Symbols In The Awakening

Rude awakening for Egypt's liberals

Rude awakening for Egypt's youth, liberals

"Last Friday was a shock for political forces, including the youth- driven movement and liberals who demand a civil state in Egypt," wrote Tariq Alhomayed, editor-in-chief of the pan-Arab daily Asharq Al Awsat.

"This happened when Islamists shouted such slogans as 'power to God' and 'democracy is the answer to the will of people' and 'the people want Sharia'".

One activist said Tahrir square looked like a "new Afghanistan".

"But is the young movement's frustration justified?" the editor asked. "Accordingly should the Military Council be blamed for this outcome?"

The answer, he said, is no. The Islamists who rallied in Tahrir square are also Egyptians, and have every right to express their opinions. No one should exclude them. And the ballot boxes should ultimately decide who should rule.

But if the youth movement and liberals remain inactive while embracing unrealistic dreams, the elections are less likely to give them justice.

A massive turnout of Islamists has been expected since the fall of Hosni Mubarak. Civil forces have missed many opportunities to strengthen their position. And when they put pressure on the military to hasten trial of the old regime's symbols, they seemed to want revenge more than justice.

They need to think and act rationally and play the real political game, away from dreamy slogans.

Opposition must probe Libyan chief's killing

"Whatever the motives behind the killing of Abdul Fattah Younes, military commander of the opposition forces in Libya, the event will have profound effect on the rebel movement," the UAE newspaper Akhbar Al Arab said in its editorial.

"Many observers might start thinking there are internal conflicts which are likely to weaken the opposition's ability to remove Col Muammar Qaddafi's regime," the editorial said.

Although some details of Younes's assassination have been disclosed, the motives are still unclear. The killers are known but they remain at large, with no explanation offered. Many presume that a hidden force within the opposition has paramount influence, outweighing that of the political and military leadership.

The international community fears that such an extremist force could replace Col Qaddafi and control Libya.

"Given this challenge, the opposition has no choice but to cleanse itself of such impurities. Otherwise, the gains it has obtained could turn into losses. This is because extremist forces … will deeply harm the opposition.

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The symbols that Ernest Hemingway utilizes in his novel, "A Farewell to Arms" contrasts with the symbols that Kate Chopin uses in "The Awakening." For example, Lieutenant Henry, the protagonist, wore a Saint Anthony (Saint of Lost Things) around his neck on a chain until he was hurt during the war. By losing the Saint Anthony, Hemingway uses the symbol to show the absence of loved ones in his life such as Catherine Barkley, but it foreshadows to the event when Henry and Catherine meet again.

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