120531 Comparative Literature 2DW Discussion Displacement Borders: sense of needing to cross, but not knowing where it is (cannot

see it physically; seems figment of their imagination), therefore they are at the mercy of the smugglers, who may or may not be trustworthy Structure of chapters: Abu Qais, Assad, Marwan, The Deal, The Road, Sun and Shade, The Grave The Road as Abul Khaizurans story = his home (**motif: road) o The road is downplayed as manageable underestimating the dangers of the road Abu Qais: land is personified. o Abu Qais is made into the land itself o Fertility of the land and matrimony is emphasized o A place that hes left behind, and what he has now (on the journey) is barren (fertile land is replaced by sand, dust, heat)