Theory of Fernanda

Chapter 1 Passage Nabawiyya. Ilish. Your two names merge in my mind. For years you will have been thinking about this day, never imagining, all the while, that the gates would ever actually open. You'll be watching now, but I won't fall into the trap. At the right moment, instead, I'll strike like Fate. And Sana? What about Sana?  As the thought of her crossed his mind, the heat and the dust, the hatred and pain all disappeared, leaving only love to glow across a soul as clear as a rain-washed sky.  I wonder how much the little one even knows about her father? Nothing, I suppose. No more than this road does, these passers-by or this molten air. She had never been out of his thoughts, where bit by bit she'd taken shape, like an image in a dream, for four long years. Would luck now give him some decent place to live, where such love could be equally shared, where he could take joy in being a winner again, where what Nabawiyya and Ilish had done would be no mor...

How, why, and to what effect does Mahfouz use stream-of-consciousness narration in the novel? ‘Stream of consciousness’ is a literary technique in which authors are able to portray a character’s reaction and interpretations of their surroundings through the use of internal dialogue, which runs parallel to the plot of a novel that uses third person omniscient narration. Through the utilization of this technique, the readers are effectively immersed in the protagonist’s thoughts, getting uncensored access to the deepest thoughts of the character’s mind and a sensation of getting lost within the plot of the novel.  Arabic author and adaptor of psychological realism, Naguib Mahfouz uses stream of consciousness in his novel The Thief and The Dogs. This portrayed an effective rejection of the panoramic narration that was entailed in romanticism. Mahfouz applied this technique to dive deep into the Psyche of protagonist Said Mahran, who having arrived to a post-post-Revolution...

Your task is to write a response that  examines   the study of literature in translation.  Your response should demonstrate an awareness of specific benefits and challenges through references to today’s readings, as well as making tangible connections to the learning outcomes from Part 3 of the course. The work of translators is one of the hardest in literature given that they are tasked with preserving the authenticity, message and richness of a work whilst translating it into another language. In addition, the work is highly subjective given that the way the translator interprets the text can also influence the way he translates it. Taking this into consideration, works into translation can be considered the gate into a world of cultural differences and understandings. A gate that would not be open if it weren’t for the work of translators. Linking this to Part 3 of the course, the translation of a work into another language enables the audience to grasp new histo...

Link to annotated opinion column: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D_tV7ec0-abvdsF4R599zgNhkOyPA1aZGQegDG160Io/edit?usp=sharing Original Text: Tijuana declares humanitarian crisis amid caravan arrival Tijuana asks the world for help as thousands of migrants crowd the border town. President Trump was right to order troops to our border with Mexico to reinforce our overworked law enforcement officials and protect our sovereignty. For nearly 100 years, the U.S. Border Patrol has defended our boundary with Mexico against terrorism, drug trafficking and illegal immigration – three serious threats to U.S. security. The U.S. military and the Border Patrol have a history of working closely together. In 1989, President George H.W. Bush deployed U.S. military forces to the border to work in concert with the Border Patrol to strengthen our defenses against increasingly problematic infiltrators. Those who believe the president’s deployment of troops to the border was a political stu...

Introduction #1 Power and Privilege. How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/laura-bush-separating-children-from-their-parents-at-the-border-breaks-my-heart/2018/06/17/f2df517a-7287-11e8-9780-b1dd6a09b549_story.html?utm_term=.54bb1b6c7087 Washington Post's Opinion Column, "Separating children from their parents at the border 'breaks my heart'" presents a sympathetic and liberal view towards immigrants whose families have been separated by Trump's zero-tolerance policies. Overall, through the use of statistics, diction and comparisons of the migrant camps to Japanese war camps, the author uses pathos to appeal to the reader's need to nurture. Consequently, the author aims to portray Latin American immigrants in a more humanitarian light than the rest of mainstream media has to provoke reflection on the country's immigration policies and incite action. Introduction #2 Power an...

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