10 Jul In Disgrace, David Lurie wonders if English has become inadequate

In Disgrace, David Lurie wonders if English has become inadequate, “an unfit medium” to express complicated social interactions and cultural conflict. Yet, as we have seen, both Hamid in The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Coetzee in Disgrace seem to push English to its limits to create their characters’ stories and communicate sometimes opposing truths.  Choose ONE of the two texts we have read, and write a well-organized 5 paragraph essay in which you discuss how the author uses  three specific words, names or images to communicate complex meanings and help the reader understand the theme of the novel.  You may select from any of the words, names and images listed below, or select others.  Remember  images are pictures of words, and like words themselves, they may convey more than their literal meanings. The Reluctant Fundamentalist         OR                                  Disgrace Fundamentals                                                                              Disgrace Changez                                                                                         Desire Bats                                                                                                 Lucy Jim’s Watch                                                                                   Petrus Underwood Samson                                                                    David Lurie Firefly                                                                                              Pollux Waiter                                                                                             Scapegoat    Oyster and pearl                                                                            Dogs Food                                                                                                 Wordsworth, Byron or Blake Intimacy                                                                                           tax collector