1. Setting in Midaq Alley by Naquib Mahfouz
... readers an introductory, visual representation of the alley and the society engulfing it. The word "trap"(Mahfouz 1) gives a visual imagery of a prison cell, which basically symbolizes darkness. The synonym for darkness is the absence of light. Light is usually a symbol for hope and life; therefore the alley represents hopelessness and death. The only way the people of the alley ... 3), and when Abbas left for the British army "the air was cold, and moist"(Mahfouz 111), which gives us a visual imagery of the lack of sun, which is a synonym of the lack of light, relating to the hopelessn...
- Word Count: 1576
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate