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Naguib Mahfouz

Half a Day

Naguib MahfouzFiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1991

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Essay Topics

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In what ways does Mahfouz foreshadow the ending of “Half a Day”?

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Compare and contrast the work’s final paragraph with its first two. How do their similarities and differences contribute to the story’s overall meaning?

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Compare and contrast the sections of the story narrated in first-person singular (“I”) with those narrated in first-person plural (“we”). Why might Mahfouz have chosen first-person plural for the sections of the story set at school?

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