... sea of darkness, clinging stubbornly to a hope that smilingly and mysteriously renews itself. ( Ibn Fattouma 1 ) Fattouma's journey guides him from place to place in search of the land of Gebel: a legendary paradise, "a closed secret" that all speaks of, but none have ever found (Ibn Fattouma 6). Fattouma is fascinated, "his yearnings aroused to the bursting point", with this world that his teacher, Sheikh ... wants to change his country and obtain knowledge, but there may be an underling meaning as to why he wants to go on this journey. Gebel is the ever-elusive Paradise or Nirvana tha...

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Fattouma's journey takes him from place to place in search of the land of Gebel, a legendary paradise that all speak of but have never found. His is fascinated with this world that his teacher often talks about putting images in his head about how it should be. He says that he wants what is best for his ... but also there may be an underling meaning as to why he wants to go on this journey. What is known is that it is the ever-elusive Paradise or Nirvana or Shangri-La that everyone, especially Ibn Fattouma, is searching for. Gebel is a symbol or what man wants to be and that is God ... could...

• Word Count: 2213
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School