Mr. Princess
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I am writing an analytical essay on a book titled "waiting for the barbarians", one that I did not read and I am using in class discussions and online summaries instead... Oh well, when you are in college you gotta do what you gotta do. here is what I have so far:
Mr Princess
Professor H. Eudy
November 2, 2010
Literary Analysis
Rough Draft for Paper 2
A civilization that is misunderstood will appear barbaric to the eyes of another. That is the moral implied in J. M. Coetzee's Nobel Prize winning novel, Waiting for the Barbarians. In the novel, the protagonist, the magistrate, is thrown out of his ordinary life in the frontier by Colonel Joll, the antagonist, who is leading an expedition beyond the frontier for an attack by barbarians is allegedly eminent. The magistrate then comes to the realization that even some people may be different, they are still human beings, and that is the theme of the novel. The author is able to do this by using the literary strategy of not naming a specific setting, thus creating an allegory to all cultures and societies.
In the story, Coetzee gives two main groups, the empire and the barbarians. After little analysis, it is obvious that the empire is synonymous to a group in power as the barbarians is to a a group that has little to no power compared to the former. Here is the most prominent area were he leaves out the identity of the regions he is referring to. That makes it easy to create a commentary on the relationship of dominant cultures to submissive cultures. The commentary is that the dominant culture, regardless of how much more powerful it may be, is afraid of the submissive one. That is why, in the story, Colonel Joll is leading a defense campaign to protect the Empire from the barbarians. He was afraid of the barbarians even though the belief that an attack would ensue was based on rumors.
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please tell me what you think, what works what doesn't. Please be as crude and as vicious as you can, as I am an English Major and I need harsh criticism to grow. if you want, please state your level of education. thanks guys, god bless!
Mr Princess
Professor H. Eudy
November 2, 2010
Literary Analysis
Rough Draft for Paper 2
A civilization that is misunderstood will appear barbaric to the eyes of another. That is the moral implied in J. M. Coetzee's Nobel Prize winning novel, Waiting for the Barbarians. In the novel, the protagonist, the magistrate, is thrown out of his ordinary life in the frontier by Colonel Joll, the antagonist, who is leading an expedition beyond the frontier for an attack by barbarians is allegedly eminent. The magistrate then comes to the realization that even some people may be different, they are still human beings, and that is the theme of the novel. The author is able to do this by using the literary strategy of not naming a specific setting, thus creating an allegory to all cultures and societies.
In the story, Coetzee gives two main groups, the empire and the barbarians. After little analysis, it is obvious that the empire is synonymous to a group in power as the barbarians is to a a group that has little to no power compared to the former. Here is the most prominent area were he leaves out the identity of the regions he is referring to. That makes it easy to create a commentary on the relationship of dominant cultures to submissive cultures. The commentary is that the dominant culture, regardless of how much more powerful it may be, is afraid of the submissive one. That is why, in the story, Colonel Joll is leading a defense campaign to protect the Empire from the barbarians. He was afraid of the barbarians even though the belief that an attack would ensue was based on rumors.
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please tell me what you think, what works what doesn't. Please be as crude and as vicious as you can, as I am an English Major and I need harsh criticism to grow. if you want, please state your level of education. thanks guys, god bless!