Since the first day I read that excerpt, everything has just *clicked*. I suppose if I saw myself as murdering, one way or another, several million people and hundreds of cultures, id long to forget my past, too.” “Certainly there is passion for memory loss in American thought.the real past is denied as though it is too painful- too opposed to the fantasy, the dream, to be spoken. This particular excerpt has stirred in my head for years and has contributed a significant amount to my intellectual thoughts: She describes Americans as “world champion forgetters” and suffering from “cultural amnesia”. In this particular chapter she discusses America’s refusal to acknowledge its brutal treatment of Native Americans, both historical and present. There is a particular chapter that has stuck with me since I first read the book, “The Savages in the Mirror”. These topics vary from spirituality to rape culture to historical oppression. Instead of focusing on a sole topic, Paula Gunn Allen uniquely discusses various topics in regards to Native American culture and social issues. I was introduced to Paula Gunn Allen’s work while I was in community college by my English professor Stan Rushworth (whose books ill also be reviewing).
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