MPuntin - points about the american myth
by MPuntin - (2019-01-14)
Up to 5QLSC - The Reluctant Fundamentalist. A personal reading experience
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America’s richness is represented by the chapters: from the interlocutor’s suit to the ones in Greece that spends with nonchalance money during holidays.
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The greatness of the country is expressed by Princeton’s buildings
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Changez was attracted by the American dream: he thought his life was “a film in which he was the star and everything was possible”. America appears as a country full of opportunities.
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American people are a particular bearing that characterizes them
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Princeton, his students and professors rapresent the potential of a great country
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Underwood Samson represents the capitalistic economy and meritocracy
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Jim rapresents the American dream: started from the bottom, he ended as a businnes man
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During his travel in Greece Changez appeared to be different from the other guys who went with him, but he doesn’t criticize them too much. He continued to feel as a part of the company.