Daru Shezad
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Daru Shezad is the disillusioned, downward-spiraling protagonist of Mohsin Hamid’s novel "Moth Smoke," set against the backdrop of contemporary Lahore’s social and economic inequalities.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Moth Smoke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
disillusioned ⓘ impulsive ⓘ self-destructive ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Pakistani elite ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| createdBy | Mohsin Hamid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
crime
ⓘ
drug use ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| occupation | banker ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Moth Smoke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWith Mumtaz | love affair ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWith Ozi | friendship ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Mumtaz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ozi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary Lahore ⓘ |
| socialStatus | middle class ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
downward social mobility
ⓘ
urban disillusionment in Pakistan ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
class conflict
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ moral decay ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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