Book Analysis - In the Country of Men

In the boorish of Men is a new(a), by Hisham Matar. Its about Suleiman, a nine year former(a) boy who lives in ladened 1970s Libya governed by Colonel Qaddafi. The novel is set in a context of extreme oppression in which there is no freedom of speech, religion and level thought, everyone who expressed their discontent against the regimen was torture or killed. Suleiman is the son of Najwa, his m other(a), and Faraj, an international businessman and mystery story political rebellion activist. with all of the story, Suleiman is in a constant conflict with treason as the result of an volcanic and confusing world, which Suleiman barely understands.\nBetrayal, in Hisham Matars novel, is represented in different ways, one of them is by the relationship surrounded by Suleimans family and Kareems, his best friend. At the informant of the novel, Kareem and Suleiman treat each other wish they are brothers. [] what get together Kareem and me rarely felt like friendship, that som ething like declension or virtue (23). then(prenominal) Kareems dad is taken away by the subversive committee and some emphasis starts to build up between them. Suleiman rather of being empathetic, turns his screening on him Everybody knows your father is tr---(108). The dissolution between both families is alike represented by Najwas relationship with Kareems mom. [] no two days would come through before one cryed or visited each other (39)., but After Ustah Rashid was taken ma didnt go to aunt Salma and Auntie Salma didnt call or visit (40). This time interval doesnt make any sense for Suleiman, but he is told to live with it, as a result confusion sets in his mind and causes Suleiman to mistreat Kareem.\nSuleimans dad also is a perfect example of disloyalty. Faraj is worried for his family safety and his, so instead of dying like a hero, like Ustah Rachid (Farajs friend) he decides to betray his people. Who betrayed Ustah Rachid? Who told the secret service...