Deciphering The British Pakistani Novelist’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist in The Light of Jean Baudrillard’s Assertion-Singularity Avenges Singular Cultures

Szu-Yuan Wang
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This paper aims to explore how the Pakistani protagonist in The Reluctant Fundamentalist took the initiative to thwart the predominant global power by manipulating the characteristic of “singularity” of Islam culture. As a Middle Easterner surviving in the Western world, Changez suffered from ubiquitous biased treatment especially after September 11 events and it awakened him to penetrate the disguise and dominancy of global power worldwide. Accordingly, how the protagonist intentionally flaunted his characteristic of singularity to protest against the hegemonic power and simultaneously strengthened self-identification in the novel will be interpreted in the light of Jean Baudrillard’s assertion- “singularities are not necessarily violent, and there are some subtle ones, such as those of language, art, the body or culture.” Concerning immanent power sought from the idiosyncrasy of singularity, how the first-person narrator subverted and flipped the single-track route of hegemonic global power will be discussed by analyzing the cultural and ethnic portrayal of singularity flipping the stereotyped image of Islam appearance as the symbol for self-identification strengthening.
从让·鲍德里亚的断言解读英国巴基斯坦小说家《不情愿的原教旨主义者》——奇异性复仇奇异文化
本文旨在探讨《不情愿的原教旨主义者》中的巴基斯坦主人公是如何利用伊斯兰文化的“独特性”特征,主动挫败全球霸权的。作为一个在西方世界生存的中东人,Changez遭受了无处不在的偏见待遇,特别是在9 / 11事件之后,这使他清醒地看穿了全球权力的伪装和统治。因此,主人公如何在小说中有意地炫耀自己的独特性,以抗议霸权,同时加强自我认同,将根据让·鲍德里亚的论断来解读——“独特性不一定是暴力的,有一些微妙的,如语言的、艺术的、身体的或文化的。”关于从奇点的特质中寻求内在力量,通过分析奇点的文化和民族刻画,翻转伊斯兰教外表的刻板形象作为自我认同强化的象征,探讨第一人称叙述者如何颠覆和翻转霸权全球权力的单轨路线。
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