TEST CORRECTION

The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a story into the story because it is about a Pakistani who tells about his story in the USA to an American man in the Old Anarkali. It is a dramatic monologue because the first person narrator, Changez, speaks to another character, but it seems as if the narrator really communicates to the reader; he uses questions to bring the reader where he wants and so silencing his interlocutor. These narrative strategies show the change of Changez’s point of view about America along the novel.
Now I’m going to analyse the function of each chapter.
The 1^st  chapter has an introductory function: it introduces the story, the main character and the interlocutor. Changez loves America and he thinks that America will be his future.
The 2^nd chapter has the function to introduce another character, Erica. In the chapter there is an introduction of the first hints of cultural difference between the characters.
The chapters from 3^rd to 10^th are development chapters.
In the 3^rd chapter Changez progressively adapts to America: he feels like home and he says “I was immediately a New Yorker”.
In the 4^th chapter Changez goes to Erica’s parents house for dinner and he has a dialogue with her dad. It shows the point of view and prejudices of Americans towards Pakistan and Pakistani people.
In the 5^th chapter Changez is in Manila and watching TV knows about the attack onto the World Trade Center and he smiles. This attack changes American judgment about foreigners.
In the 6^th chapter everything has changed due to the 11 September attack on the World Trade Center. It highlights how an event of such importance can mark an entire people.
The 7^th chapter is about the consequence of 11 September attack on Changez and Muslims’ treatment by the Americans.
In the 8^th chapter Changez has changed: the judgment of Americans changes Changez’s attitude.
In the 9^th chapter Changez returns to Pakistan and he reflects the difference between two cultures: American culture and Pakistan Culture.
In the 10^th chapter Changez goes to Chile and he has a conversation with Juan Bautista. The difficult situation and prejudices prevent him from working.
The 11^th and 12^th chapters are closing chapters. He decides to go home because the ideas about the fundaments have changed.
The novel shows how an event can change America’s point of view about foreigners. It demonstrates how the American Judgment has changed Changez because he assumed new fundamentals. Every narrative strategy are used to show this change.