The American University in Cairo A Reflection of Egypt in the 20th century Outline: · Major argument: Many critics view Naguib Mahfouz as simply a storyteller. However, by using the Trilogy, this paper will show that Naguib Mahfouz can actually be regarded as a historian who has documented the history of Egypt in a very unique way. The Trilogy is a reflection of the political history of Egypt and it reveals many aspects of daily life …showed first 75 words of 3176 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3176 total…of the nation. This is expressed explicitly in Palace Walk: "While the nation was actively occupied in calling for freedom, Yasin was engaged in continuous action to gain his own freedom as well." Liberty is the central theme of his work in the Trilogy: both national freedom and private, individual liberty. The relations between the civilians and the nation as well as between sons/daughters and the father, and between man and woman depicts this.