The Marrow Thieves
Why does the following citation describe the theme, abuse of power?
“We go to the schools and they leach the dreams from where our ancestors hid them, in the honeycombs of slushy marrow buried in our bones.”
p.90
“We go to the schools and they leach the dreams from where our ancestors hid them, in the honeycombs of slushy marrow buried in our bones.”
p.90
In context, this quote refers to forced assimilation.... the erasure of language, customs, and traditions.
The Marrow Thieves