The narrator of Disgrace is not a character in the novel at all. As a third-person narrator, he knows all of David's background information, his feelings at all times, his sexual desires, and his thoughts. However, people don't know the other characters' thoughts, feelings, or motivations most of the time. Everything almost comes from David's perspective, even though he's not the actual narrator telling the story. There are two symbolisms in this novel, one is the dogs and another is the work on Byron. Most of the dogs appear mainly because Lucy adopts other people's dogs. David hates dogs when he comes to Lucy's farm. Later he feels compassion towards dogs. “Maybe this is what I need to learn to accept. To start from ground level. With nothing. Not with anything but. With nothing. No cards, no weapons, no property, no rights, no dignity." "Like a dog." "Yes, like a dog." (Coetzee page 105) Dogs reflect Davids' personal and mental conflicts. He also compares himself to a dog regarding his sexual instincts. David spends more time in the animal clinic helping Bev because he wants to get rid of his misfortune by helping dogs. Byron's work interspersed with the novel. David's changes can be reflected in the Italian work , originally praises Byron's creative passion and freedom, then uses Byron as the center of his work Since he was attacked on his daughter's farm, he began to focus on Teresa “Teresa may be the last one left who can save him . Teresa is a past honor. She holds her breasts in the sun; she plays the banjo in front of the servants and doesn't care if they smile. (Coetzee page 209) David chooses Teresa because he realizes that he can learn from her to know how to deal with reality. He finds that the previous songs cannot describe the needs of the characters, so he starts composing