POINTS OF INTEREST

FIRST HALF OF NOVEL: (Pages 1-129)

POINTS OF INTEREST: J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace

• Exchange between Melanie and David: “…a woman’s beauty does not belong to her alone” (16).
• Soraya (9) [until end of chapter; hardness/delusion/envy
• “A shadow of envy passes over him for the husband he has never seen” (10).
• the dark one” (18)
• makes love to her” (19). [note the subject “he” and the object “her
• “She does not resist…” (25).
• Animals and humans: “I don’t want to come back in another existence as a dog or a pig and have to live as dogs or pigs live under us” (74).
• Compare to “Like a dog” (205).
• “You could help with the dogs” (79) [to end of chapter
• Killing the dogs kills the business (95).
• “…why don’t you want to tell?” (111) [to end of chapter” [last paragraph to top of 120]
• “They are the only whites” (128).
• “not dog-man” (129) [top paragraph]

SECOND HALF OF NOVEL: (130-222)

POINTS OF INTEREST: J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace pp. 142-220

• “So on Sunday afternoon…” (142).
• “He does not understand…”; “He does not seem to have the gift of hardness” (143).
• Incineration of dogs (144).
• Poverty shown (145).
• Shaping of his ethics (146) [paragraphs 1 &2]
• “A dog man…Well, now he has become a dog-man:”; “harijan” [untouchable] (146).
• Lucy speaks: “It was so personal” (156).
  • “…you don’t understand…Because you can’t” (157).
  • “They have marked me” (158).
  • “They see me as owing something” (158).
  • “When you trap her, hold her down…” (158) [compare with page 25).
• David’s thoughts: “You don’t understand…Well, she is mistaken…The question is, does he have it in him to be the woman?” (160).
• Apology to Mr. Isaacs (171).
• Forehead to the floor (173).
• Lucy is pregnant (197).
• “…everything changed, utterly changed…he heaves and heaves and finally cries” (199).
• “To start at ground level. With nothing. Like a dog” (205).
• New friend for David (214—215).
• “Do you love him yet?” (216).
• David sees Lucy and himself (217) [notice the symbolism of the sunlight]
• “…a new footing, a new start” (218).
• “He and Bev do not speak…” (219).
• “Are you giving him up?”; “Yes, I am giving him up” (220).