Amy Chow
Ms.Varone
ENG3U1-03
16 Nov 2016
Close Reading: Disgrace
“Lucy knows some of the women. She commences introductions. Then Petrus appears at their side. He does not play the eager host, does not offer them a drink, but does say, ‘No more dogs. I am not anymore the dog-man,’ which Lucy chooses to accept as a joke; so all, it appears, is well.” (129)
This passage happens during the party Petrus holds for the land transfer, Lucy and David attend and are out of place, being the only white people there. Lucy begins introducing her father to people she knows, and then Petrus, the host of the party appears and it is strange that he comes just to say that he is no longer the dog-man. Lucy and the others take it as a joke but David finds it …show more content…
Petrus was out of town during the attack, and whenever it was brought up, he would dismiss it. David even thought that he might have ordered the three men to attack Lucy to take over her land, which would make a lot of sense. This passage connects back to when Petrus first introduces himself to David, “‘I look after the dogs and I work in the garden. Yes.’ Petrus gives a broad smile. ‘I am the gardener and the dog-man.; He reflects for a moment. ‘The dog-man,’ he repeats, savouring the phrase.” (64) Petrus repeats that title to remind himself what his position is, the amount of power he has. When he declares that he is no longer the dog-man, it shows that he has more power and wealth now. Petrus would not be in place he is now without Lucy, but he wants to take over everything she owns and her. In the end, he gets what he …show more content…
Throughout the book, David goes to women for sexual pleasure, he does not see it as more than just wanting to feel good, but when Lucy gets raped, it’s a turning point for him, he realizes what he had done before was wrong. This novel is set in the post-apartheid period, and in Salem, the countryside where Lucy lives, they are the only white people there. After Lucy was raped, she never reported it because she felt like she had to pay for it, like she shouldn’t have the power to do so because of where she was and her race. In the end of the novel, Petrus gains power while Lucy loses
Ms.Varone
ENG3U1-03
16 Nov 2016
Close Reading: Disgrace
“Lucy knows some of the women. She commences introductions. Then Petrus appears at their side. He does not play the eager host, does not offer them a drink, but does say, ‘No more dogs. I am not anymore the dog-man,’ which Lucy chooses to accept as a joke; so all, it appears, is well.” (129)
This passage happens during the party Petrus holds for the land transfer, Lucy and David attend and are out of place, being the only white people there. Lucy begins introducing her father to people she knows, and then Petrus, the host of the party appears and it is strange that he comes just to say that he is no longer the dog-man. Lucy and the others take it as a joke but David finds it …show more content…
Petrus was out of town during the attack, and whenever it was brought up, he would dismiss it. David even thought that he might have ordered the three men to attack Lucy to take over her land, which would make a lot of sense. This passage connects back to when Petrus first introduces himself to David, “‘I look after the dogs and I work in the garden. Yes.’ Petrus gives a broad smile. ‘I am the gardener and the dog-man.; He reflects for a moment. ‘The dog-man,’ he repeats, savouring the phrase.” (64) Petrus repeats that title to remind himself what his position is, the amount of power he has. When he declares that he is no longer the dog-man, it shows that he has more power and wealth now. Petrus would not be in place he is now without Lucy, but he wants to take over everything she owns and her. In the end, he gets what he …show more content…
Throughout the book, David goes to women for sexual pleasure, he does not see it as more than just wanting to feel good, but when Lucy gets raped, it’s a turning point for him, he realizes what he had done before was wrong. This novel is set in the post-apartheid period, and in Salem, the countryside where Lucy lives, they are the only white people there. After Lucy was raped, she never reported it because she felt like she had to pay for it, like she shouldn’t have the power to do so because of where she was and her race. In the end of the novel, Petrus gains power while Lucy loses