A Guide to Silent Song and Other Stories

A Guide to Silent Song and Other Stories

A Guide to Silent Song and Other Stories

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A MAN OF AWESOME POWER By Naguib Mahfouz -Egypt

Synopsis

Tayyib al-Mahdi believed his time on earth had come to an end. He had a health insurance, adequate pension and owns an apartment at Nasr city. He is also a family man; together they have four married daughters.

Tayyib al-Mahdi spent most of his evenings with his wife watching TV, reading newspaper and listening to the radio channel devoted to the Qur’an. One day he had a dream (p 1) ‘’from this moment onward and for so long as God wills, you shall have the power to tell something, Be!-and it will be. Do with it what you please” after the dream Tayyib al-Mahdi developed powers that were magical.

Tayyib al-Mahdi uses his newly acquired powers to bring transformation in his country. (P 2, 3) Tayyib al-Mahdi realizes that he cannot transform his country without a clear plan. He decides to obtain all necessary details and documents. With the needed information he comes up with a clear way to help each department. He is so determined to correct his country and eventually the world. (P 4) and once he is done correcting his country, he will turn with zeal to deal with the world.’’

Tayyib al-Mahdi sees a young beautiful woman, he is attracted to her and wants to have an amorous moment with her.  ‘he utterly forgot both his faith and his life……..surrendering to their fate (p.4)’ he feels guilty after this  ‘ he realized that he had erred…….the pain it caused him would not go away (p. 5). ’’ he realizes that his power/miracle is gone. He remains guilty for the rest of his life. (P 5) ‘Pleading is pointless. Distress is useless. Regret has no effect. An awesome sadness will haunt Tayyib al-Mahdi.

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Thematic Concerns

  1. Corruption

The theme of corruption in government department is clear depicted in the story. P 3.

Tayyib al-Mahdi intends to transform all the departments. ‘he obtained guides to the departments of government…..each phase must be quieted, every deviation must be deterred.’

  1. Sexual Immorality

Tayyib al-Mahdi is a married man and equally religious man. He gets entangled with a woman that he sees at the entrance of the tea garden. ‘He saw a beautiful woman approaching ………swept by a surge of delight. P.4’

Tayyib Al-Mahdi found his passions aroused in a way that he had not known since he married Haniya…’‘he utterly forgot both his faith and his life……..surrendering to their fate’

  1. Magic Power

Tayyib al-Mahdi has a dream that recurs severally. In the dream he sees an apparition who gives him powers to tell something and it be. He is excited about the new found powers that he one evening decides to try his powers. (P. 2)   ‘He decides to try his supposed new power discreetly.’

‘Whoever is granted a power like mine, must use it only for good.’ (P. 3, 4 and 5)

  1. Poor governance

 

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  1. Hypocrisy

 

 

  1. Change

 

 

  1. Disillusionment

 

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  1. Religion

Characterization

a.Tayyib al-Mahdi

  1. Religious

Tayyib is religious and practices his faith. (p. 1)

The author says Tayyib al-Mahdi believed that his mission in this world had come to an end. Deeply relaxed only minor aches and pains , he would mutter to himself in contentment, “A”

  1. Hardworking and determined

He had an apartment that he bought as a result of working for so many years abroad.

  1. Ambitious
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