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  1. My Son the Fanatic Parvez , a first-generation Punjabi Pakistani immigrant to England, notices that his college-student son Ali has begun throwing away his possessions and withdrawing from his friends.

  2. “My Son the Fanatic” is a short story by Hanif Kureishi. The story deals with a father-son relationship and has anticipated discussions of Islamic fundamentalists recruited from apparently...

  3. Where Written: London, England When Published: 1994 Literary Period: Postcolonial Genre: Fiction, Family Drama Setting: London, England Climax: Parvez and Ali argue about Ali’s newfound love of radical Islam and his disdain for England and the West. Antagonist: Through most of the story, it appears that Parvez is the protagonist and Ali the ...

  4. Parvez, a Pakistani immigrant in England, begins to secretly visit his son’s room because he has noticed changes in it. At first the changes in Ali ’s room are welcome. The room, once messy, is now clean and orderly.

  5. Plot. The narrative deals with Parvez, a Pakistani immigrant in England, and his problems with his son Ali. Parvez worries about Ali's behaviour which has changed significantly. Early in the story, Parvez is afraid of discussing his worries with his friends because his son has always been a kind of showpiece son.

    • Hanif Kureishi
    • 1998
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