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He talks about the world "cut in two" often in the essay, and his pictures of the poor cities where the "wretched of the earth" live really make his words come to life and become real for the reader. In fact, they are so real that you can almost see them and smell them, and that is the mark of good writing. He also talks about how decolonization turns the natives into animals, and this is very real to the reader, too. This also carries along the same thread as Achebe's "Things Fall Apart," when the villagers allow one of their...
This is also a sad essay to read because it seems that there is little hope for countries that are decolonized, and little hope for the people who live there. It makes this reader wonder what is really in store for the Middle East, and if there will ever really be a peaceful coexistence there between religious beliefs and cultures.
References
The Bedford Anthology of World Literature: The Twentieth Century, 1900-the Present. New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2003.
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