Changez
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Changez is the introspective Pakistani narrator of Mohsin Hamid’s novel "The Reluctant Fundamentalist," whose experiences in post-9/11 America lead him to critically reassess his identity, loyalties, and relationship with the West.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| addresses | an unnamed American listener ⓘ |
| allegianceConflict | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegianceConflict | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Reluctant Fundamentalist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | September 11 attacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Mohsin Hamid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Princeton University ⓘ |
| experiences |
discrimination in the United States
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surveillance and suspicion after 9/11 ⓘ |
| feels |
disillusionment with American capitalism
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guilt over professional role in valuation and layoffs ⓘ |
| fictionalEthnicity | Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalReligion | Muslim ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerResidence | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
East–West relations
NERFINISHED
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cultural alienation ⓘ globalization ⓘ identity crisis ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ post-9/11 politics ⓘ |
| influences | student political activism in Lahore ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
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| literaryFunction |
frame narrator
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
first-person narrator
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protagonist ⓘ |
| narratorOf | The Reluctant Fundamentalist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Pakistani ⓘ |
| occupation | financial analyst ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithErica | romantic interest ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Erica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesIn | Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfNarration | Old Anarkali, Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
ambivalent attitudes toward the West
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critiques of American imperialism ⓘ postcolonial subjectivity ⓘ |
| teachesAt | a university in Lahore ⓘ |
| undergoes |
ideological transformation
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political radicalization ⓘ |
| worksFor | Underwood Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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