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- The plot of Disgrace takes place in both the city and the country. Compare and contrast the way of life described in Salem and in Capetown.
- Two key sexual violations occur in the novel, one to Melanie and the second to Lucy. Compare and contrast the two incidents, explaining how they are similar and different.
- What significance does the title Disgrace bear in the novel?
- How are Lucy and Lurie alike and how are they different?
- Discuss the nature of Lurie and Lucy's relationship. How is theirs a typical father-daughter relationship? In what ways is it not?
- Discuss Lurie's alienation in the novel.
- What does the investigation into Melanie's complaint attempt to achieve? What does it actually achieve?
- Explore the theme of animal rights throughout the book.
- Explore the role of violence and oppression in the novel. Is there a clear line between the oppressors and the oppressed?
- Discuss Coetzee's choice of narrative mode in Disgrace and the narrator's impact on the novel.
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