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The Reluctant Fundamentalist: Name the Character
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist: A, B, or C?
100
Really into frogs. Meet me in Japan during the seventeen century.
Matsuo Bashō
100
This term (from the German word "volk," which means "the people") describes short, popular narratives of unknown authorship that were originally transmitted orally,
folk tales
100
His Urdu name is an allusion to Genghis Khan.
Changez
100
This kind of fiction combines realism with ideas that strike us as "magical," but that were--or that remain--real for others. It often represents Indigenous (or local) interpretations of the world. Think of it as "matter-of-fact magic."
Magic realism
100
Harkening back to the Early Modern Period, during which time the emerging nations of Europe developed their economies by violently extracting resources and enslaving and displacing peoples from around the world, this term is still used to describe the actions of multi-national corporations and militaries who exert their presence abroad. Is it A) Fundamentalism, B) Imperialism, or C) American Exceptionalism?
B) Imperialism
200
If you like long ferry rides through Hades across the River Styx, sprinkle a few petals across my bow. P.S. Ezra Pound alludes to me in his poem "In the Station of the Metro."
Charon (or Karon), the ferrymen of Hades in Greek myth.
200
This term describes a form of narrative "re-cycling;" it is an extended, creative engagement with another work that is self-conscious, interpretive, and sometimes critical in its retelling of the original text.
adaptation
200
Changez's friend at Underwood Samson, this character encourages him to "focus on the fundamentals."
Wainwright
200
This type of writing (or painting) blends dream with reality to undermine rational thought. It challenges us to think about the boundary between the real and the imaginary. Salvador Dali's painting "The Persistence of Memory," in which he depicts clocks melting into a landscape is one example; Julio Cortázar's "The Continuity of Parks" is another.
surrealism
200
As a society," the narrator states in Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist, " you were unable to reflect upon the shared pain that united you with those who attacked you. You retreated into myths of your own difference [. . .]". Is he describing A) Fundamentalism, B) a meritocracy, or C) American Exceptionalism?
C) American Exceptionalism.
300
If you and a friend like fairy tales, my brother and I might make for great company, as we were instrumental in popularizing them, which led to the creation of children's literature as a genre.
Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859) Grimm.
300
Similar to fables and legends, this phrase describes short stories written for children that draw heavily on folklore.
a fairy tale
300
Near the beginning of the novel, the narrator describes this character as "stunningly regal" and as "an empress in waiting." Not long after, looking into her eyes, Changez realizes that "there was something broken behind them."
Erica
300
This kind of fiction depicts things as they are; it rejects the intervention of the supernatural or the fantastical. It also focuses on aspects of everyday life: local dialects, ordinary characters, and familiar settings.
realism
300
This term was uncommon until 1910, when two brothers, Milton and Lyman Stewart, published a twelve-volume body of writing that advocated for, among other things, a literal reading of the Bible. It has since become synonymous with an unwavering investment in the singularity of a particular truth. It is A) democracy B) meritocracy or C) fundamentalism.
C) fundamentalism.
400
Oh sure, I'm old, but I was once a member of Louis XIV's court, where the conduct and behaviour of young women was of paramount importance to me. Fair warning: you may be turned off by my didactic writing and conservatism.
Charle Perrault (1628-1703)
400
In the Haiku, this word alerts the reader to the season in which the poem is set.
Kigo
400
His mentor at Underwood Samson, this character feels a certain kinship with Changez, in part because he believes they both rose from humble beginnings and because of their shared status as outsiders.
Jim
400
This term describes the "cutting word" in a Haiku; it marks the abrupt shift from one image to the next.
kireji
400
This term describes a political philosophy based on individual merit. In a ______ , it is possible for deserving individuals to achieve economic self-realization through hard work. Is it A) a democracy b) A theocracy c) a meritocracy.
c) a meritocracy.
500
If you're really into the countryside, and if you don't mind staying up late with my kid and me as I watch the frost perform its secret ministry, I'm your guy.
Samuel Coleridge ("Frost at Midnight")
500
A kind of instructive writing whose purpose is to cultivate particular forms of behaviour. For example, stay on the path, don't talk to strangers, and be obedient. This is term is also synonymous with the beginnings of children's literature.
didactic writing
500
This publisher explains to Changez that the Janissaries were Christian boys who were captured and trained to fight for the Ottoman Empire.
Juan-Bautista
500
This literary device sees the author the author self-reflexively comment on the process of writing the story, or call attention to the story as a story. Here's an example from "The Continuity of Parks:" “The cold-blooded, twice-gone-over reexamination of the details was barely broken off so that a hand could caress a cheek. It was beginning to get dark.”
metafiction
500
"I assure you, sir," Changez relays to his dinner companion at one point, "you can trust me." In making this statement, Hamid is hinting at the possibility, as he does through out the novel, that Changez cannot necessarily be trusted. In other words, he is potentially A) an example of the ID overriding the super ego B) occupying a liminal place C) an unreliable narrator.
C) an unreliable narrator.