Lucy's Voice

Since the story of "Disgrace" is told form the point of view of David Luries, we dont get to hear other peoples sides of the story. Lucy, David's daughter, plays a pivotal role in the novel aswell, yet we hear so little form her. A terrible event happens to Lucy, but we never really hear anything of it from her, David begins to suspect people and Lucy gives vague hints, but the full depth of her rape is never revealed. One could speculate that due to the lasting effects of aparthied and the gender distinction she did not want to do anything, however i believe that Lucy didnt really ever do anything because she heard the story of how her father got away with rape. The father is one of the most influential figures for a daughter so naturally she had heard about, and thought about what her father had done. Though we may never know what she had really thought, i speculate that she believe that what happened to her was wrong and horrible, but after what her father had done she realized that nothing would come of her telling the police.