The Reluctant Fundamentalist – Writer’s Techniques (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Novel's literary genre
Novel's literary genre
Postmodern work using innovative narrative techniques
Primary narrative structure
Primary narrative structure
Dramatic monologue - Changez speaks to silent American
Effect of 'you' throughout
Effect of 'you' throughout
Makes reader complicit in American's perspective/reactions
Focalisation definition
Focalisation definition
Perspective through which events are filtered
'Fundamentals' irony
'Fundamentals' irony
Praises company fundamentals, echoing 'fundamentalist' label
Reverse Orientalism meaning
Reverse Orientalism meaning
Changez studies/critiques America; reverses usual dynamic
What Erica symbolises
What Erica symbolises
America - beautiful but damaged, living in past, unreachable
Janissary metaphor meaning
Janissary metaphor meaning
Betraying own identity to serve American imperial interests
Frame narrative structure
Frame narrative structure
Café conversation frames flashbacks to American experiences
Strategic ambiguity's purpose
Strategic ambiguity's purpose
Forces readers to examine their own biases about Muslims