The Thief's Journal: The Prince Of Thieves - Genet
Beginning of paper
Genet, the main character as well as author of The Thief's Journal,
revels with gusto in the abjection, poverty, and treachery of thievery in
order to introduce to this book's readers a new and gripping look into the
life of a social outcast and the subculture born of abjection. Although he
recou ....
Middle of paper
.... and way of life is alien as well. For example, he sees
intimacy in the sharing of lice between himself and Salvador.
Salvador took care of me, but at night, by candlelight, I
hunted for lice in the seams of his trousers. The lice
inhabited us. They imparted to our clothes an animation, a
presence which, when they had gone, left our garments
lifeless. We liked to know -and feel- that the translucent
bugs were swarming; though not tamed, they were so much
a part of us that ....
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Word count: 1801
Page count: 7 (approximately 250 words per page)
