the reluctant fundamentalist quotes 0.0 / 5 ? English Literaturethe reluctant fundamentalistA2/A-levelOCR Created by: edaCreated on: 22-09-20 16:16 "Do not be frightened by my beard: I am a lover of America" 1 of 12 "We were expected to contribute our talents to your society" 2 of 12 "I did not think of myself as a Pakistani, but as an Underwood Samson trainee" 3 of 12 We're a meritocracy If you do well, you'll be rewarded 4 of 12 "It's like I'm an oyster" 5 of 12 : I attempted to act and speak more like an American." 6 of 12 I was caught up in the symbolism of it all 7 of 12 I was aware of being under suspicion; I felt guilty" 8 of 12 They all seemed to proclaim: We are America...the mightiest civilisation 9 of 12 I had always thought of America as a nation that looked forward; for the first time I was struck be its determination to look back." 10 of 12 I felt powerless; I was angry at our weakness" 11 of 12 you should not imagine that we Pakistanis are all potential terrorists , just as we should not imagine that you Americans are all undercover assassins"---- Hamid himself 12 of 12
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