Compare and constrast the immigrant experiences of Changez 'TRF' and Jemu.

Changez

Jemu

·         1st person narrative – engages the reader  (effective as it creates a conversation) ·         Both immigrants moved from their birth place looking for education. ‘…attended college in New Jersey.’ ·         Mentions background story – Starts to reveal past. ·         Different time period of setting. After the 9/11 attacks, around 2006. ·         9/11 changes characters perceptions of Changez. ·         Proud character ‘top exam results in Pakistan.’ ·         Unreliable narrative.

·         3rd person narrative – Flashbacks which don’t affect the reader as much. ·         Looking for an education which is why Jemu assimilates. ‘He has first left home…he had gone to Cambridge.’ ·         Parents have a key part in the extract as they’re the only characters who have dialogue. ·         Set in 1939 ·         Jemu has a split identity – ‘Oxford English Dictionary’ ‘Decorated Coconut’ ·         Faces racism and discrimination ·         Desperate for superior status.