Book Analysis - In the Country of Men

In the Country of custody is a novel, by Hisham Matar. Its about Suleiman, a club year old son who stand firms in oppressed mid-seventies Libya governed by Colonel Qaddafi. The novel is tag in a linguistic context of extreme oppression in which there is no independence of speech, religion and even thought, anyone who express their discontent against the regime was whirl or killed. Suleiman is the son of Najwa, his mother, and Faraj, an external businessman and secret governmental rebellion activist. Through every of the story, Suleiman is in a unalterable conflict with run outal as the entrust of an unstable and confound world, which Suleiman barely understands.\nBetrayal, in Hisham Matars novel, is be in various ways, one of them is by the family relationship betwixt Suleimans family and Kareems, his ruff friend. At the beginning of the novel, Kareem and Suleiman wield each(prenominal) other wish they are brothers. [] what united Kareem and me seldom felt give care friendship, only when something like blood or virtue (23). Then Kareems dada is taken out-of-door by the revolutionary mission and some tension starts to ground up between them. Suleiman sooner of being empathetic, turns his back on him Everybody knows your father is tr---(108). The separation between both families is also represented by Najwas relationship with Kareems mom. [] no ii days would pass out front one called or visited each other (39)., but subsequently Ustah Rashid was taken Mama didnt go to aunt Salma and Auntie Salma didnt call or visit (40). This separation doesnt make any sniff out for Suleiman, but he is told to live with it, as a result confusion sets in his judicial decision and causes Suleiman to mistreat Kareem.\nSuleimans dad also is a hone example of disloyalty. Faraj is worried for his family guard duty and his, so instead of last like a hero, like Ustah Rachid (Farajs friend) he decides to betray his people. Who betrayed Ustah Rachid? Wh o told the secret service...