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A 5 page paper which illustrates how the characters in Naguib Mahfouz’s
novel “Midaq Alley” are actually representative of various issues that the author deemed
important. No additional sources cited.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAmidaq.rtf
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small region in Egypt. As the title suggests, the story essentially takes place in an alley, and the predominant location of the story is a cafe within the alley. In
this small setting we see many characters come and go and each seems to offer the reader different positions/opinions/issues. Each character displays an issue that the author wishes to display
and examine. With that in mind the following paper examines some of the characters within Naguib Mahfouzs work and discusses what issues and/or characteristics that the author wished to examine.
And, in examining these characters we find that such different individuals are further highlighted through such distinctive issues or opinions. Hamida The character of Hamida is one that
presents the reader with ambition and the need to move beyond ones present situation at whatever cost. Her ambition and desire to get out, however, revolves around men and finding
financial stability through a man. She is determined to get married and determined to only marry the one who pays the highest price, so to speak. In the beginning she
is betrothed to the barber and then when he leaves home to gain a better education and a better standard of living, she promises only to remain loyal if no
one of greater wealth arrives and asks for her hand. Hamida is not necessarily being mean or cruel and she is not really lacking passion. She is simply ambitious and
realizes that the only way she can be successful in life is to marry well. And, many other men besides the barber do propose to her but when she hears
of a proposal from a very wealthy man she gets very excited and yet another proposal comes. However, she never really commits to one relationship and instead becomes a whore
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