Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar: Analysis of the Cover and its Connection to the Main Character

Running head: DISGRACED BY AYAD AKHTAR
DISGRACED BY AYAD AKHTAR
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1DISGRACED BY AYAD AKHTAR
The book Disgraced is written by Ayad Akhtar, the America playwright, screenwriter,
novelist and actor with Pakistani heritage. Ayad Akhtar is widely known for Disgraced which is
about a successful Pakistani-American lawyer. In this paper, the aim is to focus on the cover in
terms of the ways it relates to the main character of the story. The essay will aim to draw a
connection between the cover and the character by bringing forth two scenes from the play in
order to make the explanation of the connection.
Summary:
Set in New York circa 20121, the play is about an ambitious south Asian lawyer. As
mentioned in the play, “SETTING: A spacious apartment on New York’s Upper East Side”. He
is faced with several personal confrontations over the course of several unsettling truths
regarding himself, his situation as well as his perspectives. There are certainly some of the most
challenging questions focusing on aspects such as nature and purpose of faith, the relationship
between non-whites and white races in America in the contemporary time and responsibilities of
creating art (Akhtar 2015).
The cover: The cover of the book is a man who is wearing an appropriate suit looking
well dressed. The man seems like someone who belongs to a corporate world and is
professionally successful. The person is proud of himself and his achievements, the
achievements that perhaps comes from professional success. The background of the man
standing in the middle is an urbanised city with corporate high rise building.
The connection between the cover and the character: Amir is a successful lawyer in a
prestigious New York Firm in his thirties. Since he is a busy lawyer, he is often occupied with
phone calls. He has a wife who is a Caucasian artist. Amir, the protagonist is the main character