Explore the different types of disgrace presented in JM Coetzee's novel 'Disgrace'.
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Have a little read: ... Explore the Different Types of Disgrace Presented in JM Coetzee's Novel 'Disgrace' JM Coetzee's 'Disgrace' is a novel that chronicles the fall from grace of its protagonist, David Lurie. The misfortunes he suffers are varied and sometimes disturbing. But, although David's experiences of disgrace could be interpreted as being only that of a middle aged white South African who is refusing to grow old gracefully, the idea of disgrace is tackled from many angles. Using the setting of post - apartheid South Africa, Coetzee's novel also is a reference to political disgrace and the effect that it has had on the lives of South Africans. The opening of the novel instantly gives us an idea of David's character "For a man of his age, fifty-two, divorced, he has, to his mind, solved the problem of sex rather well." His attitudes to sex and relationships are instantly apparent from this line and we see that
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