Julie Johnson
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Does this author explore the political issues that come along with colonialism and the settlement of the West? I want to read this book, but only if it's not a one-sided glorification of the "American frontier".
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Libbie Hawker (L.M. Ironside)
Such a great question. Thank you for asking it.
I didn't go into colonialism in this particular book because it's a story that's very self-contained and really only touches on the personal experiences and internal struggles of four people. If it had been broader in scope and had encompassed a wider variety of characters, or if it had involved more far-flung action instead of being contained to a few acres of land, then I certainly would have touched on the political issues of the setting.
It's set on the frontier, but it's not *about* the frontier, if that makes sense. It's about death--how people cope with it (or avoid coping with it) and how different religious or spiritual perspectives will influence one's ability to handle death (or not handle it) to varying degrees. It's also about humans finding their proper place *in* nature instead of trying to exist apart from nature.
There's definitely no "rah rah, white people 'settling' the West" stuff here.
I didn't go into colonialism in this particular book because it's a story that's very self-contained and really only touches on the personal experiences and internal struggles of four people. If it had been broader in scope and had encompassed a wider variety of characters, or if it had involved more far-flung action instead of being contained to a few acres of land, then I certainly would have touched on the political issues of the setting.
It's set on the frontier, but it's not *about* the frontier, if that makes sense. It's about death--how people cope with it (or avoid coping with it) and how different religious or spiritual perspectives will influence one's ability to handle death (or not handle it) to varying degrees. It's also about humans finding their proper place *in* nature instead of trying to exist apart from nature.
There's definitely no "rah rah, white people 'settling' the West" stuff here.
Susanne Haislet
No glorification of anything but life in this novel.
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