soft hands

Author's name: Tawfiq Al-Hakim

The author shows that work is the basis of life and that high origins and inherited palaces are only the creation of hands like tools. Not every producer is rich, nor every rich person is a producer. What matters from work is benefit and profit, not accumulating money. The novel revolves around stripping princes of their titles, possessions, and money. Thus, their position in society becomes like any other individual, rich, poor, from the labor force, or from the unemployed. It also describes the difference in thought between the rich class and the labor force in terms of dealing. The aim of the novel is to convey that people are equal, but some rise above others through knowledge and work.