The Representation of Two Different World- Views Through the Use of Dramatic Monologue: An Analysis of Mohsin Hamid's Reluctant Fundamentalist

Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between two cultures,two world views and two  civilizations, and how they feel towards one a nother  through discussing the Pakstani writer, Mohsin Hamid's  Reluctunt Fundamentalist  which  was  nominated in 2007.This novel  goes into the heart of what may be the most important issue of the time, the clash of civilizations. Hamid's  use of dramatic monologue is a unique achievement, and it makes the novel  one of the most prolific and successful  novels written after sep 11. I will examine through this technique the transformation of  a  Muslim Pakistani man  from an  initial infatuation, identification with America to a gradual estrangement and disenchantment with it .  .

The Reluctant Fundamentalist demonstrates  Hamid's own aggressive view of the West in a smart cover of fiction..It's aim is  to present the reader with a well-oriented explanation and details  of an Eastern immigrant in the West with all the difficulties  he goes through. It poses many questions some of which are not answered . They are left for the readers to interpret them according to the way he /she  reads the novel .