States

This world Said speaks about is so foreign. Refugees and exiles and such. Such a contrast from Utopia Achieved. Nicely foiled! (Juxtaposed)?
History is forbidden. Flag is forbidden. No free travel. And here I am bitching about my civil liberties.
Page 623: “I heard it said in Lebanon that Palestinian children in particular should be killed because each of them is a potential terrorist. Kill them before they kill you.” How horrid.
I appreciate how the pictures show happy faces even in their situation.
It’s interesting that Said suggests that a person’s physical surroundings, (i.e. misplaced state or home) directly affects his writing.
I admire his lack of resentment in his voice. He does a better job than Harriet Jacobs in this aspect. He presents the facts in such a way that the reader doesn’t question its validity. It also helps that the Palestine issue, even today, is so hidden and foreign to us.