Friday, September 24, 2010
Ahmad's Struggles
Pg. 229- Ahmad struggles with a number of hardships, that we see as unnecessary: His dual-identity, ejection of his wife, womanizerness, and most importantly his detachment from his family. When his children are infants and still in their early stages of childhood, he shows his love for them freely, and he is limitless with pampering them. As soon as they grow up, however, they are cursed with a life of strictness and fear of their father. What is clear is that Ahmad wishes he could show his children some affection. His sternness and control over everyone doesn't seem natural. Digging even deeper within his character, there is an Ahmad that wants to show his love. "He had a sensitive heart, more sensitive than most people would have suspected. In fact, it was too sensitive" (229).
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Are you implying that Mahfouz is trying to say that he is a troubled man who is sensitive and that would possibly change if he could openly speak about his personality? Is Mahfouz using pathos to show us the real identity of Ahmad or just one of those other faces that he has?
ReplyDeleteInteresting ideas here, David. Worth developing. You've invented a new word: "womanizerness.
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