The Thief and the Dogs

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

  • Said goes to see Sheikh al-Junaydi for a place to stay and to seek advice. 👥
  • Said and Sheikh al-Junaydi have a small clash on the advice that the Sheikh provides. The Sheikh advises Said to read the Koran and get help from god. However, Said does not find this as helping his current situation where he is lacking of money and a place to stay. This could be seen as Said conflict with religion and god. 👥
  • Said has a flashback on his father with the Sheikh
  • Said goes to see Rauf Ilwan, one of his old friends who has now become rich, in attempt to possibly get some help from him.
  • In their conversation, Said feels an unfamiliar chill that he hadn't felt before going to jail. He realizes that Ilwan had changed and is no longer the Ilwan that he knew.
  • Said reveals that he used to be a thief and Rauf tells him not to continue treachery.
  • Said meets Mr. Tarzan who provides him with a revolver and ammunition, which would help him with him robbery. 💥
  • Said meets Nur, a prostitute who used to love him and tells her that he needs a car.
  • ♻ The revolver: symbolizes the path of revenge.
  • Said steals a car from one of Nur's clients, as part of the plan 💥
  • Nur and Said discuss after the deed and promise to meet up with each other after they cover their tracks
  • Said breaks into Nabawiyya and Ilish's house and uses the gun to shoot the gun to shoot and kills who he believes to be Ilish 💥
  • He starts to deal with the consequences of killing a man, beginning the internal conflict surrounding the murder 💥
  • Said takes refuge with the Sheikh, and the internal conflict regarding religion is fleshed out through their discussion. 👥
  • The identity of the man Said murdered is revealed in the newspaper to be Shaban Husayn.
  • The newspaper also reveals that Said is a hunted man, as he is the main suspect for the murder, and his life story and face is in the newspaper ♻ media, representing power and perception
  • Said meets up with Nur as he promised, keeping her ignorant about the fact he murdered someone. ❤
  • They discuss his ex-wife Nabawiyya, and it is implied that Nur loves Said ❤
  • Said has a flashback to how he met Nabawiyya, and has a lengthy reflection on his relationship with her has is inability to accept the fact that she has changed, and moved on.
  • Said spends the night at Nur's flat ❤
  • Said’s Flashback on childhood details with his father the doorkeeper.
  • Said’s effect in regards to sheikh aljunaidi spiritual raising 👥
  • Said like’s Rauf character which implants principles of rebellion in
    him which encouraged him to steal the rich
  • Nur returns back home exhausted, tired form the beating she had from her clients said attempts to comfort her ❤
  • Said finished sewing the officers outfit
  • Noor fear of Said’s loss again due to the press interest in his crime which increases pressure on him.
  • Said goes to the cafe where Tarzan warned him of them for being under the control of informants
    - Said reflects on the relationship with Rauf who betrayed the principles they set and betrayed Said. said decides that killing him is a must.
  • Nur comes back and initiated discussion with said about her past and private life. ❤
  • Said visit to Tarzan, who told him the presence of “bayaza” to make a deal.💥
  • Said’s objection “Bayaza.” to find out where Aleesh.
  • Said releases “Bayaza” after failing to collect information useful for him to know where Aleesh.
    said changes the point of revenge to Raouf.
  • Said wears the officers suit heads towards the house of Rauf.
    ♻ The officer's uniform represents corruption
  • Said chases Rauf and surprises Rauf, who about to come out of the car.
  • Said escapes the scene after an exchange of fire with police.
  • Nur return home and is worried about said after hearing news about Rauf failed assassination attempt. 💥♻(the failure of the lower class to overthrow the higher class)
  • The news is out: Rauf’s doorkeeper died instead. The papers tell Said’s life story, defaming him. A reward is offered for news about him.
  • Nur is still upset with Said’s exploits, but it hints revealed that Said actually loves Nur now. ❤ 💥
  • After leaving Nur’s flat, Said realises that he forgot his uniform at Nur’s flat and plans to go get it back
  • As a refuge, Said visits Sheikh and discusses about his plight/adversity (dichotomy and comparison in the chapel between Said and Sheikh) 👥
  • At midnight, Said goes back to Nur’s flat to see if he is back, sees light in window. He was very hopeful and happy, turns out that it was a stranger. The stranger realises Said, so Said beats him up unconsciously and run away from the flat
    - Said returns to the Sheikh, eats, and sleeps + flashbacks of Said spending time with his father in Sheikh’s house 👥
  • Said leaves to the cemetery outside Nur’s flat, where he is pursued by dogs. Frightened, hide behind the tombstone but surrounded, got shot and dies
    ♻ The Graveyard represents fate, death and the past
  • Said reveals his conflicts with Ilish Sidra and Nabiwiyya who have "betrayed" him.
  • Said meets his daughter Sana, but she does not remember him and treats him like a stranger. This is significant as "she had never been out of his thoughts" during the four years at jail.
  • Books: Education and soft power. ♻
    • He tries the path of education, but is rejected, and decides to follow the path of the violence.
  • Said worries about Nur not returning, mostly expressed through his internal monologue
  • Said goes to Tarzan’s coffee shop again. Two men approaches to him but tricks them with his uniform. Then, he beats them up before they realise who he is
    - Said finally realises he loves Nur. As the landlady is coming to the Nur’s house to collect the rent, Said realises and decides to leave Nur’s house ❤

Important Flashback

Path of Love ❤

Path of Spirituality 👥

Path of Violence 💥

Minor Flashback

  • Said shows his hatred towards Ilwan describes him in line with illish and Nabiwiyya.
  • Said attempts to rob Rauf Illwan house but gets caught. 💥
  • Said has a flashback on how he betrayed by Illish and Nabiwiyya.

Symbol ♻