TRF: Isolation/DIsappointment Flashcards
‘They joined the _____ for American _______ ; I joined the one for _______’
‘They joined the queue for American citizens ; I joined the one for foreigners’
- Reminder that he will never be treated equally as an American
- Changez conscious of guest status in America
- Physical seperation between ‘They’ and ‘I’ = difference between Changez and his colleagues
‘I was _________ to verbal _____ by complete ________’
‘I was subjected to verbal abuse by complete strangers’
- Choice to embrace cultural identity results in discrimination
- Alienated/ostracized by society
- Expectations + ‘veneer’ of America shattered
‘I flew to New York ___________ in my own ____’
‘I flew to New York uncomfortable in my own face’
- Changez sense of belonging transformed overnight
- Changez on receiving end of racism and prejudice
- Islamophobia inevitable repercussion of 9/11
- Highlights the fragile pillars that society is built upon
‘Her ______ had ________ me’
‘Her body had rejected me’
- Allegorical relationship between America and Erica intensified after their attempt to make love
- Changez rejected by both Ericas body and America itself
- In order to be compatible with Erica Changez suppresses/surrenders own Identity ‘Pretend I am him’
‘I was made to _______ down to my _______ shorts
‘I was made to strip down to my boxer shorts
- Subjected to humiliation and suspicion
- Adoptive country has become hostile towards him
‘I felt as though a ______ had ________’
‘I felt as though a world had ended’
- Changez deeply hurt by his loss of Underwood Samson
- ‘a world’ not ‘the world’ = feels that his American “world” is collapsing
’The FBI was __________ mosques, shops, and even people’s _________’
’muslim men were ______________’
’The FBI was raiding mosques, shops, and even people’s houses’
’muslim men were disappearing’
- Shift in treatment following 9/11
- Reminder of unstable position in America/reality of American treatment towards other ethnic groups
