Analyzes of the "dramatic monologue" technique in the novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. The novel assumes the character of discussion between the protagonist and an American silent listener in the context of rapid "dramatic monologue".
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INTELLECTUAL DUELLING AS A MEANS OF SELF-COMPREHENSION IN THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST Berezhanska Yu.V., candidate of philological sciences, Higher medical educational institution of Ukraine “Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy” (Poltava) Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) is an international bestseller which extensively discusses the racialization process of Muslim Americans after the events of September 11. The novel attempts to reconnect the American and Muslim worlds which were divided in the aftermath of 9/11. The Reluctant Fundamentalist takes place within the space of one evening in the cafe of Lahore where the protagonist (a bearded Pakistani man called Changez) tells a nervous American stranger the incredible life story of his advancements in the USA and eventual escape from there. The life of a Pakistani immigrant, successful in the corporate world, is changed by 9/11. The novel problematizes the psychological and social effects of September 11 by depicting the dramatic and con