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Hi, I need help with essay on The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. Paper must be at least 2000 words. Please, no plagiarized work!The researcher of this essay follows the plot of the The English P

Hi, I need help with essay on The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. Paper must be at least 2000 words. Please, no plagiarized work!

The researcher of this essay follows the plot of the The English Patient book by Michael Ondaatje, that is focused on the description of World War II tragedies and grief stories, that were told by Hana, Kip, Caravaggio and The English Patient himself. The researcher analyzes the characters and events from the novel to discuss the topic of religion, that was raised in the story. Firstly, the English Patient is the most obvious character to receive religious status. On the very first page of the book, the reader is treated to a scene in which Hana, much like Mary of Biblical days, can be seen gently washing the feet of the burned patient as he lies in his painted garden room. Throughout The English Patient, then, one can trace numerous such religious references and allusions associated with the various characters. To a lesser extent, even Caravaggio can be seen to have religious connections through his role as the Devil’s advocate, or perhaps the advocate of the Lord as he continuously drives the other characters to delve into the depths of their destructions to find the redeeming qualities that will save them. While the English patient is initially painted as a saint of the war, he is eventually revealed to be first an enemy of the state and then an unwilling participant who can do no more than love a woman. Finally, Kip, who seems an almost accidental addition to the little villa family, enters the story as an innocent saint, unaware of his own role in the tableau and just as strongly affected by it.

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