Said Tragic Hero

1) What is Said's tragic flaw?

The Chief flaw that led to the novel’s tragic ending was Said’s lust for revenge. Throughout the entirety of the novel, Said’s actions are fueled by his desire to get revenge upon those who he feels betrayed him.  As a result of this hunger, Said accidentally assassinated two-men in cold blood which eventually led to the departure of his companion (Nur) and his death at the end of the novel.

2) How does he display excessive pride?

Said displays excessive pride through his enforcement of blame on other characters, for instance he blames Ilish for going to prison, he blames Rauf for changing his personality which led Said to believe that he betrayed him, he also blames Sana for her rejecting him.

3) When is his reversal of fortunes?

His reversal of fortunes begins when Said figures out that he killed an innocent man instead of Ilish, this is then later enhanced when he goes to kill Rauf and winds up killing Rauf’s doorkeeper, this also provoked Nur into leaving Said.

 4)At what time in the text does he recognize that the reversal was due to his own actions?

He recognizes that while staring and contemplating his past at Nur’s house, he also reminisces his upbringing while at the Shaikh’s house and was led to believe that he chose his own path, and finally during the last chapter while he was being hunted down by the police, he contemplates about his past and how it all led to this.

5) Is his fate greater than he deserved?

His fate was not greater than what he deserved, his actions throughout the entirety of the novel ultimately led to his death.