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Stream of Consciousness – Naguib Mahfouz How, why, and to what effect does Mahfouz use stream-of-consciousness narration in the novel? Mahfouz, for The Thief and Dogs , pioneered the use of “psycological realims”, and overlap between Realism and Modernism, in Arab literature. He employed the technique of stream fo consciousness to portray the story of TTAD through the protagonist, Said Mahran.   Stream of Consciousness is a literary narrative technique that is used by authors to allow access to a character’s thoughts , feelings and conscious reactions to events, in a continuous flow uninterrupted by objective description or conventional dialogue. This allowed for realistic writing which probed deeply in the complexities of characters’ thoughts and motivations. Mahfouz uses stream of consciousness through Said Mahran through internal monologue, flashbacks, and moments in the text where the narrator disappears allowing Said’s thoughts and emotions to take over. This provi

Translation is defined as “the process of translating words or text from one language into another.” Thus, we can assume that translation between 2 pieces of work, will produce and mean the same thing. However, in the article, it shows that translation will never carry the full sentiment or meaning of the origin text. The context and feeling of the meaning of the language is lost when translating different words and phrases. Text C explored the nature of translation though professional translators. Daniel Hahn, the Director of the British Centre for Literary Translation, claimed that in translation, everything is changed. (In relation to its meaning) Yes, a language can be translated, but the meaning of the text was significant to the people of that language. Hahn also said that “there’s not a single word in any of the languages I translate that can map perfectly into English.” Hahn indicates that no language can have the same effect as the language of the original text. As t