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- Read Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee in its entirety before beginning your paper. Take notes as you read. Mark some interesting passages and save necessary source information (such as page numbers) for your in-text documentation and your Works Cited list.
- Think about the topic and approach you chose located in the Topics and Approaches page. Do not simply repeat or summarize the story.
- Write your well-constructed thesis, topic sentences, supporting details roughly before beginning.
- Do some research. It's important to know a bit about apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa before you begin the paper. Take notes and save necessary source information for your Works Cited list.
- Use at TWO outside sources from scholarly sites or journals.
- Look at sample papers to refresh your memory concerning the format in Rules for Writers, 8th edition.
- Write a minimum 850-word (or more if necessary) for a good literary essay.
- Use formal language and the third person, avoiding personal anecdotes and eliminating all references to yourself at all (I believe, in my opinion, etc).
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Symbolism through the Lens of J.M Coetzee’s ‘Disgrace’
The purpose of literature is not for narration purposes only. The intrigues of
storylines are exciting, but literature aims to explain and portray the society, at least, from the
author’s perspective. Ever since the conceptualization of literature and the grandeur that comes
with it, the best way to portray the society is through symbolism. This fact can be proven and
demonstrated in J.M. Coetzee’s magnum opus Disgrace. The story is filled with symbols and
illustrations of dysfunction, disgrace, hatred, destruction and the scars of a post-apartheid
South Africa through the experiences of David Lurie. To a large extent, these symbols are
representations of the author’s opinions on apartheid and its impact on South African society.
Dogs and Fire- Symbols of Rebellion and Anger
The first obvious symbol of the role and significance of symbolism that depicts
the apartheid is dogs. After his rather public disgrace (pun intended), Lurie finds some form of
solace in his daughter’s farm, which houses a kernel, housing three dogs. He also works closely
with Bev Shaw, a close friend of his daughter. “The biggest of the German Shepherds, slavering
with rage, snaps at it [the rifle]. There is a heavy report; blood and...
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