Changez

Changez is the novel's main character/protagonist and narrator of the novel. He really tells a story within a story. The first, or framework of the novel, takes place in the present at a cafe in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. The other, which occurs in the past, is the account of Changez's personal transformation in thinking, ideology and purpose. In fact, Changez's very name is representative of the fundamental changes which he makes in his life as the novel progresses.

As the story of Changez's personal life begins, Changez is a young student at Princeton University attending on scholarship. He works hard at three part time jobs, plays soccer and excels in his academics. Upon graduation, he lands a position at a prestigious valuation firm and feels he is on his way to success and achieving the economic standing which his family back in Pakistan once enjoyed...