Passage: Chapter 15, Said's hallucination.
The passage extends on the tragic hero archetype associated with Said as it develops his hubris nature as well as defining the extent of his hamartia. Alongside further characterizations, underlining themes of Said's attitudes towards the government and the higher economic classes are present which heighten his external as well as internal conflicts. These conflicts reflect the context of production as Said is a projection of the author's own frustration with the political state of Egypte during this time period.
In the hallucination, an immediate conflict between Said and the jury is established with lines " "there is a personal animosity between you and them" and "they're kin to the scoundrel". Here, said establishes a separation between himself and the council announcing the mutual tension while stating their preference for Rauf. This highlights the economic social divide within his society which fuels his hatred for the new world and his hamartia resisting to adapt. Furthermore, it embodies the distrust of state and paranoia which would have been present in the people of that time period creating a relatable environment with the readers of Egypt initiating a connection with Said.
"Yes, these words will glitter: they'll be crowned with a not-guilty verdict..." His internal dialogue indirectly emphasizes his hubris as, even though the jury his another adversary, he believes that his speech will be able to win them over. It reiterates his stubborn ideology insisting to himself that his actions are justified as he is attempting to procure revenge on Rauf and the innocent man was simply a harmless casualty. Furthermore, the speech builds his hamartia as he refuses to accept the blame of the death on himself without even considering that he is at fault, rather, it is Rauf's fault. The rejection of responsibility reveals the extent to his hamartia as is hatred of his adversaries and the new world has skewed his moral compass which intensifies his external conflicts.
Describing his situation unveils a slight anagnorisis with, "A hunted man only feeds on new excitements, which pour down upon him in the span of solitude like rain." The metaphor and simile acknowledge how his behavior has caused his path to further stray as now he cannot turn back because of his "excitements". It even foreshadows the never-ending battle up until his death as the simile insists the lack of control he has. Further developing his hamartia, he does not fully go through an anagnorisis as he only accepts that his actions have led him to his present, however, still does not acknowledge that his form of justice may be wrong.
The passage extends on the tragic hero archetype associated with Said as it develops his hubris nature as well as defining the extent of his hamartia. Alongside further characterizations, underlining themes of Said's attitudes towards the government and the higher economic classes are present which heighten his external as well as internal conflicts. These conflicts reflect the context of production as Said is a projection of the author's own frustration with the political state of Egypte during this time period.
In the hallucination, an immediate conflict between Said and the jury is established with lines " "there is a personal animosity between you and them" and "they're kin to the scoundrel". Here, said establishes a separation between himself and the council announcing the mutual tension while stating their preference for Rauf. This highlights the economic social divide within his society which fuels his hatred for the new world and his hamartia resisting to adapt. Furthermore, it embodies the distrust of state and paranoia which would have been present in the people of that time period creating a relatable environment with the readers of Egypt initiating a connection with Said.
"Yes, these words will glitter: they'll be crowned with a not-guilty verdict..." His internal dialogue indirectly emphasizes his hubris as, even though the jury his another adversary, he believes that his speech will be able to win them over. It reiterates his stubborn ideology insisting to himself that his actions are justified as he is attempting to procure revenge on Rauf and the innocent man was simply a harmless casualty. Furthermore, the speech builds his hamartia as he refuses to accept the blame of the death on himself without even considering that he is at fault, rather, it is Rauf's fault. The rejection of responsibility reveals the extent to his hamartia as is hatred of his adversaries and the new world has skewed his moral compass which intensifies his external conflicts.
Describing his situation unveils a slight anagnorisis with, "A hunted man only feeds on new excitements, which pour down upon him in the span of solitude like rain." The metaphor and simile acknowledge how his behavior has caused his path to further stray as now he cannot turn back because of his "excitements". It even foreshadows the never-ending battle up until his death as the simile insists the lack of control he has. Further developing his hamartia, he does not fully go through an anagnorisis as he only accepts that his actions have led him to his present, however, still does not acknowledge that his form of justice may be wrong.
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