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Maureen Laney asked this question about Paradise:
How do we interpret the ending? It seems so abrupt - why is Yusuf running after the Germans?
Marcy I think he runs away from one type of "slavery" to another. Where else is there for him to go? His Uncle's door has been bolted, and he has no future.…moreI think he runs away from one type of "slavery" to another. Where else is there for him to go? His Uncle's door has been bolted, and he has no future.(less)
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Paradise
by Abdulrazak Gurnah
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