OCR: Paper 2 Comparative and contextual study reading for ‘The immigrant experience’
Terrorist or victim, tourist or assassin, poet or liar The Reluctant Fundamentalist poses but does not answer these questions. The identities of the narrator and the anonymous American meeting in a café in Lahore remain unclear. We never encounter the American or any other character except through the voice of Changez. His is the only direct voice we hear. It is a narrative strategy fundamental to the issues that the novel explores. Listening to language and voice is crucial for the work’s interpretation.
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