Regaining one's loss of identity is important for the characters within both novels to undergo. ... This violent event had a detrimental effect on his family's honor, especially his father's pride, which the protagonist valued with his life. ... In this case, our protagonist's identity is connected and linked with his job and the most important person in his life, his wife Sihem. ... He has spent most of his life with her in the form of husband and wife which entitled keeping her happy until death due them apart. ... In the beginning of the novel, the surgeon is busy with h...

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• Approx Pages: 10

We will see how Willie, an outsider from Putney Wayne with no education and no money, is the one with the greatest amount of character and morality. ... Even Roxanne's love interest Xavier, a successful black businessman, becomes frightened at the thought of falling in love with a black woman, calling it "one of the most terrifying experiences of his life (Naylor 97). ... (Naylor 137) The entire motivation for aligning with them is purely financial. ... Nedeed's own neighborhood stands by and watches out their windows as his house burns with him inside. ... Whatever doubt Willie h...

• Word Count: 2802
• Approx Pages: 11
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• Grade Level: High School