The war on terrorism in Afghanistan has been the longest war in the history of the United States of America, the war that nobody wanted is finally coming to an end. Ever since the September 11th attack on the twin towers in the heart of New York, the United States has led a 13 year long war on terrorism in the war-torn country, Afghanistan. The ending of the war is a major turning point in the history of America and Afghanistan. The ending of the war will be the greatest test on the people of Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s importance with respect to the cultural impact of globalization is increasing as the war in Afghanistan draws down. Afghanistan sits on the edge of the unknown. Once the United States leaves it will be left to create its own destiny. The eyes of the world will be on Afghanistan to see who it allies with, who it trades with and how it conducts itself. Historically speaking, Afghanistan has modernized only when forced by invaders. The Soviet Union built many roads, schools, power plants
“Time only moves in one direction. Remember that. Things always change” (Hamid 96). In the book The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Mohsin Hamid portrays a young international student from Pakistan named Changez. Changez comes to the United States to fulfill the American dream, but America is about to let Changez down. He starts with every immigrant’s interpretation of the American dream: get rich and be able to provide for their family. Later, he changes his perspective briefly to America being a
immigrants come to America to achieve the American Dream, but what is the American Dream? The American dream to foreigners is equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work. In the novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, the protagonist Changez is an intelligent Pakistani Muslim man who works hard to reach the American Dream. However, his version of the American Dream is symbolized through his relationship with Erica. Erica comes to represent America for Changez
“You can avoid reality, but you can not avoid the consequences of avoiding the reality” (Ayn Rand, 1905-1982). In Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid, the air-conditioning is one of the most significant details in the novel that represents some of the themes that Hamid wants to emphasize. Besides jewelry, enormous house, and high-priced car air-conditioner is one of the elements that distinguish wealth from poverty. More than that, one of the reasons why Mumtaz falls in love with Daru relates to the air-conditioner
Reluctant Fundamentalist starring the protagonist Changez, a Pakistani Princetonian who is a top-ranked employee at a prestigious New York valuation firm, turns out not to be an Islamic fundamentalist, but a reluctant fundamentalist of US Capitalism. Hamid challenges readers to reevaluate their preconceived notions and prejudices of people different from themselves in post 9/11 America by employing the use of motifs, aphorism, and suspense, to create a conflation of corporate culture and violence in
contains the title, perhaps one of the most important pieces of information about any literary work. Frequently the title will give an indication about the main character, or perhaps the leading metaphor. Thus is the case with Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid, a novel about a banker in Lahore, Pakistan who falls in love with his best friend’s wife, and plummets into a difficult lifestyle. The novel centers on the image of a moth flying around a flame; the closer it gets to what it desires, the more it is
How does Mohsin Hamid use ominous details and imagery to enhance the atmosphere and create suspense in The Reluctant Fundamentalist? The Reluctant Fundamentalist written by Mohsin Hamid, tells the story of a young Pakistani named Changez, who arrived at Princeton at the vulnerable age of 18. Four years later he graduated “without having received a single B”(4), and began working at the elite valuation firm Underwood Samson. Changez was, in the beginning, infatuated with the idea of the American
bombings, The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) by Mohsin Hamid uses an engaging monologue to tell thought provoking story of a young Pakistani man’s journey to self discovery and addresses the ramifications of the controversial nature of nostalgia inflicted upon characters and nations. The novel explores the notion of nostalgia in various ways. Through the characterization of Erica, Hamid conveys the self-destructive nature of nostalgia. Hamid furthermore uses Erica as an allegory for America; both
While Hamid mainly focuses on double-consciousness in terms of race and ethnicity, this sense of a divided self can be present politically, mentally, socially, and economically in American society. One who experiences a mental double-consciousness might struggle
Mohsin Hamid has used a rather unique narrative mode- the dramatic monologue –and used it skillfully to weave an account of a young Pakistani’s class aspirations and inner struggle in corporate America. Throughout the novel, Hamid maintains a tense atmosphere, an atmosphere of imminent danger and radical violence. What results from the two devices is an allegorical reconstruction of post-9/11 tensions, and an inflective young man’s infatuation and disenchantment with America. Mohsin Hamid is a Pakistani
History Afghanistan, once known as Persia, is said to have started around 1747. Amanullah Khan declared Afghanistan a monarchy when he became Sovereign of Afghanistan in 1919. In 1933, a man named Zahir Shah became the king of Afghanistan. The new king brings a semblance of stability to the country and he rules for the next 40 years. In 1996, a terrorist group called the Taliban is attempting to conquer Afghanistan and bring it into Sharia Muslim control. At one point, they ruled about 85% of Afghanistan
liberate Iraq from the authoritarianism of Saddam Hussein and liberate Afghanistan from the Taliban regime. In March 20th 2003, George W. Bush made history as he went onward with removi... ... middle of paper ... ...w President of Afghanistan . Hamid Karzai became the voted president as the election night was extremely successful. The ballot took polls from more than eight million voters which consisted of 80% of the casting age population . Rules regarding voter’s eligibility illustrate how a political
Canada has played a vital role in international relations for the majority of its 144 year history since the signing of Confederation in 1867. Canada first participated in World War I, then World War II in 1939-1945. Following World War II, Canada was also involved in the Korean War. Canada has been primarily a peacekeeping nation. There are many questions people ask when a high income country goes to help a lower income nation such as Afghanistan. What are Canada’s motives for helping out Afghanistan
They huddled up near the window to try and catch a glimpse of the aftermath of what just occurred. They could not see a thing but the glistening white of the snow. That is all the people of Afghanistan saw in the year of 2008 when the blizzard that they guessed was coming struck. to help others.People should acknowledge something that is abnormal to create situations from happening and Since the late days of the month of January, signs of the upcoming blizzard were fairly present and persistent
Canada is a great country with great opportunities to succeed with not many complaints that affect our whole life but have you ever wondered what it is like to live in a place where the odds of you living are 30 years younger? or make 97 percent less money or how about you are 5 times more likely to get murdered? This is how an everyday life looks in developing countries and specifically, Afghanistan. It is interesting to see one country struggling so much where the other is not necessarily struggling
areas of economic, political, social welfare and security. (Rice & Patrick, 2008) Findings from the index revealed that Afghanistan situation requires critical international attention. President Obama expressed his disappointments towards the previous Karzai administration. His message summarized the situation of Afghanistan. President Obama pointed out that Afghanistan has an elected government, nevertheless it has always been undermined by corruption and has difficulty delivering basic services to its
opposing rebellions against the taliban and al-Qaeda. Outrage by other rebellion groups, al-Qaeda start to carry out executions and other terrorist attacks. Ethnic groups in the north, under Massoud's Northern Alliance, and the south, aided in part by Hamid Karzai, continue to battle the Taliban for control of the country. (ADMIN 27) In September 9th al-Qaeda hit men carried out the assassination of famed mujahideen leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, who at the time was leading the Northern Alliance.(Witte 5) Outraged
Afghani woman live a very rigorous life and it’s very well shown through the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Woman in Afghani culture have very little education because they are forced to be married at a young age and become a house wife as most people would say. Women are expected to have a good reputation to be respected by others. Before the Taliban came in affect women were allowed to work but as soon as the Taliban were in charge, women were forced to quit their jobs. Throughout
Afghanistan is a very troubled country. Its recent history is full of wars and revolutions that undermined its democratic and economic status in the world. Afghanistan's economy is recovering from decades of conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance, the recovery of the agricultural sector, and service sector growth. Despite the progress of the past few years, Afghanistan is extremely poor