Millat Iqbal
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Millat Iqbal is a rebellious, conflicted British-Bangladeshi teenager in Zadie Smith’s novel "White Teeth," whose struggles with identity, culture, and belonging drive much of the book’s exploration of multicultural London.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| ancestralOrigin | Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | White Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
contemporary fiction
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
diaspora
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radicalization ⓘ second-generation immigrant experience ⓘ youth rebellion ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
cultural conflict
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identity crisis ⓘ multiculturalism in London ⓘ religion and secularism ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charismatic
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conflicted ⓘ impulsive ⓘ rebellious ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Zadie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalBackground | Muslim ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Bangladeshi
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British Bangladeshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Iqbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalAge | teenager ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | White Teeth universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | White Teeth (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Millat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Samad Iqbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Alsana Iqbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTwinSibling | Magid Iqbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Bengali
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
embodies tensions between tradition and modernity
ⓘ
represents complexities of British Muslim youth ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
major character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalIdentity | British ⓘ |
| publicationFirstAppearance | 2000 ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Willesden, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| sibling | Magid Iqbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
cultural expectations
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family expectations ⓘ religious identity ⓘ sense of belonging ⓘ |
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