Intercultural confrontation escalates when characters trade principled position for group loyalty
Evidence
The irony is that both Claire and Mo are playing a part in this encounter, exaggerating their differences for rhetorical purposes. Their confrontation is the culmination of respective journeys away from positions of principle and compromise and toward inevitable antagonism. They, along with others, such as Sean, are faced with questions about how to reconcile their responsibility to themselves—their conscience and core sense of values—with the sometimes conflicting interests of the groups to which they belong. — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 287
Categorization
Category: Causal Relationships
- XREF: This mirrors the competing-loyalties dilemma in The Reluctant Fundamentalist’s Changez, torn between self and nation.