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Animals In Disgrace Similes

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Animals exist figuratively and physically in the novel Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee to portray the changes in characters. In order to support my argument, I intend to first analyze the novel to prove the usage of animals as similes causes change in the protagonist, David Lurie and his daughter, Lucy Lurie. Throughout Disgrace, animals are used as similes to show how characters should live, especially after the sufferings they went through on the farm. I will then discuss the importance of living animals as their existence showcase the difference in social status and causes significant change in characters, in particularly, David Lurie. In the second half of the novel, Lurie encounters more animals as a result of his move onto his daughter’s farm.

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