CVSP 204 Final, Fall 1997

CIVILIZATION SEQUENCE 204 FINAL EXAM TIME: 2 HOURS January 25, 1997 - Dr. S. Khairallah v Answer TWO questions in a well organized essay. Number the questions you choose. Return the question sheet with your paper. “There is no dignity that is not founded on human suffering ” (Malraux p. 352) Discuss in the light of your readings of Beckett, Mahfouz, Saleh. “Man has, as it were, become a prosthetic for God.” (Freud p.44) (A prosthetic is the medical term for artificial limbs). Explain the above statement. Then evaluate it according to four texts you have read. “We always have something, eh Didi, to give us an impression we exist...” (Beckett, p. 72). Explain the above statement. Then apply it to four texts you have read.