EAST MEETS WEST: A STUDY OF DUAL IDENTITY IN MOHSIN HAMID'S THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST

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HAYATI DARYOOSH

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Journal: Journal of Subcontinent Researches Year:2011 | Volume:3 | Issue:7 Page(s): 31-52

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EAST MEETS WEST: A STUDY OF DUAL IDENTITY IN MOHSIN HAMID'S THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST

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GLOBALIZATIONQ3

IDENTITYQ2

POSTCOLONIALQ2

BINARY OPPOSITIONSQ2

OTHERNESSQ2

HEGEMONY AND HYBRIDITYQ2

Abstract

This essay will present a POSTCOLONIAL study of how Eastern IDENTITY and Western IDENTITY clash in The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, the Pakistani- American novelist, and make the character of the protagonist a glocal one, (A mixture of global and local), a term newly coined by POSTCOLONIAL scholars to show the ever clashing mixture of global and local dualities in immigrants’ personalities. The basis for this research paper is the POSTCOLONIAL theories of Edward Said, Fanon and Homi K. Bhabha. The aim is to question simply and sardonically the human cost of empire building, moreover it is discussed how the people in a totally alien culture are faced with different cultural predicaments, dilemmas as well as contradictions threatening their IDENTITY. IDENTITY is supposed to be stable, while as this novel indicates, it is more of glocal IDENTITY which is at risk due to the cultural conflicts, as a result of which IDENTITY and ethnicity are subjected to change for the benefit of the hegemony. In line with Edward Said's: "the East writes back"it is shown how this novel is a reaction to the discourse of colonization from the Pakistani side (which stands for the East) and welcomes de-colonization. Moreover it reflects the laments of the author for the terrorist label ascribed to Muslims, in terms of GLOBALIZATION, supported by the hegemony, being interpreted as essentialism.

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HAYATI, DARYOOSH. (2011). EAST MEETS WEST: A STUDY OF DUAL IDENTITY IN MOHSIN HAMID'S THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST. JOURNAL OF SUBCONTINENT RESEARCHES, 3(7), 31-52. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/158457/en

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HAYATI DARYOOSH. EAST MEETS WEST: A STUDY OF DUAL IDENTITY IN MOHSIN HAMID'S THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST. JOURNAL OF SUBCONTINENT RESEARCHES[Internet]. 2011;3(7):31-52. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/158457/en

IEEE: Copy

DARYOOSH HAYATI, “EAST MEETS WEST: A STUDY OF DUAL IDENTITY IN MOHSIN HAMID'S THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST,” JOURNAL OF SUBCONTINENT RESEARCHES, vol. 3, no. 7, pp. 31–52, 2011, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/158457/en

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