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Elaine Winter
A professor in the Social Sciences department at David’s university. Along with Elaine Winter, Farodia is present when David is first called to Aram Hakim’s office to discuss Melanie’s sexual harassment allegations. This is because she is the chair of the university’s “committee on discrimination,” which is also why she attends David’s hearing with the disciplinary committee. During this second meeting, Farodia points out that David is ridiculing the entire process by pleading guilty to Melanie’s accusations without even bothering to learn what they are. Standing up against David’s arrogance, she states the obvious fact that he feels little to no remorse for what he has done. Despite these claims, though, David refuses to show any kind of genuine regret.
Farodia Rassool Quotes in Disgrace
The Disgrace quotes below are all either spoken by Farodia Rassool or refer to Farodia Rassool. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 6 Quotes
We are again going round in circles, Mr Chair. Yes, he says, he is guilty; but when we try to get specificity, all of a sudden it is not abuse of a young woman he is confessing to, just an impulse he could not resist, with no mention of the pain he has caused, no mention of the long history of exploitation of which this is part. That is why I say it is futile to go on debating with Professor Lurie. We must take his plea at face value and recommend accordingly.
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Farodia Rassool says this at David’s disciplinary hearing. When David insists upon pleading guilty without reviewing Melanie’s allegations, Rasool picks up on the fact that he isn’t taking the hearing seriously. He is posturing as if he’s completely willing to take responsibility for his actions, but when the committee tries to discern what, exactly, he’s taking responsibility for, he makes the matter seem petty, suggesting that he’s only “guilty” of failing to “resist” a natural “impulse.” This allows him to frame his transgressions as minor when, in reality, he has caused “pain” and played into a “long history of exploitation.” Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamu
‘Very well. I took advantage of my position vis-à-vis Ms Isaacs. It was wrong, and I regret it. Is that good enough for you?’
‘The question is not whether it is good enough for me, Professor Lurie, the question is whether it is good enough for you. Does it reflect your sincere feelings?’
He shakes his head. ‘I have said the words for you, now you want more, you want me to demonstrate their sincerity. That is preposterous. That is beyond the scope of the law. I have had enough. Let us go back to playing it by the book. I plead guilty. That is as far as I am prepared to go.’
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This interaction takes place between David and Farodia Rassool during David’s disciplinary hearing. Having spent the majority of the hearing refusing to issue a statement of regret, David finally agrees to apologize for what he’s done, ultimately trying to placate the committee members, most of whom simply want to help him keep his job by giving him an opportunity to express remorse. However, he once again belittles the entire disciplinary process, this time delivering a stale and inauthentic apology that in its terseness mocks the idea of repentance rather than demonstrating genuine regret. When he asks if this is “good Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis
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Farodia Rassool Character Timeline in Disgrace
The timeline below shows where the character Farodia Rassool appears in Disgrace. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 5
...of his department, Elaine Winter, and the chair of the university’s “committee on discrimination,” Farodia Rassool. As he takes his seat, Elaine—who he believes has never liked him because she sees...
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Chapter 6
...up of Manas Mathabane (a religious studies professor who is chair of the committee), Farodia Rassool, Desmond Swarts (dean of the Engineering department), a woman from the school of business, and...
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Disapproving of David’s arrogant behavior, Farodia Rassool notes that the disciplinary committee perhaps has a “duty” to “protect” him from himself. At...
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Ignoring David, Rassool insists that the “community” deserves to know what, exactly, David has done and why he’s...
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...It was wrong, and I regret it. Is that good enough for you?” In turn, Rassool tells him that it doesn’t matter whether or not this statement is good enough for...
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