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Lesson Objective

To understand the concept of nostalgia

and how it is a theme in The Reluctant

Fundamentalist.


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A warning:

This will stray a little into Whose Reality?

territory, but remember that this is a text

response and whenever you mention nostalgia

in a text response essay, it must be when

directly discussing the text.

NO general discussion of the concept is allowed!


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Definition

The term nostalgiadescribes a yearning for the past,often in idealised form.

Nostalgia is often triggered by something reminding theindividual of an event or item from their past. Theresulting emotion can vary from happiness to sorrow.

The term of "feeling nostalgic" is more commonly used todescribe pleasurable emotions associated with and/or alonging to go back to a particular period of time.


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We have all had to listen to someone being nostalgic forsomething they once had, eg: a beautiful home.

Over time, this vision of the past can become idealised.


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The reality might not be as far away as this,but we know that some people forget torecall the unpleasant aspects of the past.


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Nostalgia

The destruction of the World Trade Centre had, as she had said,churned up old thoughts that had settled in the manner ofsediment to the bottom of a pond; now the waters of her mindwere murky with what previously had been ignored. I did not knowif the same was true of me.

Think about the above quote, then complete the

table below, how does nostalgia affect each of

the following after 9/11?

America

Erica

Changez


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Nostalgia

After the bombing and invasionof Afghanistan our friend and afellow Muslim nation besides,Changez is deeply troubled and

drinks himself to sleep.I wasreminded of the film Terminator,

but with the roles reversed sothat the machines were cast asheroes.

Changez struggles to remainfocussed on the fundamentalsrather he recalls that, Iremained aware of the embersglowing within me.

Using the purple text as a

starter, complete the

paragraph answering the

following question:

What are the embers

symbolic of?


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Nostalgia

Changez relates to the American thatPakistan has not always been reliant onforeign aid and handouts. We see hisnostalgia for Pakistans past is a powerfulforce in his life. Webuilt the Royal

Mosque and the Shalimar Gardens in thiscity we did these things when yourcounty was still a collection of thirteen smallcolonies, gnawing away at the edge of acontinent.

Where else in the novel have we seen

Changez angered at the actions of the

young being rude and disrespectful to

an older generation?


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but I think I knew even then that she wasdisappearing into a powerful nostalgia

Use the above quote in a paragraph with a point,

evidence and an explanation.


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Nostalgia

Changez finds America in the grip ofadangerous nostalgia not dissimilar to that of

Erica, pining for the deceased but not forgottenChris.


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I had always thought of Americaas a nation that looked forward;for the first time I was struck by itsdetermination to look back. Livingin New York was suddenly likeliving in a film about the SecondWorld War. (p130-131)

3. Considering

the first two

questions, why

does America

look back to

events such as

the Second

World War?2. How was the Second

World War different to 9/11

and the War on Terror?

1. How might

Americans have

felt immediately

after the events of

9/11?


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Despite upwards of 70million people dying

during the six years ofthe Second WorldWar, only 6 deaths(from Japaneseballoon bombs),occurred on mainland

USA.

The number of

people killed on 11September, 200.

29966


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Your countrys flag invaded New York afterthe attacks; it was everywhere.


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Using the notes and quotes you have taken down,

complete a mind map on the theme of nostalgia

Nostalgia

America

ChangezErica

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