Immigrant Experience Flashcards
Use of 3rd text
Frank ________ explores similar feeling of alienation and____________ within his novel ______through exploring his protagonist initial feelings of _______when arriving in New York through his __________with American cuisine.
Frank McCourt explores similar feelings of alienation and defamiliarisation within his novel ‘Tis’ through exploring his protagonist feelings of isolation when arriving in New york through his inexperience with American cuisine.
Princeton ________ in me the feeling that my life was a film in which I was the star and __________ was was possible
Mohsin Hamid: the ______ we create is a fiction
Comparison: when I was young man I had _________. Big dreams. I thought there would be a red ________ laid out for me
Princeton inspired in me the feeling that my life was a film in which I was the star and everything was was possible
Mohsin Hamid: the self we create is a fiction
Comparison: when I was young man I had ambitions big dreams I thought there would be a red carpet laid out for me
Erica led me out to their _____ Terrance a private arie with a spectacular, _______ view of Manhattan.
American _________ the underworld samsons lobby is a ______ of American power and influence.
Erica led me out to their roof Terrance a private arie with a spectacular, eagle view of Manhattan.
American imperialism the underworld samsons lobby is a symbol of American power and influence.
New York & Hamid
The proof seems to be that Mr. Hamid and his wife are planning to leave London, and after a visit to Lahore, they envision spending a long stretch of time in New York, the place that he says he fell in love with in his 20s, “a place that chooses you like an adult love” and where he does not feel disillusioned.
New York & Hamid
The proof seems to be that Mr. Hamid and his wife are planning to leave London, and after a visit to Lahore, they envision spending a long stretch of time in New York, the place that he says he fell in love with in his 20s, “a place that chooses you like an adult love” and where he does not feel disillusioned.
Mohsin Hamid education
Mohsin Hamid was born in Pakistan, but he spent much of his childhood in Palo Alto, California,
while his father pursued a PhD at Stanford University. After the age of nine, Hamid returned to
Pakistan with his family and attended Aitchison College, a highly prestigious boarding school
founded in the late 19th century. At the age of 18, he attended Princeton University, where he
studied with the famous writers Toni Morrison and Joyce Carol Oates, and graduated summa cum
laude (with highest honors). He attended Harvard Law School, but found it boring.
Mohsin Hamid education
Mohsin Hamid was born in Pakistan, but he spent much of his childhood in Palo Alto, California,
while his father pursued a PhD at Stanford University. After the age of nine, Hamid returned to
Pakistan with his family and attended Aitchison College, a highly prestigious boarding school
founded in the late 19th century. At the age of 18, he attended Princeton University, where he
studied with the famous writers Toni Morrison and Joyce Carol Oates, and graduated summa cum
laude (with highest honors). He attended Harvard Law School, but found it boring.
