This semester's reading is a beautiful novel, The Reluctant Fundementalist, by Mohsin Hamid. It is about a Pakistani man and his complicated relationship with the US. We will use it as a catalyst for becoming strong readers and writers. The second piece, The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is the Pulitzer Prize winning novel about a Dominican nerd stuck in his own world of anti-machismo.
As college freshmen, the importance of this work comes in what it teachers us about ourselves in terms of IDENTITY. You guys are embarking on the an undoubtedly tumultous time in terms of defining, exploring and testing your identity. The reading examines the maturation process, and our constant re-evaluation of purpose and priorities. Good luck this year!
When proofing this post, I realized that the theme could also be: "Bald, Near-Sighted Foreign Men." Guess it wouldn't be as deep.
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