragmatic – practical, logical“pragmatic and effective, like so much of America” • Meritocracy – power because of merit, instead of class“invited into the ranks of meritocracy” • Aristocracy – nobility, upper classes “old European aristocracy • Exalted – high ranking, grand“They gave one a robust set of skills and an exalted brand name” • Tenacious - stubborn, persistent“I told him that I was tenacious” • Bourgeoisie – middle class “confronted by the ascendance of bourgeoisie”

  4. Layers to the narrative

  5. Chapter 1

  6. Setting • Setting plays an integral role in the narrative. • What is the effect of the cafe setting? • What comparisons does Changez make between America and Pakistan. Add this to your Venn Diagram.

  7. Language • Changez is very specific and deliberate in the words he uses to describe himself, America, Pakistan and when addressing the America. • mission • What are the implications of this word? • Why does Changez use it? • Why would the American be frightened of Changez’s beard? • What happens to suggest that Changez is not religious? • (p16)

  8. The American • Who is he? • Find quotes to support your interpretation. • Remember that, as a reader, you only have Changez’s descriptions and reactions to go off. • So perhaps the question is more accurately- • Who does Changez think he is?

More Related