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How, why, and to what effect does Mahfouz use stream-of-consciousness narration in the novel?

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How, why, and to what effect does Mahfouz use stream-of-consciousness narration in the novel? Mahfouz implements the stream of consciousness narrative focusing primarily on the anarchist protagonist ‘Said Mahran’. Under his skewed system of justice, readers are fully encapsulated in the mindset of Said through Flashbacks and evoked reminiscence, therefore as to capture his mental scheme and his motivations the gives validity and reason in his actions. The novel “The Thief and the Dogs” implements a narrative which creates the illusion that the reader is previous of sensations and uncensored thoughts within a character’s mind. Fully enveloping psychological tendencies and motivations specific to the character. Mahfouz implements this specific narrative through expositional flashbacks of Said Maharanas life. all set prior post revolutionized Egypt. The implementation of constantly evoked reminiscence and the sequences of flashbacks help somewhat emphasize with Said a
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Translated Literature - “Why won't English speakers read books in translation”

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The text entitled “Why won't English speakers read books in translation” published in the BBC. Provides the challenges and benefits of literature pieces translated into English. The article undergoes the mass majority of books translated through numerical statistics;   (France, where 27% of books published are in translation. And if that sounds a lot, you might care to know that in Spain it’s 28%, Turkey 40%, and Slovenia a whopping 70%) Despite having these pieces of literature being acclaimed in their retrospective countries the reluctance or lack of English reading in the UK and the US has limited the imports of translated foreign literature. The text further talks about the inevitability of cultural cross-pollination and foreign authors writing in English. This in relation to the course meets the criteria of the changing cultural and social contexts and the interpretation of different readers. Due to the changing and increased demand for translated novels , the perce
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End Yemen’s Agony "Satirization"

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End Yemen’s Agony "Satirizati-on" Mr. Trump seems to be worried more in the protection of lucrative arms deals and maintaining his cozy relationship with Prince Mohammed. The ongoing bloodbath that's occurring in Yemen where multiple children and woman suffer serves neither American nor Saudi interests. Controversially, the united states would rather be “at no risk of making itself an accessory to war crime” when felonies and bombs are being dropped on the non-oppressed people of Yemen.  
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2 article 2 practice introductions

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1. How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/opinion/yemen-war-Saudi-arabia-trump.html This extract entitled “End Yemen’s Agony” derived from the new york times instills derogatory diction in regards to the rulers of Yemen and the act of war. Subverting pity into a political jurisdiction of morality vs. political perspectives implying biases that appeal to the emotional stimuli. Through this, the perspective of the political group is seen through negative connotations. Implementing pathos and victimization to highlight the tyrannical power dynamic between the people of Yemen and the political jurisdiction in Yemen's government that lead to the death of many children. Conventionally instilling the blame in trump as it’s the norm of media in order to gain more consumption and reads. 2. How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/18/the-
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"The majority of children born to women younger than 30 are born to single mothers" introductions TW2

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Power and privilege How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? The article published by New York times entitled; “The majority of children born to women younger than   30 are born to single mothers” written by Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavernise. The portrayal of individual mothers through statistical bias confirming the notion of single mothers in negative connotations; sheds light on the distinct social group in  Lorain, Ohio. Therefore, it highlights the perceptions of media and it's biased consumption towards specific social groups instilling the ideologies of the author's preconceptions of premarital pregnancy, indicative of a conservatives ideology. Text and Genre How does the text conform to or deviate from, the conventions of a particular genre, and for what purpose? The text entitled  “The majority of children born to women younger than 30 are born to single mothers” written by Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavernise, confirms th
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Hurston Their eyes were watching god v. Wallace’s This is water.

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Wallace primarily focuses on the notion of perspectives and understanding how each individual could be understood without the self-centered, narcissistic thoughts regulating our perspectives, therefore it's applicable with Hurston ’s novel  (Their eyes were watching god), where the personal narrative of Janie becomes a political narrative in the novel, where the perspectives of an individual character clashes with an individual's desires. Janie perspectives break the norm of submissive and disempowered females within the social context of the 1930s. Her choices subsequently broaden our perspectives while breaking the cliche and norm of financial stability for sustained living that surrounds females, despite what characters say about financial stability and the perception having a social/financial stature, Janie still reluctantly proceed to desire a more profound compassionate relationship. This transitions to the use of emotional intelligence that Jaine gains in or
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Introductory paragraph practice : Things fall apart

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Prompt: The personal history of an author can have a significant influence on the way meaning is constructed in his/her writing. Comment on specific instances of such influence in Things Fall Apart. Literature derives from the contextual background of an author, Things fall apart was a novel developed by Chinua Achebe taking place under post-colonized Africa, thusly in regards to the novel things fall apart, Achebe takes influence in the context of where he comes from and the setting in which this novel was written. This novel was written under the newly formed independent Nigeria. Born under the influence of Christianity and Igbo ideologies, Achebe's novel contributes to both cultural perspectives colliding with one another to produce conflicts and character development within the story. Achebe not only gives us many insights on the Igbo-culture given through the perspectives of the characters introduced in the novel but also gives different perspectives on the extremities of ea
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