Mac Navins’s Reviews > The Reluctant Fundamentalist > Status Update

I find it interesting how Changez strikes up a new friendship at Underwood Samson, and how it might affect him later on. Changez mees Wainwright, the only other non-white person in the office, and they become friends. I also found it interesting that the author show Pakistani culture in the form of Changes giving change to a homeless man. This is supposed to show that he is being giving, and it is engrained in him.

I found it interesting how the author put attention on the female features during Changez's interactions with Erica. It made it seem as though Changez was American, though with a few differences employed by the author. I think that the author was trying to show Changez's old-world charm, as even in the most delicate of situation, like on the nude beach, he still doesn't say anything inappropriate or do anything rash.