Many writers have talked about the Cosmopolitan Alexandria. These writers spoke about the Cosmopolitan Alexandria and how it was a thriving time for Alexandria. They also spoke about the ending of the Cosmopolitan time and how it affected Alexandria greatly. Among these writers are Naguib Mahfouz in his famous book Miramar and Lawrence Durrell in his famous book Justine. Miramar is a book written by Naguib Mahfouz in 1967 but some of the characters represent an earlier period. Miramar is considered to be a turning point in the history of Naguib Mahfouz as he changes his style of writing from being realistic to modernist. The novel talks about the aftermath of the revolution. It also talks about the political and social results of …show more content…
He has sympathy for the Wafd Party. The second resident is Tolba Marzouk, who was one of the wealthy landowners and he lost all his money and lands during the revolution. The third resident is Hosni Allam, a wealthy landowner, whose lands were not confiscated from him during or after the revolution, and he wants to start a business. He also did not continue his education. The fourth resident is Mansour Bahy. He is about twenty-five years old. He works as a radio broadcaster and he is a Marxist. Another resident is Sarhan Al –Beheiry, who is from a family that profited from the revolution. Moreover, there is the Greek owner of Miramar named Mariana. Finally, there is Zohra. Zohra is a peasant woman who came from the countryside to Alexandria in order to escape from her grandfather’s oppression and to escape an arranged marriage. She is a beautiful, strong and independent woman who hopes to start her life in the city by having a job. Mariana, the owner of Miramar, gives Zohra a job as a servant hoping that she could help her. After that the place get filled with customers who are from different social class, have different ideologies, but they all notice Zohar’s beauty and try to seduce and abuse her. Amer Wagdi was the only one defended Zohra from the abuse of Mariana without making use of her beauty. He was the only one that treated Zohra with respect along with Mansour Bahy and he treated her as …show more content…
Zaki 3 و إنك لطفله يا زهره" (Mahfouz 47)
This quotation shows how Amer Wagdi treats and takes care of Zohra as if she was his daughter.After that, Mahmoud Abou el Abas, the newspaper seller, proposed to Zohra to marry her, but she refused him as she was determined and ambitious and wanted to marry someone better than him (McLennan 2012). Zohra then fell in love with Sarhan Al –Beheiry. Moreover, she tries to improve herself by looking for a teacher to teach her as she is illiterate and in order to be able to find a better job. She finds a teacher, but she then realizes that Sarhan Al-Beheiry is cheating on her with this teacher. Zohra confronts Sarhan but he gets angry and hit her and she hits him back. Mariana then tells Zohra that all these violent acts in the Pension happened because of her beauty and that she has to leave the Pension. Zohra leaves the Pension determined as she has always been that she will be able to continue her education and find another job in Alexandria (McLennan
The resulting work is historical fiction, a recreation of the lives of three Dominican sisters—Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa Mirabal— who were murdered for their attempts to overthrow Trujillo the same year Alvarez's family fled to the United States. The Maribal sisters are heroic women known by their revolutionary name Las Mariposas (The Butterflies). The core of the book is made up of chronological reminiscences by the murdered sisters from childhood to the time of their brutal demise. “The Mirabals are a traditional provincial Dominican family, portrayed in clichéd fashion—a middle¬class rural clan anchored by the inevitably philandering but supportive patriarch and the warm, caring and wise mother”
In Julia Alvarez’s novel, In the Time of the Butterflies, a young, naïve girl transforms into a prominent figure in the revolution against Leonidas Trujillo as we read page after page of her most private thoughts. This character is Maria Teresa (Mate), the youngest of the Mirabal sisters. Alvarez weaves Maria Teresa’s story as a coming of age story under a dictatorship, and slowly, but thoroughly, shows us how it corrupts childhood innocence and forms revolutionaries. Mate’s chapters in the novel are solely journal entries. In Julia Alvarez’s words, “Techniques are just tools on the wall to help you get at what best reflects the stories in your heart to tell.
I also found that Zuleth changed her mentality about going to law school and instead she decided to do something that in the future will help her community. This also made me realize that Zuleth is very passionate about
In this book there is mystery, terrorism and a whole lot of suspense. In this journal I will be evaluating, visualizing and clarifying. I like this book for several reasons, but I also have my problems with this book too.
Mariam is married to Rasheed. Rasheed a controlling shoemaker, who is motivated to replace his dead son. After discovering Mariam cannot conceive a child, Rasheed started to abuse Mariam. Rasheed unhappy that he can’t replace his son, he marries Laila. Laila gives Rasheed the son that he wanted.
She and Ishmael bond when he visits the UN to share his story of being a boy soldier laura invites all the children from the assignment of responsibility back to her home at the conclusion of the conference. For Ishmael, Laura represents an outsider who truly cares about the fate of the children in war torn countries. She listens to an honors there stories and teaches them how to share to stories with the world. Ones Ishmael returns to sierra Leone, Laura rights often and sends him money. When Ishmael escapes the country, he makes his way to his the US and laura becomes his support mother like with Esther and Tommy , Laura’s tender felling and unconditional love allow Ishmael Beah began to trust him again and gravel the way for his bright future.
The Mirabal sisters were revolutionaries who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. During the revolution, they were given the code name “Las Mariposas”, or “the butterflies”. The term “mariposa” suits each sister in a different way. Patria, Dedé, Minerva, and Mate Mirabal each have their one reason to be compared to a butterfly. The nickname “mariposa” shows who the Mirabal sisters are; they transformed from domestic, innocent mothers and wives into brave, defiant martyrs for national freedom.
(Hosseini, page no.18) .Amir takes his Baba’s affection toward Hassan-Baba’s servants’ son-in the wrong way for Hassan always showed a lot more similar qualities to Baba than Amir ever did. In an attempt to win his Baba’s
Everyday, she excels in her job of caring for the children and making a difference in the community. Due to her kindness she would always bring thoughtful gifts for the children. She doesn 't have to do the classes with the children everyday but she continues to do it like Sylvia says “school supposed to let out in the summer I heard, but she dont never let up” (Bambara 96). The lessons learned while earning her degree has lead her to becoming a positive role model in the children 's lives; nonetheless, teaching them lessons that may never learn from others. She shows her passion in the story by saying “she said, it was only her right that she take responsibility for the young ones’ education.
This reveals that the student who wrote this piece felt so connected to Anne and Zlata because of the issues all of them went through. They felt like they can do
He analyzes the dark side of identity on the corruptible nature of all humankind. Far away from Burton, Mahfouz opens his novel showing Scheherazade as a figure of significance. She is a wise woman in a city entirely dominated by men. In the first pages of the novel, the reader is able to see her sacrifice and fears. Substantially, Mahfouz gives
Amir’s father was not found of Amir but of Hassan Amir did not know Hassan was his brother. Amir always tried to impress baba. The way Hassan used to play and run after the kite Amir named him The Kite Runner. When baba died he still could face and talk to Hassan when he went to his home town he found out that the Taliban’s had killed Hassan and his wife and their son was in the orphan alone, Amir planned to adopt his son so that Hassan can forgive him and so that he can atone his sin. He always tried to be friends Hassan’s son but he missed his parents and was sad he took him home and treated him as his own son as Amir could not have one of his
The writing starts out with a youthful boy going to his first day of school, throughout the book he completes large memorable milestones of life without stopping to think about them, by the time he returns back home everything has changed tremendously. “Good lord! Where was the street lined with garden? Where has is disappeared to? When did all these vehicles invade it?”(Mahfouz 87).
George Orwell’s “Marrakech” is a non-fictional essay written in the year 1939 that explores the central concerns of the text that were going on within the Moroccan town such as colonialism, racism, oppression and poverty. Orwell describes his time within Marrakech and details the oppression and unfair treatment of the original natives of the land. He very cleverly evokes intense emotions in the reader by opening up his writing to interpretation and in-depth analysis rather than just trying to give a flat out negative opinion which would not have been nearly as effective. Due to this, our appreciation and sympathy towards the text is enhanced and is furthered even more through the use of techniques such as personal anecdote, powerful images and comment and opinion.
Alexandria 's past is found in its old buildings, faded coffee houses, monuments, memories of aged Arabs and Greeks and also in many literary works such as works by Cavafy, Durell and Jacqueline Carol or movies and documentaries such as "Alexandria, why? ' ' and ' 'That Alexandria ' '. Alexandria is not just a city, it is considered a center of different literary schools, and a combination of Greek and Oriental influences. Thus, Alexandria is considered a Literary and Ethnic school that used to embrace different religious, philosophical, and literary developments that happened in Alexandria due to the mix of Jewish, Christians and Muslims who used to live together in this ancient city and the existence of Greek philosophy in Alexandria. Alexandria is called ' 'the city of literature ' ' because it has its own