01 Thursday Feb 24

Calli Pugh’s Notes for February 24th
In class, we discussed how Job and Mohamed adhered to the theory of Marxist Criticism. For Job, he cares for Leo, but still acts like he’s lower than him. Job also always acts subordinate to Holly. Job can’t be alone, he acts cowardly, he’s incapable of taking care of himself, and he is somewhat undesirable. In the novel, Job becomes a metaphor for class differences between the upper class and lower class differences. Holly is also happy that Job is not moving out of his class. Job is also given no respect and Bilali gives Job the nickname “Pig.” Mohamed, like Job, also has a sense of alienation. He is very hesitant of the Amahagger that they meet. Mohamed is a strong man physically, but is still of a lower class, an example being that no one wants to touch his skin. Mohamed is very fearful of the Amahagger. Mohamed, unlike Job, is also a very religious man. Everything that he says tends to go back to Allah. We also discussed class differences in the different cultures that are presented in the novel. For England, we said that women come in last. England, unlike the other two cultures, has a monarchy that does not have a lot of power. The English are of the upper class and they consider themselves above everyone else. When Holly went to go and meet She, Holly considered himself above her. She was actually happy that Holly did not crawl or bow to her. To the Amahagger, women are considered equals. There is an ironic contrast in the culture of the Amahagger; women are considered equal, but when they get considered to rowdy, they kill the second generation women as a warning to the other generations. In the class differences in Kor on the other hand, She is above all else. In Kor, it could be considered a tyranny.