The Black Cat - Review 1/3

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The Black Cat – Becoming Hero Slahadin against the Empire

Park, Hyeong rak

Chapter 1 to 5 – Introduction

         The novel for English learners, The Black Cat, do not refer to the age of Slahadin’s activity. Because the event from the story of novel, however, raise in Cairo, readers could guess the age in The Black Cat. Cairo in the capital of Egypt was invaded from European economy and military at the 19 century. Egypt “teetered toward economic dissolution and implosion. In turn, European and foreign finances took control of the treasury of Egypt, forgave debt in return for taking control of the Suez Canal, and reoriented economic development toward capital gain”(Wikipedia). Egyptians concerned their country and feared to empires.

         Salahadin who is a main character in The Black Cat is the inspector for protecting all the antiquities of Egypt. The name of Slahadin likes Arabic or Egyptian, and Mr. Pearson likes British. Salahadin should monitor to Mr. Pearson because he is a citizen of empire and can touch with the treasure of Egyptians. After a death of Mr. Pearson, Salahadin tries to find to treasure above all in the reason of risk-vanished treasures. He interviews to a taxi driver, is a witness, and then detects a Swedish suspect who is a European with Ahmed.

         The Black Cat likes the spy novel. This Genre of literature had a popular literature in the age of Victoria. Wisnicki said “how the ideal British citizen should think and act, and he voices an array of widely-held beliefs and fears regarding class, race, and empire”(2). The Black Cat, however, slightly different with the British spy novel. It has the aspect of thrillers which is a fear of foreigners. But a main character, is Salahadin, is not British, he is a colonist and resists from invading foreigners secret conspiracy.

Work Cited

History of Egypt under the British. (2015, January 21). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 04:14, January 25, 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Egypt_under_the_British&oldid=643513882

Wisnicki, A. S. (2007). Reformulating the Empire's Hero Rhodesian Gold, Boer Veld-Craft, and the Displaced Scotsman in John Buchans The Thirty-Nine Steps. Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, 8(1).

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