![]() ![]() The author shows the way the setting in South Africa has affected the relations between people from different backgrounds. One of the major themes in the book is the issue of nationalism. On the example of David and his destiny, the author also exhibits the moods existing in post-apartheid South Africa. The protagonist turns from a professor into a subject of condemnation and has to live in an environment in which shame has become the norm of his life. In general, this cruel psychological novel reveals the idea that a person can easily lose everything that he or she has because well-being is very fragile as well as the position in society (Meyers 334). ![]() ![]() Apart from that, the former professor has poor relations with the local population, yet he cannot move anywhere else. Lucy is raped and gets pregnant from one of the therapists. However, this occurrence transforms into a major scandal, and David escapes to his daughter’s farm, where he and his childhood experience a terrible event. The professor has sexual contact with one of his students, and “he has, to his mind, solved the problem of sex rather well” (Coetzee 2). ![]() His occupation teaches him humility because students have no interest in his discipline, and David continues working there to pay bills. He is a 52-year-old professor at the University of Cape Town. The central storyline of the novel unfolds around the events in the life of David Lurie. ![]()
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