5/5/14 History 160 Morality vs. Necessity “The Yacoubian Building” by Alaa al-Aswany is a novel set in a ten-story building located in downtown Cairo around 1934. It revolves amongst the lives of several of the residents in the building who are struggling to survive their everyday life and the corrupted government in Egypt. During the course of the novel, I observed that necessity versus dignity
The eponymous building-The Yacoubian Building- is an art deco apartment block, and all Egyptians live - from the rich to the poor who live on its top floor. In the recent past, Egypt has been rogue by a series of demonstration and violation of human rights. Contemporary Egypt seems to have regress from its original state to the present torn down state. Egypt therefore, is marred by a myriad number of problems. The realism and the forthrightness of the film captures the frustrations and disappointments
The content The Yacoubian Building not only drew attention to the political and social corruption that Egyptians faced after the Revolution but also brought into a larger conversation the taboo of homosexuality within the Egyptian culture. The article “Conceptions About and Representations of Male Homosexuality in the Popular Book and Movie, The Yacoubian Building" written by Stephen O. Murray addresses how homosexuality in the novel is significant, especially in Arabic literature since there is
In both Arabic literature and film there exist places that are considered separate from everyday life that follow different regiments. These places that exist neither “here nor there ” are called heterotopias. Whereas a utopia is considered a place that is ideal and a perfected form of society, a heterotopias functions, in a sense, as its own form of realistic utopia. An example of a heterotopia would be a prison, in which its members deviate from the norms of society, however their placement
(Music Analysis for Films) (Students Name) (University Name) Schindlers List Steven Spielberg in 1993 directed the drama war film, Schindlers List. Thomas Kelly bases it on Novel Schlinder’s Ark. The music type is solo. Violin has been used throughout the film; however, there is use of Oboe. John William, composer of the song and Itzhak, a violinist, gave live to the film. Oboe and violin instruments have been used to bring out emotionally weighted feeling. The Use of musical instruments
The Arab world is traditionally and originally a male-dominated culture, where male authority is the norm throughout most Arab countries. Subsequently, even with the introduction of Islam and the acknowledgement of women’s rights coming about in the early 20th century, as will later be described, there still remain those traditional components that affect male-female interactions and relationships in Arab societies. Gender and gender inequality are present in Arab societies still today and are at