Alex Haley: Roots
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Contents 2
1. Introduction 3
2. Alex Haley: Roots 4
3. Dialogue between Kunta and his father 5
4. Kunta’s thoughts 7
5. Summary 8
Omoro said that three groups of people lived in a village. First were those you could see – walking around, eating, sleeping, and working. Second were the ancestors, whom Grandma Yaisa had now joined.
“And the third people – who are they?” asked Kunta.
“The third people,” said Omoro, “are those waiting to be born.”
1. Introduction
My essay deals with Alex Haley’s book ROOTS , which was written in 1976. In this essay I will only write about Kunta Kinte, his life and his family. First I will give a short summary of the story. After that I will describe a dialogue between Kunta and his father and a situation, where Kunta is brought away as a slave. I think these two passages are very interesting to get some......
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