"Rather, much to my chagrin, this book served to further marginalize Aboriginal culture, as can be seen in the following excerpt, as one of the ranch hands warns the young boss what to watch out for" ( pg. 2).
This quote highlights some of my reading experiences. During my childhood in North America, Egyptians (like Arabs in general) were either portrayed as dead relics of the past or backward and naive people, incapable of governing themselves without the aid of some benevolent and caucasian ruler.
" I have learned to appreciate that it is against a “heavy colonial and neo-colonial history” that Aboriginal authors writing for children have had to “adapt and redefine this Western literary form to tell their own stories” (pg.7)
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This quote highlights some of my reading experiences. During my childhood in North America, Egyptians (like Arabs in general) were either portrayed as dead relics of the past or backward and naive people, incapable of governing themselves without the aid of some benevolent and caucasian ruler.
" I have learned to appreciate that it is against a “heavy colonial and neo-colonial history” that Aboriginal authors writing for children have had to “adapt and redefine this Western literary form to tell their own stories” (pg.7)
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