In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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About The Reluctant Fundamentalist
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Tense
- Story Tags
- identity self discovery, betrayal, freedom rebellion, historical event, politics, new york, urban, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, everyman, kidnapping hostage, nonlinear flashback, fish out of water