Naguib Mahfouz shows the audience how much care Ahmad has for his children when on page 12 he writes " making no distinction between the eldest and the youngest". This small paragraph stood out to me because it gives the audience a perspective of how Ahmad views his children. This section prepares the audience for the one meal when the males all eat together: breakfast. The reading gives a warning to what is about to occur in the book. It gives us, the audience, a sense of what level of importance Ahmad gives to his children.
Susan, this is the blog that I previously had technical difficulties with it. I sent it to you through chinquapin mail on September 14.
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i see where you are going with this. It shows that Ahmad sees his children as just objects instead of his offspring. How else can you elaborate on this? Is there more to the structure that emphasizes his feelings towards them? perhaps this is an ethos passage?
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