The Reluctant Fundamentalist Monologuw Essay - 867 Words

ESL TEXT RESPONSE ESSAY – The Reluctant Fundamentalist The novel is presented in the form of one man’s monologue. Discuss the effects of this narrative structure. 808 words ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ by Mohsin Hamid uses the narrative technique monologue, which is a long uninterrupted speech of a character directly addressing another character or the audience. The use of monologue facilitates Hamid’s viewpoints to go across the reader effortlessly. The effect of the usage of monologue is that Hamid engages the reader directly drawing them into the narrative by the creation of a nameless American character who mirrors the audience. Another outcome of using monologue is that it silences American’s point of view and therefore Hamid†¦show more content†¦Monologue explicitly silences American point of view. â€Å"As a society, you were unwilling to reflect up on the shared pain that united you with those who attacked you.† Changez tells his listener that he believes that America has no capacity to see itself as a part of the wider world. By giving a voice to Changez, who embody a Pakistani or non- American point of view, the novel turns the situation and answer back to America. By the usage of monologue ESL TEXT RESPONSE ESSAY – The Reluctant Fundamentalist The novel is presented in the form of one man’s monologue. Discuss the effects of this narrative structure. 808 words Hamid is giving his message that it the time for the non-American to speak and share their feelings related to 9/11 attack to the world. Criticising the American campaign in Afghanistan, Changez illustrates â€Å"the partisan and sports events like coverage given to the mismatch between the American bombers with their twenty- first century weaponry and ill- equipped and ill-fed Afghan tribes men.† The American voice that has been loudest, most pervasive voice in the international media since September 11 is silenced in the novel. Through the novel and by the usage of monologue Hamid point out that it is not only Americans who has their interpretation of 9/11 attack, the rest of the world has also their own perceptions on the event. The employment of monologue also creates an unreliable narrator. â€Å"There is no reason why this incident