In the novel “The thief and the dogs” written by Naguib Mahfouz shows the stream of consciousness narration style which delivers psychological shift of the protagonist Said Mahran effectively; best suits with the rapid pace of the novel in order to convey much information throughout the short text. Also, due to usage of the stream of consciousness narrative style, the author shows Said Mahran’s characteristic effectively.
For example, in the chapter 18 of the “The theif and the dogs”, there is such line, “A little out of breath, he came up to the door. _I love you, Nur. With all my heart I do love you, twice as much as you have loved me. In your breast I will bury all my misery, the treachery of those scoundrels and my daughter's alarm._ He knocked on the door.”, which is Said’s psychological thoughts he had in his mind. It shows his characteristic that he did not recognize his love of Nur until the ending chapter of the novel, and he faces the realization of his true love in the later of the story. One of the reason why he did not recognize his love until the last chapter of the novel is connected with his experience in the early of the novel; where he gets betrayed by his ex-wife Nabawiyya, which could have made him resolute and heartless with his own minds throughout the novel.
As he recognizes his love in the ending chapter of the novel, it maximizes the tension of the novel as he faces death, and it can cause empathy from the readers as they are seeing Said’s mood shift from the omniscient point of view alongside with the stream of consciousness narrative style. Usage of the stream of consciousness further developed the psychological shift of the protagonist Said Mahran, and it successfully caused empathy throughout the novel.
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