“Child of Dandelions” by author Shenaaz Nanji is a novel that focuses on the protagonist Sabine and her Indian family, as they face injustices and struggle to escape from the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Sabine, her family, and the entire Indian community face many difficulties throughout the way, such as extreme racism. Child of Dandelions should be used as a full novel study for the I.B. program because it conveys international mindedness. It does so by illustrating military dictatorship through the antagonist Idi Amin, demonstrating conflicts between the Africans and Indians, and showing us the appalling state of citizens living in Uganda.
Nanji has conveyed international mindedness in her novel, “Child of Dandelions,” by illustrating military dictatorship. Clearly, in Uganda, the military holds a large amount of power over its citizens. This is proven because throughout the story, the military is seen killing people, storming buildings, and stealing others’ wealth. The military is under Idi Amin’s power, who makes all the decisions. Sadly, citizens have no say in what happens, and they can only follow rules enforced by the military. Finally, all through the story, the army abuses Indian Ugandans. Despite this, nobody dares to rebel because they are afraid of the military’s power. For example, Colonel Butabika …show more content…
program encourages students to inquire at the international level, and better understand the world around them. The novel “Child of Dandelions” allows the I.B. student with a chance to expand their international mindedness. It does that by showing us how other citizens in Uganda lived in 1972. Throughout this book, I have learned that living under a dictatorship is very unfortunate and is very scary. The residents are often beaten, and the dictator is very racist as well. What is even more horrifying is that these events actually occurred, and have made history. There have been many such instances occur, and more could take place in the
Nanji has conveyed international mindedness in her novel, “Child of Dandelions,” by illustrating military dictatorship. Clearly, in Uganda, the military holds a large amount of power over its citizens. This is proven because throughout the story, the military is seen killing people, storming buildings, and stealing others’ wealth. The military is under Idi Amin’s power, who makes all the decisions. Sadly, citizens have no say in what happens, and they can only follow rules enforced by the military. Finally, all through the story, the army abuses Indian Ugandans. Despite this, nobody dares to rebel because they are afraid of the military’s power. For example, Colonel Butabika …show more content…
program encourages students to inquire at the international level, and better understand the world around them. The novel “Child of Dandelions” allows the I.B. student with a chance to expand their international mindedness. It does that by showing us how other citizens in Uganda lived in 1972. Throughout this book, I have learned that living under a dictatorship is very unfortunate and is very scary. The residents are often beaten, and the dictator is very racist as well. What is even more horrifying is that these events actually occurred, and have made history. There have been many such instances occur, and more could take place in the