Immigrant Experience (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Single-frame narrative in the novel
Single-frame narrative in the novel
Story filtered through one character's perspective - Changez
Unreliable narrator
Unreliable narrator
Storyteller whose account may be biased or self-serving
Date of 9/11 attacks
Date of 9/11 attacks
11th September 2001
9/11 death toll
9/11 death toll
Nearly 3,000 deaths including hijackers & first responders
Al-Qaeda leader
Al-Qaeda leader
Osama bin Laden (1957-2011), wealthy Saudi Arabian
Islamic caliphate definition
Islamic caliphate definition
Religious-political state ruled by supreme religious leader
Islamophobia definition
Islamophobia definition
Unfounded hostility towards Muslims with exaggerated fear
Religious fundamentalism
Religious fundamentalism
Belief that religion's founding text contains absolute truth
Market fundamentalism
Market fundamentalism
Belief in free-market capitalism with minimal regulation
Two fundamentalisms in novel
Two fundamentalisms in novel
Religious fundamentalism & market fundamentalism