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David Lurie is a Communications professor at Cape Town Technical University. He has been twice divorced, has one child, and currently spends ninety minutes of his Thursday afternoons with a prostitute named Soraya. After Lurie crosses the line by phoning Soraya at her home, he turns to one of his students to fulfill his desires. Lurie first notices Melanie in the university gardens and invites her to his home for wine and dinner. That very same night, Melanie is almost caught in Lurie's web of seduction until he quotes a clichÃ© Shakespeare line, and she quickly leaves. Lurie does not stop his pursuits there however. Over the weekend, he travels to campus and uses the University's records to find her address and phone number. Startled at…

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Posted By florenza v #209545 at Oct 29, 2011 4:43 PM

How is Prof Lurie a "good" and "bad" character?

In the beginning of the book the reader get the idea of this immoral, echoistic man. By the end one has started to see him in a different light.

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Posted By sosemea m #196473 at Aug 21, 2011 6:04 PM

what are the interpretations with examples from the novel does disgrace have?

characters roles,the society,cultures,religious beliefs,and others.

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Posted By edgar a #137205 at Apr 30, 2010 8:02 PM

running away

why do u think David ran away? was it helpfull?

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